Baby name

Tenisha

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1983, Tenisha reached its peak: 221 girls, 1 baby in 15,670. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 48% of all babies named Tenisha since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

3,501births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 738rank at its peak, in 1983

Where babies named Tenisha are born

1983

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The darker the blue, the more common Tenisha is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tenisha is most common in Illinois (2.7 times) and New York (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Tanisha 19,340
Denisha 4,306
Kenisha 4,019
Tonisha 2,224
Tynisha 1,673
Tenesha 1,438

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