Girls' name · since 2003
Tenlee
Tenlee has 296 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
296 girls have been named Tenlee since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tenlee recorded 296 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #16,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenlee ranks #16,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tenlee's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Tenlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tenlee's full recorded timeline at 2016, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tenlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tenlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (238 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Tenlee's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Tenlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 238 births (80% of all-time use).
Tenlee by state
Where Tenlee concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 15 | 5.1% |
15 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tenlee's data
- Tenlee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Tenlees (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tenlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Tenlee 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.