United States · Tennessee
Baby names in Tennessee
Lifetime totals from Tennessee's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Tennessee
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty | 36,333 |
| 2 | Brenda | 23,394 |
| 3 | Martha | 22,228 |
| 4 | Carolyn | 19,982 |
| 5 | Ruby | 16,550 |
| 6 | Teresa | 14,840 |
| 7 | Judy | 14,448 |
| 8 | Mildred | 14,447 |
| 9 | Wanda | 14,008 |
| 10 | Peggy | 13,091 |
| 11 | Annie | 12,592 |
| 12 | Tammy | 11,851 |
| 13 | Kathy | 10,369 |
| 14 | Hazel | 9,277 |
| 15 | Sherry | 9,254 |
| 16 | Edna | 8,978 |
| 17 | Willie | 8,419 |
| 18 | Thelma | 8,070 |
| 19 | Wilma | 7,973 |
| 20 | Gladys | 7,803 |
| 21 | Clara | 7,746 |
| 22 | Patsy | 7,141 |
| 23 | Edith | 6,899 |
| 24 | Georgia | 6,607 |
| 25 | Mattie | 6,485 |
| 26 | Shelby | 6,209 |
| 27 | Savannah | 6,187 |
| 28 | Jo | 6,165 |
| 29 | Glenda | 5,860 |
| 30 | Bobbie | 5,638 |
| 31 | Haley | 5,622 |
| 32 | Lillie | 5,439 |
| 33 | Anita | 5,340 |
| 34 | Billie | 5,329 |
| 35 | Jessie | 5,299 |
| 36 | Vickie | 5,141 |
| 37 | Christy | 5,056 |
| 38 | Tonya | 4,964 |
| 39 | Alma | 4,868 |
| 40 | Maggie | 4,865 |
Most registered boys' names in Tennessee
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 175,232 |
| 2 | Charles | 75,555 |
| 3 | Jerry | 27,985 |
| 4 | Billy | 27,927 |
| 5 | Bobby | 22,192 |
| 6 | Joe | 19,876 |
| 7 | Terry | 17,228 |
| 8 | Jimmy | 17,014 |
| 9 | Willie | 16,369 |
| 10 | Johnny | 15,349 |
| 11 | Roy | 15,278 |
| 12 | Danny | 12,386 |
| 13 | Elijah | 11,351 |
| 14 | Ricky | 10,655 |
| 15 | Ronnie | 9,926 |
| 16 | Jackson | 9,718 |
| 17 | Fred | 9,578 |
| 18 | Tommy | 9,480 |
| 19 | Tony | 9,399 |
| 20 | Hunter | 9,248 |
| 21 | Jeffery | 8,848 |
| 22 | Eddie | 8,268 |
| 23 | Charlie | 7,227 |
| 24 | Dustin | 7,217 |
| 25 | Randall | 7,107 |
| 26 | Ray | 6,705 |
| 27 | Landon | 6,688 |
| 28 | Clyde | 6,328 |
| 29 | Jackie | 5,828 |
| 30 | Darrell | 5,287 |
| 31 | Jessie | 4,887 |
| 32 | Colton | 4,754 |
| 33 | Carson | 4,643 |
| 34 | Don | 4,504 |
| 35 | Cecil | 4,493 |
| 36 | Grayson | 4,358 |
| 37 | Hayden | 4,292 |
| 38 | Claude | 4,291 |
| 39 | Donnie | 4,111 |
| 40 | Bryson | 4,044 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026