Tenesha
- Last seen for girls in 2001 at #9,351
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 97 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,438since 1967
Tenesha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Tenesha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 |
| 1992 | #2,869 | 41 |
| 1991 | #2,620 | 46 |
| 1990 | #2,201 | 58 |
| 1989 | #1,965 | 65 |
| 1988 | #1,839 | 67 |
| 1987 | #1,812 | 64 |
| 1986 | #1,802 | 63 |
| 1985 | #1,856 | 60 |
| 1984 | #1,284 | 97 |
| 1983 | #1,565 | 71 |
| 1982 | #1,445 | 83 |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 |
| 1980 | #1,657 | 69 |
| 1979 | #1,712 | 64 |
| 1978 | #1,653 | 64 |
| 1977 | #1,576 | 68 |
| 1976 | #1,840 | 50 |
| 1975 | #1,877 | 48 |
| 1974 | #2,254 | 35 |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 |
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| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 |
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First appearance
1967
The first year at least five girls were named Tenesha! It came in at #5,457, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1968–1969, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tenesha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Tenesha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2001
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1967
- Peaked 1984 at #1,284 (97 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,359
- Highest: 1 in 17,359 girls born in 1984 were named Tenesha (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 180,062 girls born in 2001 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 49.2% of all girls named Tenesha (707) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1960s | 12 | #5,457 (1967) | #6,464 |
| 1970s | 399 | #1,576 (1977) | #2,905 |
| 1980s | 707 | #1,284 (1984) | #1,690 |
| 1990s | 299 | #2,201 (1990) | #4,535 |
| 2000s | 21 | #8,534 (2000) | #8,943 |
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.
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