Girls' name · since 1968
Tenisha
3,501 babies named Tenisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,501
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,501 girls have been named Tenisha since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tenisha has 3,501 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2013.
- #3,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,501 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenisha ranks #3,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,501 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,501
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tenisha's 3,501 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tenisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tenisha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tenisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2013
- Peak year (1983)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Tenisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,666 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Tenisha's strongest decade.
1,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tenisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
907 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,666 births
- 1990s
1990s
796 births
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,666 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tenisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tenisha's total volume
Tenisha by state
Where Tenisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 310 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 303 | 8.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 249 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 196 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 167 | 4.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 141 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 133 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 125 | 3.6% |
310 of 3,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Tenisha appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tenisha's data
- Tenisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,666 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tenishas (310 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 Tenisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1968–2013 (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 Tenisha 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.