How Many People Are Named Tenecia?
An estimated 281 people in the United States have the first name Tenecia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tenecia peaked in popularity in 1983 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenecia 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 Tenecia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
281
About 1 in 1,219,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1983
22 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenecia
Tenecia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenecia as a female name
Ranked #13,960 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1983 (22 births)
Tenecia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenecia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 149 babies were registered. While Tenecia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tenecia by Decade
How has Tenecia 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.
Tenecia by State
Tenecia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenecia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tenecia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenecia?
We estimate approximately 281 people named Tenecia 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 1,219,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenecia a common name?
Tenecia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenecia most popular?
Tenecia reached peak popularity in 1983, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenecia is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenecia a female name?
Tenecia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenecia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenecia Smith, Tenecia Johnson, Tenecia 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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