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Tenley

Pronounced T EH1 N L EY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2011
  • 72 years in use
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How popular is Tenley?

Tenley is a girls' name, and first appears in 1953. It has been given to 6,848 children — the 1,747th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2011, when 744 children were given it.

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2011Girls: 744Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T EH1 N L EY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tenley

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tenley

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tenley?
Tenley ranks 1,747th among girls' names in US records, with 6,848 births since 1953. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,843.
Is Tenley a unisex name?
No. Tenley is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tenley most popular?
2011, when 744 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.