Tenley
Tenley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname that refers to a clearing or meadow that has been burned.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tenley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tenley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname that refers to a clearing or meadow that has been burned.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tenley
Tenley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1953, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 736 Tenleys were born — ranking #424 that year. As of 2026, Tenley ranks #2,853 for baby girls with 59 births, falling sharply (-64%). In total, more than 7K Tenleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tenley
Tenley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tenley's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #424. Use the chart and map above to compare Tenley'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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