Recorded 1918–1963 Girls' name Peak 1918 15 births

Tensie — girls' name

15 babies named Tensie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51960s5
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.

What the Data Says About Tensie

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Tensie between 1918 and 1963, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tensie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tensie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tensie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tensie 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 15 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.

Tensie at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

15

Since 1918

46 years of records

Peak year

1918

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1918

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1963

Tensie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1918

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
5 196319351918 5

Tensie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 33% of Tensie's all-time total
1910s51930s51960s5

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?
Tensie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 46 years of data through 1963.
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.

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, 1918–1963 (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.