Girls' name · since 2003

Tenleigh

253 babies named Tenleigh 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.

#17,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#16,016 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
253
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

253 babies have been named Tenleigh since 2003, making it today's #16016 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenleigh has been recorded 253 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #16016 nationally and more common than 7% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #17,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #16,016 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 253 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenleigh ranks #17,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,016 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 253 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,509 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#16,016 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
253
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.4%
Tenleigh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tenleigh's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Tenleigh compares

253 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Tenleigh's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tenleigh Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 253 376 567,345
Peak-year births 36 21 19,840

Tenleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tenleigh splits its recorded history at 2016: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tenleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
36
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
010203040 2003201020132016201920222025 5

Tenleigh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 75% of the file).

2010s was Tenleigh's strongest decade.

191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Tenleigh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (75% of all-time use).

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

Tenleigh by state

Where Tenleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tenleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Tenleigh's total US births 2.0%

5 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenleigh?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 253 babies named Tenleigh. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,509 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #16,016 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 36 births.
Where does Tenleigh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenleigh ranks #17,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,016 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tenleigh most popular?
Tenleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Tenleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Tenleigh are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tenleigh been used?
Records for Tenleigh go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tenleigh?
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 Tenleigh's data

  • Tenleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Tenleighs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Tenleigh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tenleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Tenleigh 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.