State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1967 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,673 Tennessee births in 1967 across 1,047 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#59Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#75Jackieoutside the national top 200
#84Timmyoutside the national top 200
#88Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#89Leighoutside the national top 200
#98Martyoutside the national top 200
#94Tammie#196 nationally
#99Scottyoutside the national top 200
#50Vickie#144 nationally
#78Stacy#162 nationally
#93Loretta#177 nationally
#83Kristi#165 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,178US #1
#2Kimberly921US #2
#3Angela803US #7
#4Tammy741US #8
#5Melissa737US #9
#6Mary560US #4
#7Teresa481US #28
#8Karen479US #6
#9Tina458US #21
#10Pamela415US #17
#11Donna413US #19
#12Cynthia393US #18
#13Sharon374US #30
#14Sandra357US #20
#15Susan354US #5
#16Amy338US #12
#17Patricia330US #11
#18Rhonda327US #41
#19Michelle320US #3
#20Stephanie319US #25
#21Sherry303US #51
#22Jennifer294US #10
#23Elizabeth287US #13
#24Tracy268US #29
#25Linda253US #26
#26Deborah252US #22
#27Rebecca230US #39
#28Lori213US #24
#29Brenda210US #31
#30Paula206US #46
#31Robin205US #45
#32Laura203US #15
#33Barbara201US #33
#34Tonya192US #68
#35Regina191US #80
#36Kelly180US #23
#37Wendy177US #32
#38Sheila174US #56
#39Carol173US #47
#40Connie172US #75
#41Cheryl169US #35
#42Julie165US #16
#43Kathy161US #64
#44Carolyn158US #60
#45Janet156US #61
#46Cindy153US #59
#47Jacqueline150US #52
#48Nancy147US #37
#49Debra143US #38
#50Vickie138US #144
#51Carla134US #82
#52Andrea131US #48
#53Dana129US #71
#54Penny124US #119
#55Anita121US #98
#56Beverly119US #112
#57Gina118US #54
#58Melinda118US #95
#59Shelia118
#60Amanda117US #131
#61Margaret117US #58
#62Wanda117US #100
#63Terri116US #77
#64Kim114US #49
#65April111US #79
#66Leslie110US #66
#67Melanie103US #110
#68Stacey103US #69
#69Janice100US #99
#70Betty98US #137
#71Debbie98US #90
#72Katherine97US #76
#73Vicki95US #113
#74Sarah93US #83
#75Valerie93US #73
#76Sonya92US #114
#77Tracey91US #78
#78Joyce90US #116
#79Judy89US #121
#80Sherri89US #89
#81Shannon85US #101
#82Denise82US #34
#83Kristi82US #165
#84Dawn81US #27
#85Theresa80US #43
#86Jamie79US #140
#87Rita78US #146
#88Angelia76
#89Leigh75
#90Monica75US #70
#91Rachel74US #105
#92Virginia73US #135
#93Loretta72US #177
#94Tammie72US #196
#95Cathy69US #118
#96Charlotte69US #164
#97Sabrina69US #133
#98Shirley69US #142
#99Catherine68US #55
#100Jill68US #50

Boys

#1James1,721US #3
#2Michael1,416US #1
#3David1,254US #2
#4John1,065US #4
#5William1,043US #6
#6Robert1,012US #5
#7Timothy796US #11
#8Charles656US #20
#9Jeffrey623US #13
#10Mark601US #7
#11Richard540US #8
#12Christopher519US #9
#13Kenneth470US #22
#14Anthony452US #21
#15Thomas446US #12
#16Kevin423US #17
#17Gregory402US #25
#18Brian391US #10
#19Steven387US #14
#20Terry371US #42
#21Jerry359US #41
#22Jeffery353US #47
#23Ronald349US #24
#24Gary308US #32
#25Tony306US #50
#26Joseph304US #15
#27Paul304US #18
#28Stephen301US #26
#29Larry289US #38
#30Donald272US #27
#31Billy250US #76
#32Keith245US #34
#33Eric242US #23
#34Rodney239US #37
#35Jimmy233US #74
#36Bobby228US #83
#37Ricky222US #75
#38Johnny209US #70
#39Scott201US #16
#40Randy198US #49
#41George177US #36
#42Daniel171US #19
#43Patrick168US #30
#44Roger166US #53
#45Edward164US #31
#46Danny162US #68
#47Troy158US #40
#48Tracy157US #99
#49Darrell153US #86
#50Randall151US #72
#51Douglas149US #33
#52Ronnie142US #114
#53Phillip137US #73
#54Barry136US #96
#55Jonathan130US #56
#56Dennis127US #43
#57Joe127US #85
#58Todd127US #29
#59Carl125US #57
#60Chris124US #60
#61Tommy124US #127
#62Bryan120US #52
#63Andrew115US #35
#64Walter111US #81
#65Willie111US #92
#66Steve106US #79
#67Samuel105US #69
#68Reginald104US #126
#69Micheal97US #115
#70Raymond97US #48
#71Jason96US #54
#72Roy96US #95
#73Harold95US #104
#74Russell95US #58
#75Jackie93
#76Matthew91US #28
#77Darryl90US #109
#78Stacy88US #162
#79Gerald87US #59
#80Frank85US #45
#81Stanley83US #134
#82Marvin80US #124
#83Lee78US #103
#84Timmy78
#85Eddie77US #132
#86Jeff76US #88
#87Alan70US #61
#88Philip70US #82
#89Bruce67US #55
#90Henry67US #93
#91Curtis64US #77
#92Darren64US #63
#93Mike64US #84
#94Allen63US #100
#95Glenn63US #91
#96Joel63US #90
#97Bradley62US #66
#98Marty62
#99Scotty62
#100Derrick61US #120

On the move since 1966

Rising

↑29Amanda#60
↑28Wendy#37
↑27April#65
↑26Jonathan#55
↑25Jason#71
↑21Walter#64
↑18Todd#58
↑16Carla#51

Falling

↓28Jeff#86
↓27Shirley#98
↓23Charlotte#96
↓21Judy#79
↓21Rita#87
↓20Curtis#91
↓17Eddie#85
↓13Janice#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1966 rankings.