Tena
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 32 births
- Debut · girls
- 19 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,186since 1880
Tena over time
Rank among girls' names. Tena has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 |
| 2015 | — | |
| 2014 | — | |
| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 |
| 2003 | — | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 |
| 1989 | #4,248 | 22 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 |
| 1982 | #2,645 | 35 |
| 1981 | #1,985 | 53 |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 |
| 1979 | #1,596 | 71 |
| 1978 | #2,050 | 46 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 |
| 1976 | #1,464 | 71 |
| 1975 | #1,350 | 79 |
| 1974 | #1,151 | 100 |
| 1973 | #1,127 | 99 |
| 1972 | #988 | 121 |
| 1971 | #863 | 156 |
| 1970 | #903 | 146 |
| 1969 | #810 | 162 |
| 1968 | #690 | 197 |
| 1967 | #671 | 205 |
| 1966 | #686 | 202 |
| 1965 | #644 | 232 |
| 1964 | #670 | 232 |
| 1963 | #612 | 270 |
| 1962 | #525 | 345 |
| 1961 | #553 | 319 |
| 1960 | #543 | 318 |
| 1959 | #580 | 289 |
| 1958 | #616 | 257 |
| 1957 | #604 | 262 |
| 1956 | #575 | 267 |
| 1955 | #672 | 194 |
| 1954 | #1,020 | 92 |
| 1953 | #1,001 | 92 |
| 1952 | #1,039 | 82 |
| 1951 | #1,239 | 56 |
| 1950 | #1,145 | 65 |
| 1949 | #1,144 | 63 |
| 1948 | #1,238 | 54 |
| 1947 | #1,302 | 49 |
| 1946 | #1,165 | 54 |
| 1945 | #1,249 | 41 |
| 1944 | #1,029 | 58 |
| 1943 | #996 | 63 |
| 1942 | #1,592 | 27 |
| 1941 | #1,750 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,123 | 48 |
| 1923 | #1,231 | 40 |
| 1922 | #1,144 | 45 |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,062 | 49 |
| 1919 | #1,090 | 45 |
| 1918 | #989 | 53 |
| 1917 | #849 | 65 |
| 1916 | #979 | 49 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 |
| 1914 | #878 | 44 |
| 1913 | #708 | 54 |
| 1912 | #770 | 42 |
| 1911 | #801 | 29 |
| 1910 | #896 | 23 |
| 1909 | #731 | 30 |
| 1908 | #669 | 33 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 |
| 1906 | #570 | 38 |
| 1905 | #632 | 31 |
| 1904 | #576 | 34 |
| 1903 | #640 | 27 |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 |
| 1901 | #538 | 32 |
| 1900 | #481 | 49 |
| 1899 | #490 | 36 |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 |
| 1896 | #467 | 38 |
| 1895 | #421 | 45 |
| 1894 | #450 | 38 |
| 1893 | #433 | 39 |
| 1892 | #381 | 49 |
| 1891 | #440 | 33 |
| 1890 | #412 | 37 |
| 1889 | #405 | 36 |
| 1888 | #387 | 39 |
| 1887 | #354 | 37 |
| 1886 | #400 | 29 |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 |
| 1884 | #337 | 34 |
| 1883 | #314 | 32 |
| 1882 | #352 | 25 |
| 1881 | #384 | 19 |
| 1880 | #375 | 19 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Tena was already there! It came in at #375, and was given to 19 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2002–2004, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tena is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#290 · 1 in 2,445
- Louisiana#494 · 1 in 4,143
Best ever in a state: #172 in Iowa, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #290 | 9 | 1 in 2,445 |
| Louisiana | #494 | 5 | 1 in 4,143 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tena
- 4,692 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #14,942)
- Biggest jump: 596 spots in 1943 (#1,592 → #996)
- Biggest drop: 270 spots in 1907 (#570 → #840)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #314 (32 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 53 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1880–1918
- Highest: 1 in 3,510 girls born in 1883 were named Tena (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 30.3% of all girls named Tena (2,482) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 296 | #314 (1883) | #371 |
| 1890s | 391 | #381 (1892) | #448 |
| 1900s | 320 | #481 (1900) | #633 |
| 1910s | 464 | #708 (1913) | #880 |
| 1920s | 363 | #1,062 (1920) | #1,356 |
| 1930s | 212 | #1,314 (1931) | #1,732 |
| 1940s | 458 | #996 (1943) | #1,291 |
| 1950s | 1,656 | #575 (1956) | #849 |
| 1960s | 2,482 | #525 (1962) | #640 |
| 1970s | 942 | #863 (1971) | #1,337 |
| 1980s | 299 | #1,985 (1981) | #3,266 |
| 1990s | 130 | #5,771 (1996) | #6,904 |
| 2000s | 68 | #7,724 (2001) | #12,957 |
| 2010s | 60 | #8,617 (2018) | #11,893 |
| 2020s | 45 | #8,978 (2021) | #10,693 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tena in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 21,842 of them was named Tena, which outranked 82.3% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #977Olene54
- #977Terry54
- #977Veva54
- #989Tena53
- #989Alba53
- #989Alida53
- #989Delta53
- #999Almeta52
- #999Ara52
- #999Blossom52
Tied with 9 names at #989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.