Tenisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- teh-NEE-shah
- Origin
- Modern
Tenisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tenisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage, in the style of Tanisha
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Is Tenisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Tenisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Tenisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tenisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tenisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Tenisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 221 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Tenisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tenisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 99 | #1,553 |
| 1993 | 104 | #1,505 |
| 1992 | 120 | #1,374 |
| 1991 | 131 | #1,273 |
| 1990 | 139 | #1,210 |
| 1989 | 145 | #1,134 |
| 1988 | 137 | #1,117 |
| 1987 | 175 | #935 |
| 1986 | 149 | #1,021 |
| 1985 | 149 | #1,014 |
| 1984 | 168 | #890 |
| 1983 | 221 | #738 |
| 1982 | 178 | #865 |
| 1981 | 181 | #858 |
| 1980 | 163 | #919 |
| 1979 | 178 | #869 |
| 1978 | 160 | #898 |
| 1977 | 144 | #959 |
| 1976 | 115 | #1,066 |
| 1975 | 87 | #1,278 |
| 1974 | 80 | #1,323 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,755 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 24 | #2,874 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,311 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
Names like Tenisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tanisha, Radhika, Tanvika, Anisha, Saanvika, Hanvika, Divisha, Krisha, Priya, Akshara, Anika, Advika
Names related to Tenisha
Tanesha, Tonisha, Taneisha, Taniesha, Tynesha, Tynisha, Tyneisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tenisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tenisha, updated 20 October 2026.