Girls' name · since 1974
Tennisha
Tennisha has 44 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tennisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Tennisha recorded 44 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- #36,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tennisha ranks #36,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tennisha's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tennisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tennisha's full recorded timeline at 1980, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tennisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tennisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Tennisha's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tennisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Tennisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tennisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1974–1995 (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 Tennisha 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.