Recorded 1982–1985 Girls' name Peak 1983 19 births

Tenisa — girls' name

19 babies named Tenisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s19
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tenisa was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tenisa in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Tenisa between 1982 and 1985, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenisa 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 19 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.

Tenisa at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

19

Since 1982

4 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1982

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tenisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1982

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 198519831982 6

Tenisa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 100% of Tenisa's all-time total
1980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenisa?
19 babies have been named Tenisa since 1982. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Tenisa most popular?
Tenisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tenisa been used?
Tenisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 4 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tenisa?
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, 1982–1985 (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.