How Many People Are Named Tennyson?
people named Tennyson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 248,029 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,586 babies named Tennyson in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
80 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant "son of Tenney", Tenney being a medieval form of DENIS. A notable bearer of the surname was British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tennyson, 28.7% were girls and 71.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 27.1% of the babies were girls then and 31.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tennyson alive today is about 17 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tennyson first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2017, to 80 babies. In 2025, 31 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tennyson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,292, in 1915. In 2025 it ranked #4,520. Among girls, its best rank was #3,621, in 2017.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,520 | #11,829 |
| Best rank | #2,292 (1915) | #3,621 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,933 in the 2010s | #5,449 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tennyson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tennyson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 63 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tennyson was given about 4.4 times as often in Texas.
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