State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 73,203 Tennessee births in 1964 across 1,100 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#74Glenda#198 nationally
#80Timmyoutside the national top 200
#69Shelia#186 nationally
#84Jackieoutside the national top 200
#92Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#76Tammie#180 nationally
#98Marty#196 nationally
#91Sonya#187 nationally
#79Loretta#174 nationally
#47Vickie#127 nationally
#83Charlotte#158 nationally
#70Phyllis#140 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,354US #1
#2Tammy877US #10
#3Mary757US #2
#4Angela737US #22
#5Kimberly708US #6
#6Donna696US #7
#7Teresa692US #21
#8Karen626US #4
#9Pamela567US #11
#10Cynthia533US #9
#11Sandra474US #13
#12Patricia472US #5
#13Sharon448US #20
#14Linda445US #8
#15Susan439US #3
#16Tina429US #34
#17Sherry389US #50
#18Brenda378US #18
#19Deborah366US #12
#20Robin352US #27
#21Rhonda338US #43
#22Melissa325US #53
#23Kathy303US #39
#24Connie292US #64
#25Jacqueline283US #37
#26Elizabeth274US #16
#27Rebecca274US #46
#28Laura268US #14
#29Sheila268US #51
#30Barbara267US #19
#31Debra243US #24
#32Lori243US #15
#33Jennifer237US #31
#34Tracy229US #40
#35Paula224US #45
#36Janet219US #48
#37Cheryl215US #29
#38Cindy215US #47
#39Janice213US #69
#40Nancy207US #26
#41Carolyn206US #56
#42Regina205US #83
#43Debbie201US #52
#44Carol200US #36
#45Kim190US #42
#46Terri184US #62
#47Vickie184US #127
#48Betty180US #102
#49Beverly179US #91
#50Penny175US #96
#51Kelly171US #35
#52Stephanie171US #57
#53Wanda163US #81
#54Amy161US #44
#55Carla161US #78
#56Dana157US #70
#57Julie157US #17
#58Judy155US #74
#59Margaret155US #49
#60Anita154US #85
#61Martha147US #95
#62Cathy146US #75
#63Denise144US #25
#64Rita144US #122
#65Michelle143US #23
#66Gina139US #79
#67Valerie137US #66
#68Joyce134US #87
#69Shelia130US #186
#70Phyllis124US #140
#71Shirley122US #103
#72Melinda120US #113
#73Sherri116US #86
#74Glenda114US #198
#75Melanie111US #105
#76Tammie106US #180
#77Diane97US #32
#78Andrea96US #77
#79Loretta96US #174
#80Sarah95US #92
#81Theresa93US #38
#82Wendy93US #55
#83Charlotte92US #158
#84Katherine92US #82
#85Peggy92US #106
#86Tonya91US #150
#87Vicki91US #112
#88Anna88US #97
#89Darlene88US #80
#90Jackie87US #128
#91Sonya86US #187
#92Dawn84US #33
#93Becky81US #131
#94Julia81US #117
#95Gloria80US #104
#96Dorothy79US #118
#97Virginia79US #109
#98Helen77US #132
#99Marilyn77US #146
#100Catherine76US #54

Boys

#1James1,899US #4
#2Michael1,402US #1
#3David1,344US #3
#4John1,242US #2
#5Robert1,171US #5
#6William1,155US #7
#7Mark826US #6
#8Timothy824US #15
#9Charles778US #17
#10Jeffrey689US #10
#11Richard603US #8
#12Kenneth587US #18
#13Thomas554US #9
#14Terry548US #35
#15Gregory498US #22
#16Gary478US #26
#17Anthony461US #21
#18Steven414US #12
#19Jerry411US #40
#20Jeffery397US #45
#21Donald372US #25
#22Ricky371US #54
#23Randy370US #38
#24Kevin357US #13
#25Paul356US #16
#26Joseph350US #11
#27Bobby348US #73
#28Tony345US #50
#29Billy342US #71
#30Ronald340US #24
#31Larry329US #36
#32Christopher319US #23
#33Danny302US #56
#34Jimmy299US #78
#35Stephen270US #29
#36Johnny265US #74
#37Randall258US #66
#38Scott257US #14
#39Brian244US #20
#40Roger236US #49
#41Keith219US #34
#42Joe217US #62
#43Barry216US #69
#44George216US #33
#45Tommy210US #108
#46Edward204US #27
#47Ronnie204US #104
#48Eric201US #32
#49Jeff198US #52
#50Phillip198US #67
#51Daniel194US #19
#52Patrick185US #30
#53Douglas183US #31
#54Dennis182US #42
#55Carl175US #55
#56Darrell174US #96
#57Tim159US #82
#58Steve157US #51
#59Troy146US #57
#60Eddie145US #106
#61Rodney143US #59
#62Mike136US #47
#63Russell135US #58
#64Harold134US #98
#65Willie132US #90
#66Todd130US #28
#67Alan127US #53
#68Roy126US #89
#69Reginald125US #128
#70Walter122US #80
#71Samuel121US #86
#72Chris120US #65
#73Marvin119US #119
#74Gerald117US #60
#75Tracy114US #123
#76Micheal110US #112
#77Raymond109US #44
#78Darryl108US #87
#79Bryan106US #70
#80Timmy106
#81Bruce104US #46
#82Jonathan104US #83
#83Frank102US #41
#84Jackie102
#85Stanley101US #111
#86Andrew100US #37
#87Curtis99US #75
#88Vincent94US #64
#89Greg93US #95
#90Allen92US #93
#91Wayne91US #61
#92Rickey87
#93Calvin83US #145
#94Jack79US #99
#95Henry76US #92
#96Arthur74US #91
#97Dale73US #72
#98Marty72US #196
#99Lee71US #117
#100Ralph71US #103

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑24Tracy#75
↑21Tracy#34
↑20Reginald#69
↑16Jacqueline#25
↑15Marvin#73
↑14Carla#55
↑13Rodney#61
↑12Cheryl#37

Falling

↓19Shelia#69
↓17Mike#62
↓17Andrew#86
↓16Judy#58
↓16Dorothy#96
↓15Cathy#62
↓15Sarah#80
↓15Vicki#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.