State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,342 Tennessee births in 1962 across 1,099 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#51Shelia#173 nationally
#84Jackieoutside the national top 200
#86Timmyoutside the national top 200
#95Donnieoutside the national top 200
#66Rickey#169 nationally
#98Gingeroutside the national top 200
#100Sonyaoutside the national top 200
#100Joey#200 nationally
#91Vicky#184 nationally
#87Tammie#179 nationally
#78Glenda#166 nationally
#74Charlotte#154 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,171US #1
#2Teresa817US #18
#3Mary797US #2
#4Tammy690US #23
#5Donna686US #7
#6Karen655US #4
#7Pamela603US #13
#8Patricia586US #6
#9Sandra575US #10
#10Linda555US #5
#11Cynthia549US #8
#12Sharon514US #17
#13Angela513US #36
#14Kimberly512US #16
#15Deborah486US #9
#16Brenda472US #12
#17Susan441US #3
#18Debra416US #15
#19Kathy411US #27
#20Tina395US #33
#21Sherry391US #48
#22Debbie369US #32
#23Connie358US #51
#24Barbara326US #14
#25Rhonda313US #45
#26Elizabeth306US #20
#27Robin291US #25
#28Sheila287US #52
#29Cindy271US #34
#30Carolyn267US #46
#31Janet265US #35
#32Carol253US #28
#33Cheryl247US #24
#34Beverly239US #69
#35Lori236US #11
#36Melissa235US #68
#37Rebecca235US #47
#38Janice233US #58
#39Jacqueline225US #44
#40Nancy223US #19
#41Vickie221US #107
#42Regina215US #91
#43Judy214US #63
#44Jennifer211US #41
#45Laura209US #21
#46Anita208US #81
#47Kim201US #37
#48Betty193US #97
#49Cathy184US #62
#50Terri184US #54
#51Shelia175US #173
#52Penny172US #92
#53Wanda170US #77
#54Margaret161US #43
#55Rita156US #110
#56Carla155US #78
#57Sherri153US #82
#58Martha152US #87
#59Paula151US #60
#60Joyce147US #74
#61Julie143US #22
#62Phyllis134US #129
#63Stephanie132US #70
#64Shirley129US #96
#65Vicki126US #85
#66Amy123US #61
#67Melanie123US #106
#68Denise122US #30
#69Tracy122US #55
#70Gina120US #102
#71Jackie120US #126
#72Kelly119US #38
#73Melinda119US #118
#74Charlotte116US #154
#75Gloria116US #90
#76Sarah113US #98
#77Theresa113US #40
#78Glenda106US #166
#79Diane104US #26
#80Becky102US #122
#81Peggy102US #93
#82Dana101US #117
#83Dorothy101US #111
#84Katherine97US #84
#85Terry96US #112
#86Annette95US #75
#87Tammie95US #179
#88Marilyn93US #127
#89Virginia93US #105
#90Valerie92US #67
#91Vicky91US #184
#92Darlene90US #88
#93Gwendolyn90US #161
#94Julia87US #120
#95Michelle86US #31
#96Vanessa85US #175
#97Tonya84US #174
#98Ginger82
#99Laurie82US #42
#100Sonya80

Boys

#1James1,905US #4
#2David1,425US #2
#3Michael1,369US #1
#4John1,183US #3
#5Robert1,111US #5
#6William1,102US #7
#7Mark852US #6
#8Charles788US #15
#9Timothy755US #16
#10Jeffrey733US #10
#11Richard563US #8
#12Kenneth547US #18
#13Terry545US #34
#14Gregory532US #21
#15Thomas524US #9
#16Ricky466US #50
#17Anthony451US #24
#18Gary443US #22
#19Jerry443US #38
#20Jeffery430US #45
#21Steven407US #12
#22Randy404US #35
#23Tony395US #52
#24Larry386US #31
#25Donald377US #23
#26Billy372US #71
#27Danny361US #54
#28Ronald355US #25
#29Bobby336US #78
#30Jimmy299US #75
#31Joseph298US #13
#32Johnny297US #69
#33Paul282US #19
#34Christopher279US #26
#35Jeff277US #44
#36Roger262US #47
#37Barry258US #61
#38Scott253US #11
#39Kevin248US #14
#40Stephen241US #28
#41Keith234US #36
#42Steve229US #46
#43Randall228US #64
#44Mike226US #39
#45George224US #32
#46Ronnie223US #100
#47Edward219US #29
#48Phillip204US #68
#49Dennis199US #37
#50Joe195US #59
#51Tommy195US #109
#52Daniel194US #17
#53Eddie179US #105
#54Carl178US #58
#55Darrell177US #102
#56Douglas176US #27
#57Eric172US #33
#58Brian168US #20
#59Tim159US #72
#60Darryl154US #83
#61Troy146US #67
#62Harold135US #95
#63Roy135US #90
#64Willie135US #89
#65Micheal130US #104
#66Rickey130US #169
#67Alan126US #53
#68Chris125US #60
#69Stanley125US #106
#70Curtis120US #73
#71Raymond115US #48
#72Rodney115US #76
#73Frank114US #42
#74Bruce112US #41
#75Walter111US #79
#76Gerald110US #65
#77Greg110US #77
#78Russell108US #57
#79Samuel108US #88
#80Tracy108US #111
#81Marvin102US #118
#82Reginald100US #133
#83Allen99US #93
#84Jackie98
#85Glenn95US #55
#86Timmy95
#87Dale92US #62
#88Andrew91US #49
#89Victor90US #96
#90Patrick89US #40
#91Wayne89US #63
#92Ralph88US #97
#93Jack86US #99
#94Vincent86US #66
#95Donnie84
#96Melvin84US #137
#97Martin81US #74
#98Calvin79US #144
#99Dwayne79US #119
#100Joey79US #200

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑32Sherri#57
↑20Scott#38
↑17Gina#70
↑17Tracy#80
↑16Lori#35
↑16Becky#80
↑16Rodney#72
↑14Marvin#81

Falling

↓18Michelle#95
↓14Valerie#90
↓14Darlene#92
↓14Jackie#84
↓13Samuel#79
↓13Donnie#95
↓12Gloria#75
↓12Glenda#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.