Is Teneka a boy or girl name?

Teneka is a girl’s name. Of the 509 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Teneka

Recorded 1969–1994 · United States

Teneka was most popular in 1977, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,702 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 509 people named Teneka.

Teneka over time

Births per year. The dot marks Teneka’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teneka a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teneka is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 509 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org