Tennille
Tennille was the 17033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 300th with 769 babies. More babies were named Tennille in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #17,033 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1976769 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,199babies recorded
Tennille popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 15 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,033 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #8,499 | 12 |
| 1990 | #11,301 | 7 |
| 1980 | #1,028 | 140 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tennille, counting every spelling?
Tennille is a spelling of Tenille, a name family that had 5 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 5 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenille | — | — | 31 |
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 Tennille?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tennille (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tennille 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tennille.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tennille?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Tennille are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 46 and 50. That makes Tennille mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Tennille by state
How common Tennille was among girls born in each state in 1974–1978, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (2.8×), Maryland (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Colorado, Oregon, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tennille: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tennille, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tennille
How popular is the name Tennille?
Tennille was the 17033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 300th with 769 babies. More babies were named Tennille in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tennille a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tennille in the US.
Where was Tennille most popular?
In 1974–1978, Tennille was most common in Utah (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Maryland.