Tenley is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Tenley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,481 for girl births in the United States (and #4,426 across all names), given to 72 babies. Tenley first appears in 1953 and peaked in 2011 (736 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | #2,481 | — |
| 2024 | 90 | 90 | #2,133 | — |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | #1,760 | — |
| 2022 | 173 | 173 | #1,354 | — |
| 2021 | 188 | 188 | #1,255 | — |
| 2020 | 237 | 237 | #1,054 | — |
| 2019 | 279 | 279 | #949 | — |
| 2018 | 366 | 366 | #755 | #13,882 |
| 2017 | 376 | 376 | #749 | — |
| 2016 | 569 | 569 | #549 | — |
| 2015 | 427 | 427 | #671 | — |
| 2014 | 458 | 458 | #626 | — |
| 2013 | 517 | 517 | #563 | — |
| 2012 | 583 | 583 | #522 | — |
| 2011 | 736 | 736 | #425 | — |
| 2010 | 672 | 672 | #460 | — |
| 2009 | 60 | 60 | #2,933 | — |
| 2008 | 67 | 67 | #2,750 | — |
| 2007 | 54 | 54 | #3,211 | — |
| 2006 | 58 | 58 | #2,975 | — |
| 2005 | 58 | 58 | #2,861 | — |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #2,619 | — |
| 2003 | 79 | 79 | #2,201 | — |
| 2002 | 59 | 59 | #2,638 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #8,155 | — |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,674 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,679 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,216 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,740 | — |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,366 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #8,034 | — |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,630 | — |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #6,236 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #8,022 | — |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,945 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #10,118 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,986 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,257 | — |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,906 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,460 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,215 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,297 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,183 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,508 | — |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,283 | — |
| 1980 | 25 | — | #3,404 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #10,105 | — |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,937 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,844 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #6,012 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,901 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,332 | — |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #5,072 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,394 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,519 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,930 | — |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #3,780 | — |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #2,804 | — |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,944 | — |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #2,979 | — |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,271 | — |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #3,069 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,911 | — |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #2,243 | — |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,761 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,688 | — |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,463 | — |