Meaning and history
From an English surname meaning “son of Tenney,” with Tenney being a medieval form of Denis. A notable bearer was the British poet Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892), who was commonly called Lord Tennyson after being made a baron in 1884.
20062006: 26 births, rank #3,782
2007: 29 births, rank #3,591
2008: 34 births, rank #3,286
2009: 29 births, rank #3,639
2010: 39 births, rank #2,958
20112011: 34 births, rank #3,235
2012: 32 births, rank #3,371
2013: 44 births, rank #2,668
2014: 48 births, rank #2,542
2015: 46 births, rank #2,641
20162016: 34 births, rank #3,293
2017: 37 births, rank #3,123
2018: 44 births, rank #2,748
2019: 43 births, rank #2,851
2020: 35 births, rank #3,202
20212021: 24 births, rank #4,247
2022: 31 births, rank #3,617
2023: 21 births, rank #4,742
2024: 29 births, rank #3,793
20252025: 23 births, rank #4,396
In 2025, 23 babies were recorded with the name Tennyson, ranking #4,396 among boys.