Recorded 1975–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 125 births

Teniqua — girls' name

125 babies named Teniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s501990s57
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Teniqua was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Teniqua in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Teniqua between 1975 and 1998, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Teniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Teniqua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teniqua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 125 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Teniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

125

Since 1975

24 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1975

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1998

Teniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1975

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 199819931991198919861984198019771975 5

Teniqua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 46% of Teniqua's all-time total
1970s181980s501990s57

Teniqua by state

Where Teniqua concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Teniqua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.0%
New York share of Teniqua's total US births 4.0%

5 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teniqua?
125 babies have been named Teniqua since 1975. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Teniqua most popular?
Teniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Teniqua most popular?
The top states for the name Teniqua are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Teniqua been used?
Teniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 24 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Teniqua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tena, Tenley, Tenisha, Tennie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.