State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 68,063 Tennessee births in 2024 across 2,418 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Tennessee more than they say America.

#95Bentleyoutside the national top 200
#45Wrenley#148 nationally
#99Palmeroutside the national top 200
#100Sayloroutside the national top 200
#59Stetson#155 nationally
#62Oaklynn#156 nationally
#71Everleigh#164 nationally
#87Judah#178 nationally
#98Barrett#187 nationally
#56Magnolia#138 nationally
#51Mary#131 nationally
#83Blakely#158 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia354US #3
#2Charlotte343US #4
#3Olivia304US #1
#4Evelyn278US #8
#5Emma274US #2
#6Harper256US #12
#7Ava232US #9
#8Eleanor231US #14
#9Elizabeth216US #17
#10Sophia215US #6
#11Hazel214US #19
#12Mia203US #5
#13Lainey200US #38
#14Willow190US #41
#15Isabella183US #7
#16Ellie182US #21
#17Lily172US #24
#18Violet172US #15
#19Ivy164US #36
#20Lucy158US #34
#21Nova157US #39
#22Scarlett157US #27
#23Aurora156US #16
#24Emily153US #25
#25Ella145US #30
#26Layla144US #37
#27Paisley143US #61
#28Sadie142US #57
#29Avery141US #31
#30Riley140US #42
#31Luna135US #13
#32Nora135US #22
#33Chloe134US #20
#34Zoe130US #29
#35Naomi129US #44
#36Lillian128US #54
#37Sofia128US #10
#38Stella126US #49
#39Eliana125US #18
#40Abigail122US #32
#41Isla117US #35
#42Genesis114US #55
#43Addison113US #68
#44Caroline110US #92
#45Wrenley110US #148
#46Eden109US #71
#47Adeline107US #58
#48Alice107US #63
#49Josie106US #88
#50Kinsley106US #85
#51Mary105US #131
#52Raelynn105US #113
#53Aria103US #26
#54Daisy103US #76
#55Madelyn97US #65
#56Magnolia95US #138
#57Ruby95US #62
#58Hannah94US #52
#59Penelope94US #28
#60Emery93US #70
#61Iris93US #72
#62Oaklynn93US #156
#63Josephine92US #56
#64Eloise90US #64
#65Hadley90US #115
#66Millie90US #87
#67Clara88US #78
#68Delilah88US #50
#69Anna87US #94
#70Madison86US #45
#71Everleigh84US #164
#72Lyla84US #83
#73Margaret84US #119
#74Grace83US #40
#75Hallie83US #149
#76Everly82US #81
#77Georgia82US #110
#78Camila81US #11
#79Eliza81US #118
#80Maria81US #74
#81Mila81US #33
#82Gianna80US #23
#83Blakely79US #158
#84Sophie77US #60
#85Vivian77US #77
#86Madeline76US #86
#87Charlie75US #140
#88Kennedy75US #89
#89Oakley75US #157
#90Ailany73US #101
#91Allison73US #99
#92Emilia73US #43
#93Parker72US #104
#94Elena71US #46
#95Serenity71US #117
#96Lydia70US #97
#97Rylee69US #125
#98Autumn68US #79
#99Palmer68
#100Saylor68

Boys

#1Liam532US #1
#2Oliver427US #3
#3William421US #10
#4Noah387US #2
#5James365US #5
#6Henry323US #6
#7Elijah322US #8
#8John305US #21
#9Hudson300US #22
#10Waylon273US #65
#11Asher268US #20
#12Theodore266US #4
#13Levi265US #12
#14Samuel264US #17
#15Grayson237US #48
#16Jack222US #15
#17Lucas221US #9
#18Wyatt220US #38
#19Jackson210US #35
#20Maverick208US #36
#21Cooper205US #50
#22Benjamin199US #11
#23Walker193US #82
#24Thomas192US #39
#25Luke188US #34
#26Owen188US #26
#27Carter187US #46
#28Charles180US #51
#29Ezra180US #13
#30Michael179US #18
#31Bennett172US #60
#32David170US #31
#33Weston166US #70
#34Mateo164US #7
#35Daniel163US #16
#36Miles163US #37
#37Mason161US #42
#38Joseph160US #32
#39Dylan156US #28
#40Elias154US #25
#41Silas154US #81
#42Rowan148US #71
#43Lincoln147US #73
#44Matthew147US #33
#45Joshua143US #57
#46Easton142US #103
#47Beau140US #69
#48Isaac140US #41
#49Alexander139US #27
#50Leo138US #24
#51Brooks135US #67
#52Ethan134US #19
#53Everett134US #85
#54Jacob131US #40
#55Colton130US #98
#56Josiah130US #53
#57Nolan130US #64
#58Aiden129US #47
#59Stetson129US #155
#60River128US #112
#61Caleb126US #49
#62Atlas125US #101
#63Anthony123US #44
#64Roman122US #52
#65Sawyer122US #131
#66Robert121US #90
#67Wesley121US #58
#68Luca120US #23
#69Gabriel119US #43
#70Parker119US #97
#71Isaiah118US #56
#72Axel117US #78
#73Jameson115US #118
#74Sebastian114US #14
#75Christopher113US #61
#76Jonathan113US #83
#77Logan113US #45
#78Andrew112US #68
#79Micah112US #86
#80Thiago111US #55
#81August106US #88
#82Ian105US #75
#83Eli104US #92
#84Carson102US #124
#85Ezekiel101US #54
#86Jasper100US #133
#87Judah100US #178
#88Jayden98US #59
#89Ryder97US #134
#90Jeremiah95US #93
#91Angel91US #63
#92Jaxon91US #96
#93Santiago91US #29
#94Dawson89US #139
#95Bentley88
#96Christian88US #77
#97Archer87US #115
#98Barrett87US #187
#99Harrison87US #121
#100Hunter87US #128

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑45Daisy#54
↑42Wrenley#45
↑36Bennett#31
↑36Atlas#62
↑33Eliana#39
↑31Oaklynn#62
↑26Alice#48
↑25Genesis#42

Falling

↓33Mila#81
↓25Elena#94
↓25Sebastian#74
↓25Carson#84
↓24Millie#66
↓21Gabriel#69
↓18Caroline#44
↓18Hadley#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.