Unisex name · since 1919
Tenny
Tenny has 39 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Tenny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenny has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1991.
- #38,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tenny ranks #38,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #38,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Tenny's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tenny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenny splits its recorded history at 1950: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenny popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1991
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Tenny popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1919 (Tenny as boys' name)
Tenny by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Tenny's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tenny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Tenny's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- 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 Tenny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1919–1991 (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 Tenny 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.