Tennyson is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #4071 in 2016 with 37 recorded births. This places Tennyson in the top 22% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2017 with 43 births ranking #3620. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 47,878 girls born was named Tennyson. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.