How Many People Are Named Tenesia?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Tenesia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Tenesia peaked in popularity in 1983 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenesia 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 Tenesia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1983
17 births
Total Registered
169
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenesia
Tenesia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 169 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenesia as a female name
Ranked #15,684 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1983 (17 births)
Tenesia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenesia span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 85 babies were registered. Tenesia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenesia by Decade
How has Tenesia 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.
Tenesia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenesia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tenesia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenesia?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Tenesia 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 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenesia a common name?
Tenesia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 169 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenesia most popular?
Tenesia reached peak popularity in 1983, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenesia is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenesia a female name?
Tenesia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenesia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenesia Smith, Tenesia Johnson, Tenesia 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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