Recorded 1976–1985 Girls' name Peak 1976 132 births

Tennile — girls' name

132 babies named Tennile 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.

1970s881980s44
1970s
Peak decade

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

1976
Single peak year

32 babies were named Tennile in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tennile

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Tennile between 1976 and 1985, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tennile currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tennile performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tennile shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tennile in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tennile 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 132 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.

Tennile at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

132

Since 1976

10 years of records

Peak year

1976

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1976

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tennile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1976

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1976)
32
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
010203040 198519831982198119801979197819771976 32

Tennile by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
88 births that decade — 67% of Tennile's all-time total
1970s881980s44

Tennile by state

Where Tennile concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tennile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 3.8%
Pennsylvania share of Tennile's total US births 3.8%

5 of 132 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tennile?
132 babies have been named Tennile since 1976. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1976 with 32 births.
When was Tennile most popular?
Tennile was most popular in the 1970s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tennile most popular?
The top states for the name Tennile are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Tennile been used?
Tennile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 10 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tennile?
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, 1976–1985 (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.