girl's name
Tenya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 82
Tenya is a girl's name. In 2006 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1976, when 7 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Tenya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 2000s (to 2006) | 30 |
How popular is Tenya?
In 2006, Tenya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Tenya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tenya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tenya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tenya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tenya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tenya
How popular is the name Tenya?
In 2006, Tenya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Tenya a girl's or a boy's name?
Tenya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tenya most popular?
Tenya peaked in 1976, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.