Girls' name · since 1953
Tenley
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 6,854 babies named Tenley, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,854
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tenley is the #2466 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,854 recorded since 1953.
Tenley has 6,854 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2466 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #2,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,466 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,854 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenley ranks #2,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,466 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,854 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,466 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,854
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tenley's 6,854 recorded births place it above 97.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tenley compares
6,854 Top 12% higher than 88% of 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
Tenley's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tenley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,854 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 736 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tenley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tenley's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 736, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tenley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 736
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Tenley popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2018 (Tenley as boys' name)
Tenley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,978 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Tenley's strongest decade.
4,978 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Tenley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 91
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 117
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 117
1990s
117 births
- 2000s 521
2000s
521 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,978 births
- 2020s 877
2020s
877 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,978 births (73% of all-time use).
How Tenley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tenley's total volume
Tenley by state
Where Tenley concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 432 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 313 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 308 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 299 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 252 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 247 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 189 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 185 | 2.7% |
432 of 6,854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Tenley appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tenley's data
- Tenley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,978 total births); usage has since declined to 877 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tenleys (432 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tenley: 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 (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Tenley 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.