State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2010 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,458 Tennessee births in 2010 across 2,054 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#70Allie#189 nationally
#92Callieoutside the national top 200
#96Maggieoutside the national top 200
#91Addyson#192 nationally
#100Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#76Braxton#170 nationally
#30Bryson#120 nationally
#35Mary#108 nationally
#58Gracie#130 nationally
#69Kylee#139 nationally
#75Mckenzie#145 nationally
#80Peyton#149 nationally

Girls

#1Isabella444US #1
#2Emma429US #3
#3Madison387US #8
#4Addison360US #11
#5Abigail354US #7
#6Olivia344US #4
#7Ava343US #5
#8Sophia298US #2
#9Chloe296US #9
#10Elizabeth267US #12
#11Emily255US #6
#12Ella237US #13
#13Alexis223US #16
#14Anna221US #27
#15Hannah198US #20
#16Kaylee191US #35
#17Lillian191US #22
#18Lily189US #17
#19Sarah174US #26
#20Layla172US #36
#21Nevaeh172US #25
#22Brooklyn170US #34
#23Taylor162US #37
#24Alyssa150US #21
#25Amelia149US #41
#26Khloe149US #42
#27Riley142US #40
#28Aubrey141US #45
#29Savannah138US #44
#30Natalie137US #14
#31Avery136US #23
#32Kylie134US #57
#33Makayla133US #43
#34Bella131US #48
#35Mary128US #108
#36Zoey123US #47
#37Autumn121US #81
#38Caroline121US #88
#39Bailey119US #78
#40Hailey118US #19
#41Trinity116US #72
#42Mia110US #10
#43Aaliyah109US #56
#44Brianna108US #30
#45Gabriella107US #33
#46Zoe107US #31
#47Samantha106US #15
#48Destiny105US #71
#49Peyton105US #51
#50Sophie104US #59
#51Sydney104US #60
#52Audrey102US #52
#53Kennedy101US #111
#54Jasmine99US #62
#55Morgan98US #63
#56Rylee98US #102
#57Ashley97US #29
#58Gracie97US #130
#59Allison96US #38
#60Grace95US #18
#61Evelyn94US #39
#62Ellie91US #104
#63Harper90US #120
#64Leah90US #24
#65Victoria89US #32
#66Katherine87US #70
#67Lauren87US #58
#68Claire85US #53
#69Kylee85US #139
#70Allie84US #189
#71Lydia84US #110
#72Jordyn83US #112
#73Gabrielle82US #94
#74London81US #109
#75Mckenzie81US #145
#76Serenity79US #83
#77Lucy78US #75
#78Charlotte77US #46
#79Kayla76US #49
#80Molly75US #87
#81Scarlett75US #115
#82Jayla73US #132
#83Arianna72US #54
#84Jada72US #128
#85Lilly72US #106
#86Haley71US #154
#87Annabelle70US #117
#88Kaitlyn70US #90
#89Sadie70US #118
#90Katelyn69US #103
#91Addyson68US #192
#92Callie68
#93Madelyn68US #76
#94Rebecca68US #134
#95Madeline67US #77
#96Maggie67
#97Mariah67US #97
#98Payton67US #79
#99Piper66US #144
#100Reagan66US #127

Boys

#1William571US #5
#2Jacob505US #1
#3Elijah460US #18
#4James415US #19
#5Noah385US #7
#6Ethan378US #2
#7Jackson356US #25
#8Aiden347US #9
#9Joshua344US #11
#10Christopher339US #13
#11Michael334US #3
#12John333US #26
#13Jayden332US #4
#14Mason324US #12
#15Landon316US #33
#16Brayden300US #40
#17Caleb299US #32
#18Matthew296US #16
#19David281US #15
#20Samuel275US #24
#21Alexander269US #6
#22Gabriel265US #21
#23Logan260US #17
#24Joseph258US #20
#25Benjamin257US #22
#26Andrew254US #14
#27Gavin235US #38
#28Hunter233US #58
#29Jeremiah230US #51
#30Bryson228US #120
#31Daniel227US #8
#32Lucas225US #35
#33Christian223US #29
#34Jonathan216US #28
#35Levi211US #70
#36Carter198US #48
#37Eli197US #65
#38Tyler196US #34
#39Charles195US #63
#40Bentley194US #100
#41Luke188US #41
#42Dylan185US #31
#43Robert183US #54
#44Isaiah182US #43
#45Wyatt182US #57
#46Evan180US #36
#47Austin179US #64
#48Colton179US #73
#49Isaac178US #39
#50Jordan178US #46
#51Brandon173US #44
#52Cooper173US #75
#53Thomas173US #62
#54Anthony171US #10
#55Cameron169US #60
#56Hayden169US #96
#57Ryan167US #23
#58Owen165US #47
#59Liam163US #30
#60Nathan160US #27
#61Nicholas158US #37
#62Connor156US #49
#63Carson153US #82
#64Zachary146US #61
#65Brody143US #83
#66Aaron139US #55
#67Ayden138US #78
#68Parker138US #85
#69Grayson132US #122
#70Justin126US #50
#71Caden122US #119
#72Jack122US #45
#73Kevin122US #59
#74Henry118US #67
#75Riley118US #105
#76Braxton117US #170
#77Jaxon117US #99
#78Kaden117US #106
#79Preston117US #131
#80Peyton113US #149
#81Hudson108US #139
#82Jason107US #69
#83Tristan107US #84
#84Easton106US #145
#85Kayden106US #123
#86Micah105US #108
#87Timothy105US #114
#88Josiah103US #77
#89Ian98US #72
#90Ashton97US #127
#91Nathaniel97US #81
#92Cayden95US #151
#93Jose93US #52
#94Kaleb92US #118
#95Wesley91US #159
#96Conner90US #158
#97Chase89US #66
#98Jaden89US #91
#99Xavier88US #71
#100Tucker86

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑47Kennedy#53
↑35Khloe#26
↑33Harper#63
↑26Levi#35
↑26Grayson#69
↑25Amelia#25
↑24London#74
↑22Aaliyah#43

Falling

↓36Madelyn#93
↓33Madeline#95
↓28Allison#59
↓24Kaitlyn#88
↓24Anthony#54
↓24Cameron#55
↓23Haley#86
↓21Molly#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.