Tennyson
Tennyson was the 4521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 2293rd; the most babies were born in 2014 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,845 places. More babies were named Tennyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,521 boys, down 1,259 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201448 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,586babies recorded
Tennyson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,833 | #4,521 | 8 | 23 |
| 2020 | #6,611 | #3,262 | 18 | 35 |
| 2010 | #7,190 | #3,006 | 18 | 39 |
| 2000 | — | #4,367 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #9,359 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #4,192 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #2,767 | — | 10 |
| 1920 | — | #3,467 | — | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Tennyson, counting every spelling?
Tennyson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennyson | 23 | #4,521 | 128 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tennyson?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tennyson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tennyson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tennyson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tennyson?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Tennyson are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Tennyson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tennyson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tennyson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tennyson
How popular is the name Tennyson?
Tennyson was the 4521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 2293rd; the most babies were born in 2014 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,845 places. More babies were named Tennyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tennyson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Tennyson in the US.