Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Danish usage, Tenna is a diminutive of Hortensia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tenna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 559
- 0 boys · 559 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1961. 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.
Tenna’s family of names
In Danish usage, Tenna is a diminutive of Hortensia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tenna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Terri
“a harvester” · “learned”
>99% girls
Tina
Tina is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the river; also shortened torm of names ending in -tina.”
>99% girls
Lynna
“a man of the lake”
>99% girls
Teddie
“a wealthy protector” · “God”
16% boys · 84% girls
Johnna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Zina
“A secret spirit” · “welcoming”
>99% girls
Luanna
“one who is content and enjoys life”
>99% girls