Tenya

TEHN-yuh /ˈtɛnjə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Tenya is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Tenya is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Tenya was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 1976 (7 births).

About the name Tenya

PronunciationTEHN-yuh /ˈtɛnjə/
7peak births 1976
1961first in SSA data

Names similar to Tenya

How popular is Tenya?

Girls named Tenya
196119701980199020002006
Girls named Tenya per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1961–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) 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

Tenya total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200655#19,815
200566#16,276
200366#15,611
200266#15,246
200077#13,034
19815—#12,035
19805—#12,006
19797—#8,941
19767—#8,069
19755—#10,461
19736—#8,333
19696—#7,395
19675—#7,750
19616—#6,499