Recorded 1974–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 44 births

Tennisha — girls' name

44 babies named Tennisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s201990s7
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tennisha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tennisha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tennisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Tennisha between 1974 and 1995, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tennisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tennisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tennisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tennisha 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 44 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.

Tennisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

44

Since 1974

22 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1974

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tennisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1974

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 1995198419831980197919781974 5

Tennisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 45% of Tennisha's all-time total
1970s171980s201990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tennisha?
44 babies have been named Tennisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Tennisha most popular?
Tennisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tennisha been used?
Tennisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 22 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tennisha?
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, 1974–1995 (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.