How Many People Are Named Tenlee?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Tenlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Tenlee peaked in popularity in 2011 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenlee 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 Tenlee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2011
40 births
Total Registered
296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenlee
Tenlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 296 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tenlee as a female name
Ranked #17,393 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (40 births)
Tenlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenlee span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 238 babies were registered. Tenlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenlee by Decade
How has Tenlee 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.
Tenlee by State
Tenlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tenlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenlee?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Tenlee 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 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenlee a common name?
Tenlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenlee most popular?
Tenlee reached peak popularity in 2011, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenlee is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenlee a female name?
Tenlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenlee Smith, Tenlee Johnson, Tenlee 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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