Tenley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “burnt clearing”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- TEN-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From an English surname and place-name, likely from Old English elements referring to a burned or cleared woodland area. It is a surname-style first name in modern use.
How popular is Tenley?
Babies named Tenley in 202489
2024 rank#2,133 girls
Peak year2011
Total US babies since 18806,786
Tenley is fading: recent use is about 30% of its level ten years before.
Names like Tenley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Tenley questions
What does the name Tenley mean?
Tenley means "burnt clearing". It comes from English. From an English surname and place-name, likely from Old English elements referring to a burned or cleared woodland area. It is a surname-style first name in modern use.
Is Tenley a boy or girl name?
Tenley is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Tenley?
89 US babies were named Tenley in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.
How do you pronounce Tenley?
Tenley is usually pronounced TEN-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.