How Many People Are Named Tenia?
An estimated 893 people in the United States have the first name Tenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tenia peaked in popularity in 1998 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenia 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 Tenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
893
About 1 in 383,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1998
38 births
Total Registered
981
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenia
Tenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 981 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenia as a female name
Ranked #17,722 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1998 (38 births)
Tenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenia span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 203 babies were registered. Tenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenia by Decade
How has Tenia 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.
Tenia by State
Tenia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tenia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenia?
We estimate approximately 893 people named Tenia 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 383,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenia a common name?
Tenia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 981 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenia most popular?
Tenia reached peak popularity in 1998, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenia a female name?
Tenia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenia Smith, Tenia Johnson, Tenia 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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