State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 58,750 Tennessee births in 1973 across 1,121 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#78Gingeroutside the national top 200
#81Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#66Christie#179 nationally
#97Scottieoutside the national top 200
#51Kristy#147 nationally
#75Kristie#161 nationally
#99Penny#184 nationally
#64Tommy#143 nationally
#62Ronnie#136 nationally
#66Darrell#131 nationally
#44Kristi#108 nationally
#67Sonya#131 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,105US #1
#2Angela800US #7
#3Kimberly658US #4
#4Amy636US #2
#5Melissa613US #6
#6Stephanie537US #9
#7Lisa421US #5
#8Tammy420US #15
#9Mary408US #14
#10Michelle357US #3
#11Tonya355US #36
#12Rebecca351US #10
#13Christy294US #73
#14April289US #33
#15Heather285US #8
#16Tina260US #24
#17Cynthia251US #26
#18Tracy246US #20
#19Shannon244US #22
#20Crystal230US #48
#21Elizabeth230US #13
#22Lori223US #28
#23Karen219US #23
#24Teresa217US #45
#25Susan207US #25
#26Stacy200US #32
#27Wendy200US #29
#28Amanda198US #51
#29Julie189US #12
#30Misty189US #90
#31Sherry185US #76
#32Pamela184US #47
#33Tiffany183US #52
#34Laura182US #19
#35Donna180US #55
#36Rhonda180US #70
#37Patricia171US #27
#38Kelly167US #18
#39Melanie166US #43
#40Christina157US #16
#41Sharon154US #57
#42Dana153US #59
#43Andrea148US #30
#44Kristi142US #108
#45Sandra140US #39
#46Rachel138US #42
#47Robin135US #60
#48Stacey132US #41
#49Leslie130US #75
#50Monica129US #40
#51Kristy124US #147
#52Linda123US #61
#53Melinda113US #72
#54Holly111US #54
#55Tanya109US #50
#56Paula104US #87
#57Regina104US #110
#58Tara104US #37
#59Emily102US #99
#60Dawn98US #21
#61Brandy97US #82
#62Cindy97US #92
#63Deborah97US #56
#64Sarah92US #35
#65Cheryl90US #74
#66Christie89US #179
#67Sonya87US #131
#68Katherine86US #64
#69Tamara86US #66
#70Nicole85US #11
#71Jacqueline82US #88
#72Katina82US #120
#73Brenda80US #53
#74Jamie80US #103
#75Kristie80US #161
#76Carla79US #114
#77Margaret79US #94
#78Ginger78
#79Yolanda78US #113
#80Barbara77US #63
#81Latonya77
#82Anna76US #86
#83Kathy74US #124
#84Allison73US #105
#85Bridget73US #112
#86Alicia72US #91
#87Jessica72US #34
#88Christine71US #17
#89Felicia71US #138
#90Tracey71US #102
#91Connie69US #144
#92Carrie68US #46
#93Catherine68US #67
#94Denise68US #38
#95Valerie66US #96
#96Carol65US #121
#97Brandi64US #109
#98Nancy64US #77
#99Penny64US #184
#100Julia63US #136

Boys

#1James1,432US #4
#2Michael1,394US #1
#3Christopher1,330US #2
#4Jason1,003US #3
#5William913US #9
#6John901US #6
#7David882US #5
#8Robert877US #7
#9Brian672US #8
#10Kevin577US #14
#11Charles537US #23
#12Mark432US #15
#13Timothy426US #22
#14Anthony379US #21
#15Joseph377US #12
#16Eric369US #13
#17Richard359US #16
#18Jeffrey356US #17
#19Steven348US #20
#20Thomas339US #19
#21Jonathan311US #31
#22Matthew297US #10
#23Daniel287US #11
#24Gregory287US #26
#25Kenneth276US #28
#26Larry250US #50
#27Jerry234US #57
#28Stephen234US #32
#29Chad232US #25
#30Billy220US #76
#31Jeremy220US #33
#32Gary219US #44
#33Keith208US #41
#34Ronald208US #40
#35Paul199US #24
#36Scott194US #18
#37Terry187US #65
#38Bobby182US #93
#39Bryan178US #43
#40Donald178US #38
#41Travis178US #53
#42Marcus166US #72
#43Andrew164US #29
#44Patrick161US #37
#45Rodney161US #68
#46Jeffery152US #64
#47Jimmy152US #95
#48Johnny149US #82
#49Shawn147US #27
#50Tony147US #78
#51Phillip145US #71
#52George144US #46
#53Jamie142US #70
#54Edward137US #39
#55Joshua125US #42
#56Shannon125US #100
#57Samuel123US #66
#58Danny121US #83
#59Derrick119US #87
#60Antonio115US #92
#61Bradley111US #62
#62Ronnie111US #136
#63Tracy108US #126
#64Tommy104US #143
#65Aaron103US #34
#66Darrell102US #131
#67Brandon100US #58
#68Douglas98US #47
#69Ricky98US #133
#70Shane98US #54
#71Todd94US #35
#72Randall92US #121
#73Chris91US #96
#74Dennis90US #56
#75Carl89US #90
#76Benjamin88US #55
#77Micheal88US #106
#78Nathan88US #63
#79Randy88US #79
#80Troy87US #59
#81Roy86US #117
#82Adam83US #45
#83Russell81US #77
#84Sean80US #36
#85Roger78US #84
#86Ryan78US #30
#87Joe77US #105
#88Corey73US #89
#89Carlos71US #74
#90Craig71US #48
#91Walter71US #101
#92Raymond69US #60
#93Justin68US #51
#94Derek67US #69
#95Eddie65US #156
#96Brent64US #80
#97Scottie63
#98Willie63US #109
#99Barry62US #159
#100Harold62US #140

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑36Emily#59
↑35Brandy#61
↑22Amanda#28
↑21Misty#30
↑20Aaron#65
↑19Katina#72
↑19Derrick#59
↑16Ginger#78

Falling

↓27Nancy#98
↓25Roger#85
↓24Nicole#70
↓24Troy#80
↓21Barbara#80
↓19Felicia#89
↓19Carol#96
↓19Joe#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.