Tenley
Tenley was the 2481st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 425th with 736 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,810 places. More babies were named Tenley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,481 girls, down 1,427 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011736 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,859babies recorded
Tenley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2018.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,481 | 72 |
| 2020 | #1,054 | 237 |
| 2010 | #460 | 672 |
| 2000 | #10,674 | 9 |
| 1990 | #10,118 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,404 | 25 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,979 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tenley, counting every spelling?
Tenley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 77 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 77 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenley | 72 | #2,481 | 640 |
| Tenlee | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tenley?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tenley (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tenley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tenley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tenley?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Tenley are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 15. That makes Tenley mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Tenley by state
How common Tenley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.8×), Wisconsin (3.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tenley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tenley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tenley
How popular is the name Tenley?
Tenley was the 2481st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 425th with 736 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,810 places. More babies were named Tenley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tenley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tenley in the US.
Where is Tenley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tenley was most common in South Dakota (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin.