Tenika
Last seen for girls in 1998 at #14,122
- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 157 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,029since 1971
Tenika over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Tenika has never cracked the top 900 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 |
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| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,022 | 37 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 |
| 1986 | #3,203 | 28 |
| 1985 | #2,317 | 43 |
| 1984 | #1,945 | 53 |
| 1983 | #1,485 | 77 |
| 1982 | #947 | 157 |
| 1981 | #2,028 | 51 |
| 1980 | #1,863 | 58 |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 |
| 1977 | #1,857 | 54 |
| 1976 | #1,912 | 47 |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 |
| 1973 | #2,689 | 26 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five girls were named Tenika! It came in at #8,324, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1997–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
- Biggest jump: 1,081 spots in 1982 (#2,028 → #947)
- Biggest drop: 538 spots in 1983 (#947 → #1,485)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1982 at #947 (157 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 10,786
- Highest: 1 in 10,786 girls born in 1982 were named Tenika (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 353,390 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 56.3% of all girls named Tenika (579) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1970s | 316 | #1,832 (1979) | #3,182 |
| 1980s | 579 | #947 (1982) | #2,215 |
| 1990s | 134 | #3,022 (1990) | #7,131 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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