How Many People Are Named Tenesha?
An estimated 1,347 people in the United States have the first name Tenesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Tenesha peaked in popularity in 1984 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenesha 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 Tenesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,347
About 1 in 254,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
97 births
Total Registered
1,438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenesha
Tenesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,438 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenesha as a female name
Ranked #10,045 in 2001
10 female births in 2001
Peak: 1984 (97 births)
Tenesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenesha span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 707 babies were registered. Tenesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenesha by Decade
How has Tenesha 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.
Tenesha by State
Birth registrations for Tenesha span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio. On average, about 30 Teneshas were registered per state.
Tenesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tenesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenesha?
We estimate approximately 1,347 people named Tenesha 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 254,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenesha a common name?
Tenesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenesha most popular?
Tenesha reached peak popularity in 1984, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenesha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenesha a female name?
Tenesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenesha Smith, Tenesha Johnson, Tenesha 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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