How Many People Are Named Tenaya?
An estimated 971 people in the United States have the first name Tenaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Tenaya peaked in popularity in 1975 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenaya 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 Tenaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
971
About 1 in 352,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1975
43 births
Total Registered
1,008
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenaya
Tenaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,008 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenaya as a female name
Ranked #15,034 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (43 births)
Tenaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 256 babies were registered. Tenaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenaya by Decade
How has Tenaya 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.
Tenaya by State
Tenaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tenaya
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Tenaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenaya?
We estimate approximately 971 people named Tenaya 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 352,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenaya a common name?
Tenaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,008 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenaya most popular?
Tenaya reached peak popularity in 1975, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenaya is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenaya a female name?
Tenaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenaya Smith, Tenaya Johnson, Tenaya 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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