Tennie
Tennie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Meaning & Origin of Tennie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tennie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
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The Story of Tennie
Tennie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 26 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 73 Tennies were born — ranking #843 that year. As of 2026, Tennie ranks #10,386 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Tennies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tennie
Tennie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tennie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #843. Use the chart and map above to compare Tennie'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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