Tenesia

teh-NEE-zhuh /tɛˈniːʒə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Tenesia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Tenesia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Tenesia was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1983 (17 births).

About the name Tenesia

Pronunciationteh-NEE-zhuh /tɛˈniːʒə/
17peak births 1983
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Tenesia

How popular is Tenesia?

Girls named Tenesia
1972197519801985199019951996
Girls named Tenesia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–1996 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1996) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Tenesia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19965—#15,684
199310—#8,670
19908—#10,117
198710—#7,307
19869—#7,708
19859—#7,514
198410—#6,751
198317—#4,464
198212—#5,882
19815—#12,031
198013—#5,520
19795—#11,816
19788—#7,588
19777—#8,376
19768—#7,222
19759—#6,431
19748—#6,829
19737—#7,373
19729—#5,901