Recorded 1974–1994 Girls' name Peak 1984 137 births

Tenishia — girls' name

137 babies named Tenishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s801990s28
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tenishia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tenishia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Tenishia between 1974 and 1994, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenishia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenishia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenishia 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 137 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.

Tenishia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

137

Since 1974

21 years of records

Peak year

1984

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1974

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tenishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1974

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1984)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 1994199019871982197919761974 5

Tenishia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
80 births that decade — 58% of Tenishia's all-time total
1970s291980s801990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenishia?
137 babies have been named Tenishia since 1974. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1984 with 14 births.
When was Tenishia most popular?
Tenishia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Tenishia been used?
Tenishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 21 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tenishia?
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, 1974–1994 (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.