boy's name

Tennis

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 202

Tennis is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1967 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1926, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tennis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1967, not a full ten years.

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Births named Tennis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 27
1920s 55
1930s 42
1940s 17
1950s 44
1960s (to 1967) 17

How popular is Tennis?

In 1967, Tennis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tennis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tennis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tennis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tennis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tennis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tennis

How popular is the name Tennis?

In 1967, Tennis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tennis a girl's or a boy's name?

Tennis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tennis?

Tennis has 2 syllables.

When was Tennis most popular?

Tennis peaked in 1926, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.