Recorded 1974–1974 Girls' name Peak 1974 6 births

Tennesha — girls' name

6 babies named Tennesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s6
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tennesha was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tennesha in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tennesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Tennesha between 1974 and 1974, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tennesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tennesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tennesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tennesha 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 6 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.

Tennesha at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

6

Since 1974

1 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1974

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1974

Tennesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1974

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1974 6

Tennesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 100% of Tennesha's all-time total
1970s6

Tennesha by state

Where Tennesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tennesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 83.3%
Illinois share of Tennesha's total US births 83.3%

5 of 6 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tennesha?
6 babies have been named Tennesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Tennesha most popular?
Tennesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tennesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tennesha are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Tennesha been used?
Tennesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 1 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Tennesha?
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, 1974–1974 (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.