How Many People Are Named Tene?
An estimated 300 people in the United States have the first name Tene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Tene peaked in popularity in 1972 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tene 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 Tene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
300
About 1 in 1,142,514 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1972
30 births
Total Registered
324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tene
Tene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 324 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tene as a female name
Ranked #19,810 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1972 (30 births)
Tene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tene span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 178 babies were registered. Tene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tene by Decade
How has Tene 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.
Tene by State
Birth registrations for Tene span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Michigan, New York. On average, about 17 Tenes were registered per state.
Tene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tene?
We estimate approximately 300 people named Tene 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 1,142,514 Americans share this first name.
Is Tene a common name?
Tene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tene most popular?
Tene reached peak popularity in 1972, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tene is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tene a female name?
Tene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tene Smith, Tene Johnson, Tene 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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