How Many People Are Named Tenley?
An estimated 6,675 people in the United States have the first name Tenley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Tenley peaked in popularity in 2011 with 736 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenley 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 Tenley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tenley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,675
About 1 in 51,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
736 births
Total Registered
6,786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tenley
Tenley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,786 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Tenley as a male name
Ranked #13,873 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Tenley as a female name
Ranked #2,142 in 2024
89 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (736 births)
Tenley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tenley span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,983 babies were registered. Tenley has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tenley by Decade
How has Tenley 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.
Tenley by State
Birth registrations for Tenley span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Wisconsin. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nevada, Connecticut. On average, about 125 Tenleys were registered per state.
Tenley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tenley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tenley
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tenley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tenley?
We estimate approximately 6,675 people named Tenley 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 51,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Tenley a common name?
Tenley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tenley most popular?
Tenley reached peak popularity in 2011, when 736 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenley is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tenley a female name?
Tenley is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tenley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenley Smith, Tenley Johnson, Tenley 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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