Tenelle
Tenelle Christine Luafalemana is an American Samoan singer-songwriter from Carson, California. She represented American Samoa in the American Song Contest where she placed 6th in the Grand Final.
Meaning & Origin of Tenelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tenelle Christine Luafalemana is an American Samoan singer-songwriter from Carson, California. She represented American Samoa in the American Song Contest where she placed 6th in the Grand Final.
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The Story of Tenelle
Tenelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 13 Tenelles were born — ranking #4,613 that year. As of 2026, Tenelle ranks #10,846 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Tenelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tenelle
Tenelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Tenelle's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #4,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Tenelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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