State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,989 Tennessee births in 1965 across 1,049 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#49Shelia#182 nationally
#81Timmyoutside the national top 200
#90Martyoutside the national top 200
#92Glendaoutside the national top 200
#93Jackieoutside the national top 200
#90Tammie#196 nationally
#95Donnieoutside the national top 200
#45Vickie#138 nationally
#94Loretta#185 nationally
#78Phyllis#155 nationally
#86Sonya#160 nationally
#81Charlotte#153 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,580US #1
#2Angela778US #10
#3Karen774US #3
#4Kimberly745US #4
#5Tammy715US #11
#6Mary637US #2
#7Teresa627US #24
#8Donna554US #7
#9Pamela528US #12
#10Cynthia470US #9
#11Patricia438US #6
#12Sharon431US #22
#13Sandra420US #15
#14Rhonda412US #37
#15Melissa406US #38
#16Linda403US #8
#17Tina391US #29
#18Susan368US #5
#19Brenda340US #23
#20Deborah324US #13
#21Sherry324US #56
#22Jennifer306US #20
#23Robin305US #33
#24Elizabeth263US #16
#25Rebecca258US #41
#26Connie247US #61
#27Sheila243US #50
#28Amy241US #35
#29Barbara234US #25
#30Debra232US #27
#31Tracy226US #36
#32Kathy225US #54
#33Stephanie216US #44
#34Lori215US #19
#35Cheryl210US #31
#36Laura206US #17
#37Paula205US #49
#38Carolyn203US #58
#39Jacqueline193US #47
#40Regina188US #82
#41Janet182US #55
#42Cindy176US #53
#43Nancy175US #32
#44Janice172US #73
#45Vickie169US #138
#46Penny161US #97
#47Kelly157US #30
#48Anita153US #94
#49Shelia152US #182
#50Michelle151US #18
#51Carol148US #42
#52Julie146US #14
#53Betty143US #103
#54Wanda141US #81
#55Debbie140US #62
#56Valerie135US #67
#57Kim131US #43
#58Margaret131US #52
#59Beverly130US #101
#60Wendy129US #39
#61Rita128US #126
#62Cathy125US #88
#63Shirley123US #111
#64Tonya121US #129
#65Carla119US #76
#66Judy118US #86
#67Melinda118US #100
#68Denise116US #28
#69Martha111US #99
#70Dana105US #78
#71Joyce102US #90
#72Terri100US #69
#73Leslie99US #75
#74Sarah97US #92
#75Theresa97US #45
#76Darlene95US #83
#77Gina94US #70
#78Phyllis94US #155
#79Andrea93US #63
#80Sherri92US #91
#81Charlotte90US #153
#82Melanie90US #122
#83Dawn89US #26
#84Virginia88US #115
#85Jamie84US #140
#86Sonya84US #160
#87Vicki82US #114
#88Monica80US #72
#89Jill79US #51
#90Tammie79US #196
#91Tracey79US #85
#92Glenda75
#93Katherine75US #79
#94Loretta74US #185
#95Jackie72US #156
#96Felicia70US #164
#97Gloria70US #109
#98Marilyn68US #151
#99Peggy68US #124
#100Suzanne68US #65

Boys

#1James1,887US #4
#2Michael1,333US #1
#3David1,205US #3
#4John1,076US #2
#5Robert1,053US #5
#6William1,044US #6
#7Timothy809US #12
#8Charles728US #20
#9Mark680US #7
#10Jeffrey653US #10
#11Richard535US #8
#12Kenneth526US #21
#13Gregory467US #23
#14Anthony451US #22
#15Thomas449US #9
#16Terry440US #40
#17Kevin416US #13
#18Christopher405US #18
#19Jerry394US #41
#20Steven386US #14
#21Jeffery367US #47
#22Randy337US #42
#23Tony328US #48
#24Gary327US #27
#25Billy320US #77
#26Paul314US #16
#27Ronald314US #24
#28Donald313US #26
#29Rodney306US #33
#30Larry299US #38
#31Joseph290US #11
#32Ricky284US #57
#33Bobby278US #80
#34Stephen276US #28
#35Johnny267US #76
#36Danny250US #56
#37Jimmy246US #81
#38Brian240US #19
#39Scott228US #15
#40Daniel216US #17
#41Randall215US #73
#42Keith204US #35
#43Eric198US #25
#44George197US #34
#45Roger195US #49
#46Barry193US #86
#47Darrell189US #91
#48Phillip178US #70
#49Edward177US #29
#50Carl162US #54
#51Ronnie160US #107
#52Joe153US #71
#53Darryl150US #68
#54Dennis149US #44
#55Tommy149US #119
#56Douglas147US #32
#57Troy146US #53
#58Patrick145US #31
#59Jeff143US #62
#60Willie136US #93
#61Roy134US #95
#62Steve134US #55
#63Eddie130US #113
#64Chris126US #60
#65Samuel126US #84
#66Reginald114US #128
#67Bryan112US #63
#68Todd110US #30
#69Walter110US #82
#70Marvin109US #109
#71Mike105US #51
#72Tracy105US #110
#73Tim104US #97
#74Andrew102US #37
#75Raymond98US #45
#76Gerald96US #64
#77Harold96US #99
#78Stanley91US #115
#79Curtis90US #75
#80Russell90US #58
#81Timmy90
#82Alan87US #59
#83Darren87US #52
#84Vincent85US #61
#85Jonathan83US #74
#86Allen81US #92
#87Bruce80US #50
#88Frank80US #43
#89Micheal79US #118
#90Marty78
#91Howard75US #122
#92Bradley74US #72
#93Jackie74
#94Jack73US #104
#95Donnie72
#96Frederick72US #106
#97Glenn70US #85
#98Melvin67US #138
#99Philip67US #87
#100Ray66US #147

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑32Rodney#29
↑26Amy#28
↑25Darryl#53
↑22Wendy#60
↑22Tonya#64
↑20Shelia#49
↑19Stephanie#33
↑15Michelle#50

Falling

↓26Terri#72
↓18Glenda#92
↓17Russell#80
↓16Tim#73
↓15Loretta#94
↓15Alan#82
↓14Jacqueline#39
↓14Dana#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.