Tena
Short form of Christina, or of its own pet form Tina; Christina rests on the Greek christos, meaning anointed, the title given to Jesus.
Tena in 2025
Tena was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 28,161st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Tena
Tena reached its highest point in 1962, when 345 babies were given the name, ranking 936th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 604th, in 1883.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 8,186 babies have been named Tena. Half of them were born before 1959, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Tena by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tena | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 296 | 604 |
| 1890s | 391 | 635 |
| 1900s | 320 | 785 |
| 1910s | 464 | 1,300 |
| 1920s | 363 | 1,990 |
| 1930s | 212 | 2,430 |
| 1940s | 458 | 1,775 |
| 1950s | 1,656 | 1,018 |
| 1960s | 2,482 | 936 |
| 1970s | 942 | 1,511 |
| 1980s | 299 | 3,139 |
| 1990s | 130 | 9,578 |
| 2000s | 68 | 13,135 |
| 2010s | 60 | 15,279 |
| 2020s | 45 | 15,955 |
Where Tena is heading
Tena was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1962 peak — Tena is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Tena
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tena.