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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Tennie

Tennie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 292nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). More babies were named Tennie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191873 babies
Total since 1880
2,796babies recorded

Tennie popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 1914.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#10,2796
1970#6,9997
1960#3,08817
1950#3,40311
1940#1,58625
1930#1,53227
1920#1,10047
1910#62946
1900#47751
1890#43435
1880#31626

How popular is Tennie, counting every spelling?

Tennie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Tennie?

About 400 people born in the US named Tennie are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 61 and 82. That makes Tennie a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Tennie by state

How common Tennie was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (9.9×), Arkansas (4.3×), Texas (4.1×), Alabama (3.6×). In 43 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWV0.07Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesAR0.22Tennessee: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesTN0.51North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMS0.18Alabama: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesAL0.19Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTX0.21Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Tennie, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Tennie

How popular is the name Tennie?

Tennie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 292nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). More babies were named Tennie in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Tennie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,777 girls and 19 boys.

Where was Tennie most popular?

In 1916–1920, Tennie was most common in Tennessee (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Texas.