Is Tennille a boy or girl name?
Tennille was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 2,194 US babies named Tennille were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,297
- Babies named Tennille since 1975
- 2,194
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 777 babies
Boys and girls named Tennille, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | 1,551 | 99% |
| 1980s | 0 | 479 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,297 |
| 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 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,849 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,351 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,951 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,314 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,347 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,019 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,212 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,025 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,499 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,754 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,973 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,772 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,682 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,474 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,507 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,283 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,300 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,508 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,875 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,268 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,547 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,236 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,620 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,154 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,651 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,421 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,028 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,177 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 141 | #984 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,069 | 425 | #462 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,382 | 769 | #300 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,137 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tennille reached #4,382 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #300 in 1976. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tennille
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.