Is Tenisha a boy or girl name?
Tenisha was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,501 US babies named Tenisha were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tenisha since 1968
- 3,501
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 221 babies
Boys and girls named Tenisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 907 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,666 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 796 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,044 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,109 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,312 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,593 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,344 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,835 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,058 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,184 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,242 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,796 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,922 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,170 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,421 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,217 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,087 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,899 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,516 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,379 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,286 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,218 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,144 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 175 | #940 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,023 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,018 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 168 | #893 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 221 | #744 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 178 | #870 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 181 | #863 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 163 | #920 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 178 | #871 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 160 | #900 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 144 | #964 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,070 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,291 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,333 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,768 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,768 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,944 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,427 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,395 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,106 |
Highest rank
Tenisha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #744 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tenisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.