Tenoch

A cool, nature-inspired name of Nahuatl origin, Tenoch was the name of a 14th century leader in the Aztec empire, who ruled over the Tenochtitlan people (also known as the Mexicas). Whether Tenoch was an actual leader who became legendary, or a mythological figure who had giants for brothers is still debated.

Whether he existed or not, his name is most likely a combination of two Nahuatl symbols: te meaning "rock" and nochtli referring to the prickly pear cactus.

Pronounced as teh-NOCH, the -ch sound said more like the beginning of choose, not the end of loch, a more recent bearer is actor Tenoch Huerta.

Eleven boys were called Tenoch in the US in a recent year.

Pronounced teh-NOCH.

As of October 2026, Tenoch ranked #8183 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4355 for boys in 2006.