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Teneshia

Recorded 1971–1997 · United States

Teneshia was most popular in 1983, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,205 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 558 people named Teneshia.

Most popular in1983
Rank that year#3,205
Births that year50
Total since 1880558
Given to100% girls

Teneshia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Teneshia’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Teneshia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Teneshia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 558 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