Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1976
Tennelle
64 babies named Tennelle 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.
- 64
- total births
- 1976–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
Tennelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1976.
Tennelle has 64 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1980.
- 64 total births
- 1976–1980 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Tennelle since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.
- 64
- total births
- 1976–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Tennelle was born in this single decade.
1976
Single peak year
20 babies were named Tennelle in 1976 - its busiest year on record.
Tennelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tennelle's full recorded timeline at 1978, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tennelle at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Tennelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1980
- Peak year (1976)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Tennelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Tennelle's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Tennelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tennelle? ▼
64 babies have been named Tennelle since 1976. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1976 with 20 births.
When was Tennelle most popular? ▼
Tennelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tennelle been used? ▼
Records for Tennelle go back to 1976, giving 5 years of history through 1980.
What names are similar to Tennelle? ▼
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 Tennelle's data
- Tennelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tennelle
Nearby Names Like Tennelle
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tennelle
Tena Girl
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Tenley Girl
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Tenisha Girl
3,501 births
Tennie Girl
2,777 births
Tennille Girl
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Compare Tennelle side by side: Tennelle vs Tena Tennelle vs Tenley Tennelle vs Tenisha
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tennelle: Baby Name Since 1976 - 64 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tennelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tennelle 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 July 2026.