Tennyson

Given to 1,586 US babies since 1913

▼ Falling −36% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

205 since 2024

#4396

recorded as boys

603 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 8 · boys 23

Peak year

2014

48 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,586

since 1913

Born a Tennyson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Tennyson was most popular in 2014, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 23 babies were named Tennyson, ranking #4396 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 36%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	23	4396
2024	8	11122	29	3793
2023	13	8055	21	4742
2022	17	6707	31	3617
2021	12	8464	24	4247
2020	18	6325	35	3202
2019	22	5612	43	2851
2018	27	4889	44	2748
2017	43	3552	37	3123
2016	37	3996	34	3293
2015	22	5833	46	2641
2014	25	5310	48	2542
2013	21	6017	44	2668
2012	15	7804	32	3371
2011	15	7783	34	3235
2010	18	6904	39	2958
2009	12	9379	29	3639
2008	19	6799	34	3286
2007	14	8520	29	3591
2006	11	9901	26	3782
2005	6	14502	18	4631
2004	7	12761	19	4421
2003	8	11325	12	5877
2002	<5	—	13	5395
2001	<5	—	9	6935
2000	<5	—	18	4204
1999	<5	—	14	4762
1998	<5	—	7	7560
1997	<5	—	17	3877
1996	<5	—	17	3830
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	8	6372
1993	<5	—	8	6228
1992	<5	—	11	4872
1991	<5	—	8	5942
1990	<5	—	5	8117
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	7	5751
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	6	5468
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	5	6056
1978	<5	—	12	3215
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	7	4418
1975	<5	—	8	3941
1974	<5	—	6	4634
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	7	3836
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	<5	—	7	3318
1962	<5	—	7	3305
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	5	3944
1957	<5	—	5	3993
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	6	3505
1954	<5	—	9	2743
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	9	2606
1948	<5	—	5	3668
1947	<5	—	5	3733
1946	<5	—	7	2919
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	8	2633
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	5	3534
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	5	3645
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	5	3776
1931	<5	—	10	2471
1930	<5	—	10	2609
1929	<5	—	5	3959
1928	<5	—	5	4151
1927	<5	—	9	2912
1926	<5	—	7	3385
1925	<5	—	6	3741
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	6	3822
1922	<5	—	12	2486
1921	<5	—	6	3869
1920	<5	—	8	3208
1919	<5	—	11	2511
1918	<5	—	11	2543
1917	<5	—	8	2956
1916	<5	—	7	3177
1915	<5	—	12	2184
1914	<5	—	6	2915
1913	<5	—	5	2821