State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,422 Tennessee births in 2011 across 2,091 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#72Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#71Allie#198 nationally
#86Callieoutside the national top 200
#94Paisley#194 nationally
#98Tucker#196 nationally
#88Hadley#178 nationally
#80Peyton#166 nationally
#72Braxton#153 nationally
#100Maci#180 nationally
#63Mckenzie#136 nationally
#29Bryson#97 nationally
#67Gracie#135 nationally

Girls

#1Emma461US #3
#2Isabella396US #2
#3Ava364US #5
#4Madison355US #8
#5Olivia355US #4
#6Addison331US #13
#7Abigail316US #7
#8Chloe304US #10
#9Sophia299US #1
#10Elizabeth287US #11
#11Emily287US #6
#12Ella263US #12
#13Brooklyn247US #21
#14Lily219US #15
#15Lillian202US #22
#16Anna190US #38
#17Hannah183US #25
#18Harper178US #54
#19Alexis172US #26
#20Avery168US #18
#21Nevaeh167US #33
#22Layla165US #35
#23Taylor165US #44
#24Zoey165US #28
#25Aubrey164US #20
#26Kaylee160US #36
#27Savannah153US #41
#28Riley152US #47
#29Khloe150US #49
#30Natalie147US #14
#31Amelia146US #30
#32Mia146US #9
#33Alyssa141US #37
#34Autumn140US #69
#35Caroline138US #87
#36Sarah138US #39
#37Allison130US #40
#38Trinity130US #77
#39Kylie127US #57
#40Evelyn123US #24
#41Zoe121US #31
#42Charlotte120US #27
#43Audrey114US #43
#44Bailey108US #88
#45Gabriella108US #34
#46Peyton108US #53
#47Sophie107US #51
#48Makayla105US #56
#49Brianna104US #45
#50Lydia104US #96
#51Mary103US #112
#52Lauren101US #62
#53Bella100US #60
#54Katherine100US #61
#55Molly99US #78
#56Morgan98US #75
#57London97US #94
#58Hailey96US #32
#59Madelyn95US #79
#60Aubree90US #99
#61Claire90US #50
#62Destiny90US #90
#63Mckenzie88US #136
#64Sadie88US #123
#65Serenity88US #66
#66Aaliyah86US #46
#67Gracie86US #135
#68Victoria86US #23
#69Grace85US #16
#70Sydney84US #65
#71Allie83US #198
#72Kinsley83
#73Lucy83US #73
#74Makenzie83US #139
#75Annabelle81US #111
#76Kylee81US #138
#77Samantha81US #17
#78Arianna79US #52
#79Kennedy77US #91
#80Leah77US #29
#81Scarlett77US #80
#82Reagan76US #122
#83Brooklynn75US #129
#84Madeline74US #85
#85Stella74US #74
#86Callie73
#87Ellie73US #97
#88Hadley73US #178
#89Kaitlyn71US #100
#90Rylee71US #102
#91Mackenzie70US #68
#92Rachel70US #116
#93Skylar70US #145
#94Paisley69US #194
#95Piper69US #110
#96Ashley67US #42
#97Lilly67US #103
#98Payton67US #95
#99Jasmine65US #72
#100Maci63US #180

Boys

#1William608US #3
#2Mason470US #2
#3Elijah444US #13
#4Jacob419US #1
#5James396US #17
#6Jackson379US #23
#7Noah357US #5
#8Jayden354US #4
#9Aiden348US #9
#10John316US #27
#11Ethan309US #7
#12Michael306US #6
#13Joshua305US #14
#14Landon305US #34
#15Christopher304US #20
#16Samuel291US #26
#17Brayden279US #36
#18Caleb266US #32
#19Andrew260US #16
#20Bentley260US #75
#21Lucas258US #29
#22Levi256US #66
#23David252US #18
#24Hunter250US #55
#25Gabriel249US #24
#26Benjamin244US #19
#27Joseph241US #22
#28Logan241US #21
#29Bryson240US #97
#30Alexander231US #8
#31Daniel225US #10
#32Liam224US #15
#33Eli221US #58
#34Jeremiah219US #49
#35Matthew219US #12
#36Robert207US #62
#37Gavin204US #37
#38Christian202US #30
#39Isaiah202US #43
#40Tyler201US #38
#41Luke196US #39
#42Charles191US #61
#43Jordan191US #46
#44Anthony186US #11
#45Hayden181US #90
#46Jonathan181US #31
#47Carter179US #41
#48Isaac178US #35
#49Thomas178US #63
#50Austin172US #60
#51Wyatt171US #48
#52Connor170US #54
#53Colton169US #74
#54Brandon167US #47
#55Cameron167US #53
#56Carson162US #85
#57Jaxon162US #86
#58Cooper161US #82
#59Easton157US #103
#60Henry156US #57
#61Evan155US #40
#62Dylan153US #33
#63Ayden152US #70
#64Nathan144US #28
#65Owen144US #44
#66Grayson143US #98
#67Tristan143US #87
#68Jack140US #45
#69Parker138US #79
#70Brody135US #83
#71Justin135US #59
#72Braxton132US #153
#73Ryan129US #25
#74Zachary123US #64
#75Ian116US #72
#76Nicholas116US #42
#77Hudson115US #112
#78Rylan115US #146
#79Josiah111US #80
#80Peyton110US #166
#81Aaron108US #51
#82Micah108US #102
#83Kayden107US #105
#84Cayden104US #150
#85Jason102US #71
#86Kaden100US #119
#87Caden97US #134
#88Kaleb94US #116
#89Ashton93US #109
#90Blake93US #73
#91Chase93US #69
#92Jace93US #106
#93Asher91US #113
#94Kevin91US #67
#95Nathaniel91US #84
#96Riley91US #111
#97Jaxson88US #141
#98Tucker87US #196
#99Oliver86US #78
#100Preston85US #136

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑45Harper#18
↑36Charlotte#42
↑34Madelyn#59
↑27Liam#32
↑25Molly#55
↑25Sadie#64
↑25Easton#59
↑22Allison#37

Falling

↓45Jasmine#99
↓39Ashley#96
↓34Rylee#90
↓30Samantha#77
↓26Kennedy#79
↓25Ellie#87
↓23Aaliyah#66
↓21Kevin#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.