State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,451 Tennessee births in 1969 across 1,075 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#76Leighoutside the national top 200
#77Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#81Martyoutside the national top 200
#74Stacy#186 nationally
#91Gingeroutside the national top 200
#97Kristyoutside the national top 200
#98Jackieoutside the national top 200
#66Tammie#164 nationally
#78Vickie#174 nationally
#56Penny#142 nationally
#34Christy#116 nationally
#53Kristi#129 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa955US #1
#2Kimberly898US #4
#3Angela846US #7
#4Tammy789US #9
#5Melissa736US #5
#6Jennifer533US #3
#7Mary525US #8
#8Amy455US #6
#9Michelle422US #2
#10Karen394US #13
#11Pamela383US #24
#12Stephanie379US #19
#13Tina378US #22
#14Donna373US #26
#15Teresa369US #32
#16Cynthia345US #23
#17Tracy319US #17
#18Susan310US #11
#19Sandra304US #25
#20Laura296US #10
#21Rhonda294US #44
#22Elizabeth283US #16
#23Patricia275US #18
#24Sherry275US #55
#25Sharon264US #36
#26Lori258US #20
#27Rebecca253US #28
#28Kelly245US #15
#29Shannon245US #31
#30Julie240US #12
#31Tonya232US #54
#32Linda226US #33
#33Wendy201US #29
#34Christy196US #116
#35Robin195US #46
#36Deborah188US #27
#37Regina181US #86
#38Paula178US #50
#39Dana173US #60
#40Brenda171US #38
#41Barbara153US #39
#42Carol152US #56
#43Melanie152US #92
#44Cheryl150US #41
#45Kathy145US #77
#46Sheila145US #68
#47Tracey143US #65
#48Leslie140US #64
#49Cindy136US #74
#50Stacey130US #52
#51Carolyn128US #71
#52Connie126US #105
#53Kristi125US #129
#54Melinda123US #89
#55Jacqueline122US #62
#56Penny121US #142
#57Stacy121US #53
#58Andrea115US #48
#59Rachel114US #69
#60Gina112US #63
#61Sonya111US #123
#62Debra110US #43
#63Amanda108US #122
#64Monica107US #59
#65Janet106US #84
#66Tammie105US #164
#67Carla104US #90
#68Dawn104US #21
#69Yolanda103US #98
#70Tara102US #107
#71Nancy101US #45
#72Sherri101US #106
#73Terri97US #93
#74Sarah96US #72
#75Heather95US #34
#76Leigh91
#77Shelia91
#78Vickie91US #174
#79Beverly90US #141
#80Jamie90US #121
#81Margaret90US #73
#82Christina89US #37
#83Valerie88US #85
#84Anita87US #120
#85Katherine87US #70
#86Betty85US #154
#87Wanda85US #126
#88April84US #97
#89Denise84US #35
#90Julia84US #100
#91Ginger82
#92Kim82US #66
#93Janice81US #131
#94Cathy78US #133
#95Traci77US #112
#96Crystal72US #118
#97Kristy72
#98Catherine71US #58
#99Christine70US #14
#100Ann69US #57

Boys

#1James1,746US #3
#2Michael1,592US #1
#3David1,197US #2
#4John1,078US #4
#5Robert1,047US #5
#6William989US #6
#7Christopher736US #7
#8Charles706US #19
#9Timothy704US #17
#10Mark675US #8
#11Jeffrey610US #11
#12Brian517US #9
#13Anthony476US #20
#14Kevin463US #16
#15Richard461US #10
#16Gregory446US #26
#17Thomas442US #13
#18Kenneth438US #23
#19Steven418US #14
#20Joseph373US #15
#21Jerry347US #45
#22Ronald335US #29
#23Eric325US #21
#24Stephen321US #27
#25Larry319US #40
#26Paul313US #22
#27Donald300US #30
#28Terry294US #52
#29Jeffery293US #48
#30Jason285US #25
#31Gary280US #35
#32Scott266US #12
#33Tony262US #54
#34Billy258US #77
#35Jimmy229US #79
#36Bobby220US #82
#37Johnny205US #67
#38Daniel202US #18
#39Rodney202US #49
#40Keith196US #36
#41Randy183US #55
#42Patrick182US #31
#43George176US #38
#44Edward175US #32
#45Ricky161US #90
#46Douglas157US #34
#47Danny156US #73
#48Jonathan155US #46
#49Roger152US #59
#50Randall149US #85
#51Matthew148US #24
#52Barry147US #99
#53Dennis147US #44
#54Troy145US #42
#55Bryan141US #51
#56Bradley140US #53
#57Andrew134US #33
#58Ronnie133US #127
#59Samuel131US #64
#60Darrell125US #93
#61Phillip124US #74
#62Russell123US #57
#63Chris118US #66
#64Joe118US #83
#65Tommy115US #134
#66Walter115US #84
#67Tracy113US #141
#68Todd109US #28
#69Carl105US #62
#70Micheal102US #120
#71Roy96US #105
#72Eddie94US #146
#73Willie93US #101
#74Stacy92US #186
#75Raymond91US #50
#76Reginald91US #125
#77Sean91US #37
#78Shannon87US #129
#79Gerald86US #65
#80Craig83US #39
#81Marty83
#82Corey81US #58
#83Harold79US #117
#84Jeff79US #106
#85Travis78US #113
#86Marcus77US #138
#87Brent76US #92
#88Frank75US #47
#89Curtis74US #81
#90Allen73US #111
#91Darren72US #60
#92Marvin72US #139
#93Jack71US #122
#94Joel71US #80
#95Steve71US #98
#96Derrick69US #107
#97Alan67US #76
#98Jackie65
#99Shawn62US #41
#100Lawrence61US #71

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑41Rachel#59
↑38Christy#34
↑33Jason#30
↑25Kristi#53
↑25Bradley#56
↑22Monica#64
↑19Tara#70
↑18Matthew#51

Falling

↓32Anita#84
↓30Margaret#81
↓23Janice#93
↓22Nancy#71
↓21Steve#95
↓17Andrea#58
↓16Beverly#79
↓16Derrick#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.