Recorded 1912–1926 Girls' name Peak 1912 15 births

Tenner — girls' name

15 babies named Tenner in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tenner was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tenner in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tenner

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Tenner between 1912 and 1926, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tenner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tenner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tenner shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tenner 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 15 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.

Tenner at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

15

Since 1912

15 years of records

Peak year

1912

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1912

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1926

Tenner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1912

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1912)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 192619211912 5

Tenner by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Tenner's all-time total
1910s51920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tenner?
15 babies have been named Tenner since 1912. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1912 with 5 births.
When was Tenner most popular?
Tenner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Tenner been used?
Tenner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 15 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Tenner?
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, 1912–1926 (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.