Tennyson is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Tennyson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,521 among boys (23) and #11,833 among girls (8) — overall #7,860 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | #11,833 | #4,521 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #12,058 | #3,887 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | #8,450 | #4,871 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #6,960 | #3,683 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | #8,930 | #4,348 |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #6,611 | #3,262 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #5,779 | #2,893 |
| 2018 | 71 | 71 | #4,996 | #2,788 |
| 2017 | 80 | 80 | #3,622 | #3,190 |
| 2016 | 71 | 71 | #4,074 | #3,353 |
| 2015 | 68 | 68 | #6,015 | #2,676 |
| 2014 | 73 | 73 | #5,440 | #2,578 |
| 2013 | 65 | 65 | #6,235 | #2,708 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #8,183 | #3,440 |
| 2011 | 49 | 49 | #8,162 | #3,296 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | #7,190 | #3,006 |
| 2009 | 41 | 41 | #9,932 | #3,710 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | #7,048 | #3,338 |
| 2007 | 43 | 43 | #8,972 | #3,680 |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | #10,557 | #3,876 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #16,275 | #4,801 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #14,061 | #4,584 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #12,320 | #6,211 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,689 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,450 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,367 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,005 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,367 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | — | #4,034 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | — | #4,000 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,910 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,763 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,197 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,452 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,359 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,351 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,224 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,171 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,973 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | — | #3,379 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,875 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,274 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,173 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,577 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,192 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,549 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,617 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,597 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,647 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,454 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,492 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,842 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,782 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,138 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,211 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,138 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,295 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,842 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,982 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,093 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,230 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,631 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,767 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,477 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,668 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,123 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,668 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,148 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,192 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | — | #2,619 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,275 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,467 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | — | #2,646 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,181 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,476 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,293 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,227 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,212 |