Is Tenesha a boy or girl name?

Tenesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,438 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tenesha

Recorded 1967–2001 · United States

Tenesha was most popular in 1984, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,098 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,438 people named Tenesha.

Tenesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tenesha’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tenesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tenesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,438 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.

Names that peaked alongside Tenesha

Where Tenesha 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