Recorded 1964–1985 Girls' name Peak 1965 36 births

Tennia — girls' name

36 babies named Tennia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s121980s11
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tennia was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tennia in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tennia

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Tennia between 1964 and 1985, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tennia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tennia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tennia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tennia 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 36 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.

Tennia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

36

Since 1964

22 years of records

Peak year

1965

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1964

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tennia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1964

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1965)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Tennia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 36% of Tennia's all-time total
1960s131970s121980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tennia?
36 babies have been named Tennia since 1964. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1965 with 7 births.
When was Tennia most popular?
Tennia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Tennia been used?
Tennia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 22 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tennia?
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, 1964–1985 (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.