How Many People Are Named Tenna?

An estimated 425 people in the United States have the first name Tenna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Tenna peaked in popularity in 1961 with 33 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tenna 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 Tenna paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

425

About 1 in 806,481 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Female

100.0% confidence

Average Age

60

years old

Peak Year

1961

33 births

Total Registered

559

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Tenna

Tenna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 559 total births registered, 100.0% were female.

Male 0 (0.0%)
Female 559 (100.0%)

Tenna as a female name

Ranked #13,299 in 1993

6 female births in 1993

Peak: 1961 (33 births)

Tenna: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Tenna span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 230 babies were registered. Tenna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

0 7 13 20 26 33 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Tenna by Decade

How has Tenna 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.

Decade Total Male Female
1900s 6 0 6
1910s 7 0 7
1920s 12 0 12
1940s 34 0 34
1950s 140 0 140
1960s 230 0 230
1970s 65 0 65
1980s 52 0 52
1990s 13 0 13

Tenna by State

Birth registrations for Tenna span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama. On average, about 9 Tennas were registered per state.

Tenna + Last Name Combinations

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Tenna: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Tenna?

We estimate approximately 425 people named Tenna 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 806,481 Americans share this first name.

Is Tenna a common name?

Tenna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Tenna most popular?

Tenna reached peak popularity in 1961, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tenna is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Tenna a female name?

Tenna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Tenna Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tenna Smith, Tenna Johnson, Tenna 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.

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