How Many People Are Named Tennille?
An estimated 2,024 people in the United States have the first name Tennille. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tennille peaked in popularity in 1976 with 777 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tennille 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 Tennille paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,024
About 1 in 169,345 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1976
777 births
Total Registered
2,194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tennille
Tennille is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,194 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Tennille as a male name
Ranked #5,069 in 1977
7 male births in 1977
Peak: 1976 (8 births)
Tennille as a female name
Ranked #13,297 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (769 births)
Tennille: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tennille span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,566 babies were registered. Tennille has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tennille by Decade
How has Tennille 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.
Tennille by State
Birth registrations for Tennille span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska. On average, about 37 Tennilles were registered per state.
Tennille + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tennille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tennille
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tennille: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tennille?
We estimate approximately 2,024 people named Tennille 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 169,345 Americans share this first name.
Is Tennille a common name?
Tennille is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tennille most popular?
Tennille reached peak popularity in 1976, when 777 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tennille is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tennille a female name?
Tennille is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tennille Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tennille Smith, Tennille Johnson, Tennille 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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