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Origin & history of Tennyson1
English / Greek roots
Tennyson comes from the English / Greek tradition, meaning Tenney's Son.
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How popular is Tennyson?
2014
peak year
Tennyson first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2014, 48 babies received the name (ranked #2578). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3493), with roughly 56 babies named Tennyson each year. Tennyson has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,555 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
48
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,578)
(ranked #2,578)
56
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
560
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,555
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tennyson9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
T2
E5
N5
N5
Y7
S1
O6
N5
Sum: 36 → Life path 9
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Personality of Tennyson🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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