Name Legacy

Tenaya

Recorded 1971–2024 · United States

Tenaya was most popular in 1975, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,193 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,008 people named Tenaya.

Most popular in1975
Rank that year#3,193
Births that year43
Total since 18801,008
Given to100% girls

Tenaya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Tenaya’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tenaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tenaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,008 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Tenaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org