Girls' name · since 1961
Tenise
Tenise has 301 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 301 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenise has been recorded 301 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2008.
- #15,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenise ranks #15,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenise's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tenise's full recorded timeline at 1985, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2008
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Tenise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Tenise's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (37% of all-time use).
Tenise by state
Where Tenise concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tenise's data
- Tenise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tenises (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tenise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.