How Many People Are Named Tennyson?
An estimated 1,360 people in the United States have the first name Tennyson. It is used for both genders, with 74.9% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Tennyson peaked in popularity in 2017 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tennyson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tennyson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,360
About 1 in 252,025 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
74.9% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2017
80 births
Total Registered
1,555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tennyson
Tennyson is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (74.9%) and females (25.1%). Out of 1,555 total births registered, 1,165 were male and 390 were female.
Tennyson as a male name
Ranked #3,872 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (48 births)
Tennyson as a female name
Ranked #12,015 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (43 births)
Tennyson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tennyson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 646 babies were registered. While Tennyson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tennyson by Decade
How has Tennyson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tennyson by State
Birth registrations for Tennyson span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Colorado. The lowest are in Utah, North Carolina, Colorado. On average, about 27 Tennysons were registered per state.
Tennyson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tennyson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tennyson
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tennyson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tennyson?
We estimate approximately 1,360 people named Tennyson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 252,025 Americans share this first name.
Is Tennyson a common name?
Tennyson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tennyson most popular?
Tennyson reached peak popularity in 2017, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tennyson is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tennyson a male name?
Tennyson is predominantly male. 74.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tennyson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tennyson Smith, Tennyson Johnson, Tennyson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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