BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Tenesha

Tenesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1294th with 97 babies. More babies were named Tenesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198497 babies
Total since 1880
1,438babies recorded

Tenesha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,11911
1990#2,23258
1980#1,67469
1970#4,73912
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Tenesha, counting every spelling?

Tenesha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Tenesha?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Tenesha are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 37 and 47. That makes Tenesha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Tenesha by state

How common Tenesha was among girls born in each state in 1982–1986, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.5×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIL0.11Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMS0.09Alabama: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesAL0.14Georgia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesGA0.08Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Tenesha, girls, 1982–1986. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Tenesha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tenesha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Tenesha

How popular is the name Tenesha?

Tenesha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 1294th with 97 babies. More babies were named Tenesha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Tenesha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,438 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Tenesha most popular?

In 1982–1986, Tenesha was most common in Alabama (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Mississippi.