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Tennyson

/ˈtɛnɪsən/ · 25% girls, 75% boys · 31 born in 2025

Tennyson has been given to about 1,586 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈtɛnɪsən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,398
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tennyson per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 80
  • Born in 202531
  • All time1,586
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tennyson?

Its best year was 2017, when 80 babies were given the name, ranking 3622nd. The typical living American called Tennyson is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Tennyson

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Benson0.77
  2. Kenyon0.77
  3. Tyson0.69
  4. Lennon0.69
  5. Edison0.69
  6. Ellison0.69
  7. Peyton0.66
  8. Nelson0.66

Middle names for Tennyson

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tennyson Anne0.83
  2. Tennyson Eve0.82
  3. Tennyson Marie0.79
  4. Tennyson Grace0.79
  5. Tennyson Jane0.79
  6. Tennyson June0.78

Sibling names for Tennyson

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.90
  2. Bodebrother · 0.90
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.89
  4. Elinasister · 0.89
  5. Ayaneither · 0.89
  6. Malayasister · 0.89

Where Tennyson is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tennyson White0.74
    2. Tennyson Reyes0.74
    3. Tennyson Lee0.74
    4. Tennyson Hill0.74
    5. Tennyson Hall0.74
    6. Tennyson Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tennyson

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.