Given name
Tehani
“the”
Tehani is a feminine given name from Tahitian, meaning “the.”
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tehani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 588
- 0 boys · 588 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,700 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,700 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2006. In 2025, Hawaii had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 468 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tehani’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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