Girls' name · since 1902
Tenna
Tenna has 559 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1902
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tenna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 559 have been recorded since 1902.
Social Security Administration records show Tenna recorded 559 times among girls since 1902, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1993.
- #11,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 559 born since 1902
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenna ranks #11,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 559 born since 1902, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1902
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tenna's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenna splits its recorded history at 1964: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1993
- Peak year (1961)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Tenna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (230 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Tenna's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
230 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 230 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tenna 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 Tenna's total volume
Tenna by state
Where Tenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Tenna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tennas (16 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 Tenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1902–1993 (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 Tenna 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.