US rank #16348 Girls' name Peak 2011 296 births

Tenlee — #16348 US girls' name

296 babies named Tenlee in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s2382020s38
#16348
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Tenlee was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

40 babies were named Tenlee in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Tenlee between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenlee currently holds the #16348 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tenlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tenlee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenlee 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 296 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.

Tenlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2011

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,348

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tenlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
40
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201220062003 8

Tenlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
238 births that decade — 80% of Tenlee's all-time total
2000s202010s2382020s38

Tenlee by state

Where Tenlee concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tenlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
15 5.1%
Utah share of Tenlee's total US births 5.1%

15 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenlee?
296 babies have been named Tenlee since 2003. It currently ranks #16348 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 40 births.
When was Tenlee most popular?
Tenlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Tenlee most popular?
The top states for the name Tenlee are Utah (15 births).
How long has the name Tenlee been used?
Tenlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tenlee?
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.