girl's name
Tenley
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,679
Tenley is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 736 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 46,047 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Tenley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 91 |
| 1960s | 93 |
| 1970s | 60 |
| 1980s | 117 |
| 1990s | 117 |
| 2000s | 521 |
| 2010s | 4,983 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 877 |
How popular is Tenley?
In 2025, Tenley was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tenley is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tenley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tenley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tenley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tenley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tenley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tenley
How popular is the name Tenley?
In 2025, Tenley was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tenley a girl's or a boy's name?
Tenley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tenley most popular?
Tenley peaked in 2011, when 736 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tenley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tenley currently ranks #1,479 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.