Recorded 1976–1981 Girls' name Peak 1976 12 births

Tenneil — girls' name

12 babies named Tenneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s5
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tenneil was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tenneil in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Tenneil between 1976 and 1981, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenneil performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenneil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenneil 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 12 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.

Tenneil at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

12

Since 1976

6 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1976

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tenneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1976

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19811976 7

Tenneil by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 58% of Tenneil's all-time total
1970s71980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenneil?
12 babies have been named Tenneil since 1976. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Tenneil most popular?
Tenneil was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tenneil been used?
Tenneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 6 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tenneil?
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.

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, 1976–1981 (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.