Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1918
Tensie
Tensie has 15 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1918–1963
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Tensie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1918.
Tensie has 15 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1963.
- 15 total births
- 1918–1963 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Tensie since 1918, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1963.
- 15
- total births
- 1918–1963
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Tensie was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
5 babies were named Tensie in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Tensie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tensie's full recorded timeline at 1935, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births.
Tensie at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Tensie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1963
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Tensie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Tensie's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tensie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tensie? ▼
15 babies have been named Tensie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1918 with 5 births.
When was Tensie most popular? ▼
Tensie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Tensie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tensie since 1918 -- 46 years through the most recent 1963 data.
What names are similar to Tensie? ▼
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.
What to do with Tensie's data
- Tensie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tensie
Nearby Names Like Tensie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tensie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1918–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tensie: Baby Name Since 1918 - 15 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tensie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tensie 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 July 2026.