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Teneshia

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Teneshia has been given to about 558 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1983, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 540
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Teneshia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1983 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time558

How popular is Teneshia?

Its best year was 1983, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 2046th. The typical living American called Teneshia is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Teneshia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keshia0.68
  2. Lakeshia0.68
  3. Tanesha0.68
  4. Teresa0.62
  5. Cecelia0.62
  6. Yesenia0.62
  7. Emelia0.62
  8. Demetria0.62

Middle names for Teneshia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Teneshia Rose0.85
  2. Teneshia Louise0.85
  3. Teneshia June0.84
  4. Teneshia Pearl0.84
  5. Teneshia Quinn0.84
  6. Teneshia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Teneshia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.64
  2. Meredithsister · 0.64
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.63
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.62
  5. Aprilsister · 0.61
  6. Jamieeither · 0.61

Where Teneshia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Teneshia White0.80
    2. Teneshia Reyes0.80
    3. Teneshia Nguyen0.80
    4. Teneshia Moore0.80
    5. Teneshia Lee0.80
    6. Teneshia Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Teneshia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.