Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Tenika

Extinct Near statistical disappearance

Peak era

1982

Peak births

157

Current vitality

Dormant

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Tenika

How many people are named Tenika?

Based on SSA birth records through 1998, an estimated 973 Americans born with the name Tenika may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 1998.

How rare is Tenika?

Tenika has not appeared in SSA records since 1998. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Tenika?

The median age of a living American named Tenika is approximately 44 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 47 years old.

Is Tenika still popular?

No. Tenika is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 1998.

1971Peak 19822025

Peak year

1982

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,029

Tenika fell hard after 1982. Within five years it had dropped 76% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Tenika peaked in 1982, when 157 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,029 Americans named Tenika since 1971.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryNear statistical disappearance

Living profile

994

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age44

Core range40–47

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.