Girls' name · since 2000

Teniyah

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Teniyah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

184
total births
2000–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade

184 girls have been named Teniyah since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Teniyah has 184 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2020.

  • 184 total births
  • 2000–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 68% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

184 girls have been named Teniyah since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

184
total births
2000–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Teniyah was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

18 babies were named Teniyah in 2004 - its busiest year on record.

Teniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Teniyah splits its recorded history at 2008: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Teniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

184

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2004

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Teniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2004)
18
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
05101520 2000200320062009201220152020 5

Teniyah by decade

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

2000s was Teniyah's strongest decade.

125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Teniyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teniyah?
Teniyah has been given to 184 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 18 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Teniyah most popular?
Teniyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Teniyah been used?
Teniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Teniyah?
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.

What to do with Teniyah's data

  • Teniyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2000–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Teniyah: Baby Name Since 2000 - 184 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/teniyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Teniyah 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 July 2026.