Is Tenna a boy or girl name?

Tenna is a girl’s name. Of the 559 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tenna

Recorded 1902–1993 · United States

Tenna was most popular in 1961, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,247 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 559 people named Tenna.

Tenna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tenna’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tenna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tenna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 559 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