How Many People Are Named Tenisha?
An estimated 3,289 people in the United States have the first name Tenisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tenisha peaked in popularity in 1983 with 221 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenisha 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 Tenisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,289
About 1 in 104,212 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1983
221 births
Total Registered
3,501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenisha
Tenisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,501 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenisha as a female name
Ranked #19,044 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1983 (221 births)
Tenisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,666 babies were registered. Tenisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenisha by Decade
How has Tenisha 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.
Tenisha by State
Birth registrations for Tenisha span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, New Mexico. On average, about 84 Tenishas were registered per state.
Tenisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tenisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenisha?
We estimate approximately 3,289 people named Tenisha 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 104,212 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenisha a common name?
Tenisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenisha most popular?
Tenisha reached peak popularity in 1983, when 221 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenisha is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenisha a female name?
Tenisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenisha Smith, Tenisha Johnson, Tenisha 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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