Girls' name · since 1976
Tennile
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Tennile, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
132 girls have been named Tennile since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tennile has 132 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 1985.
- #24,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tennile ranks #24,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tennile's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Tennile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tennile splits its recorded history at 1980: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tennile popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1985
- Peak year (1976)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Tennile by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (88 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Tennile's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Tennile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 88 births (67% of all-time use).
Tennile by state
Where Tennile concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 132 births nationwide.
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- Tennile's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 1980s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Tenniles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tennile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tennile 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 August 2026.