How Many People Are Named Tena?
An estimated 4,907 people in the United States have the first name Tena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Tena peaked in popularity in 1962 with 345 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,907
About 1 in 69,850 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1962
345 births
Total Registered
8,180
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tena
Tena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,180 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tena as a female name
Ranked #10,230 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1962 (345 births)
Tena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,481 babies were registered. Tena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tena by Decade
How has Tena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tena by State
Birth registrations for Tena span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico. On average, about 116 Tenas were registered per state.
Tena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tena
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tena?
We estimate approximately 4,907 people named Tena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 69,850 Americans share this first name.
Is Tena a common name?
Tena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,180 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tena most popular?
Tena reached peak popularity in 1962, when 345 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tena is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tena a female name?
Tena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tena Smith, Tena Johnson, Tena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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