Total births
82
Girls' name · since 1961
Tenya
Tenya has 82 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 82
- total births
- 1961–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Tenya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 82 recorded since 1961.
Tenya has 82 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2006.
- 82 total births
- 1961–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
82 girls have been named Tenya since 1961, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 82
- total births
- 1961–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Tenya was born in this single decade.
1976
Single peak year
7 babies were named Tenya in 1976 - its busiest year on record.
Tenya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tenya splits its recorded history at 1980: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tenya at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Tenya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2006
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Tenya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tenya's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tenya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tenya? ▼
Since 1961, Social Security records show 82 babies named Tenya. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 7 births.
When was Tenya most popular? ▼
Tenya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tenya been used? ▼
Records for Tenya go back to 1961, giving 46 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Tenya? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Tenya
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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, 1961–2006 (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. "Tenya: Baby Name Since 1961 - 82 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tenya. 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 Tenya 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.