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    The first name Tena

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female Also a surname

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Tena at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Tena, the 17,031st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 345 were.

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    8,186
    babies named Tena since 1880
    #17,031
    rank in 2025
    1962
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Tena

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tena Lukas
      Croatian tennis player, born 1995

    Questions

    Is Tena a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,186 US babies named Tena since 1880 were girls.
    When was Tena most popular?
    1962 in the United States, when 345 babies were named Tena, its highest rank at 527th.
    Is Tena also a surname?
    Yes. Tena is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.