Name Legacy

Tennille

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Tennille was most popular in 1976, when 777 American babies were given the name — ranking #547 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,199 people named Tennille.

Most popular in1976
Rank that year#547
Births that year777
Total since 18802,199
Given to99% girls

Tennille over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Tennille’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tennille a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tennille is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 2,199 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% 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 Tennille 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