State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 65,625 Tennessee births in 2012 across 2,164 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#80Allieoutside the national top 200
#62Kinsley#179 nationally
#96Presleyoutside the national top 200
#100Callieoutside the national top 200
#63Brantley#158 nationally
#98Tucker#185 nationally
#87Cayden#164 nationally
#45Mary#121 nationally
#86Eden#161 nationally
#97Willow#171 nationally
#87Gracie#158 nationally
#36Paisley#104 nationally

Girls

#1Emma501US #2
#2Olivia393US #4
#3Ava388US #5
#4Isabella366US #3
#5Sophia365US #1
#6Abigail313US #7
#7Madison299US #9
#8Chloe293US #11
#9Addison262US #14
#10Emily250US #6
#11Ella223US #12
#12Aubrey222US #15
#13Lillian212US #25
#14Harper210US #24
#15Elizabeth202US #10
#16Brooklyn193US #29
#17Hannah193US #22
#18Lily192US #16
#19Amelia179US #23
#20Avery175US #13
#21Kaylee175US #35
#22Zoey170US #20
#23Anna169US #34
#24Nevaeh166US #39
#25Mia154US #8
#26Savannah150US #43
#27Alexis149US #40
#28Khloe147US #55
#29Layla146US #31
#30Zoe140US #30
#31Natalie139US #17
#32Serenity135US #58
#33Evelyn133US #27
#34Allison131US #38
#35Caroline131US #80
#36Paisley131US #104
#37Taylor129US #46
#38Charlotte128US #19
#39Audrey125US #41
#40Sarah124US #42
#41Autumn115US #68
#42Sophie115US #52
#43Bailey114US #81
#44Bella112US #54
#45Mary112US #121
#46Alyssa110US #44
#47Riley109US #47
#48Aubree103US #60
#49London102US #94
#50Peyton101US #53
#51Aaliyah100US #36
#52Kylie100US #59
#53Morgan100US #82
#54Madelyn98US #67
#55Trinity97US #91
#56Victoria95US #28
#57Hailey94US #32
#58Piper94US #98
#59Brianna93US #51
#60Grace93US #21
#61Katherine92US #64
#62Kinsley92US #179
#63Hadley91US #131
#64Sofia90US #18
#65Reagan88US #97
#66Lucy87US #66
#67Samantha87US #26
#68Mackenzie86US #71
#69Makayla86US #70
#70Skylar86US #87
#71Gabriella85US #37
#72Kennedy85US #84
#73Lydia83US #95
#74Stella83US #62
#75Scarlett81US #61
#76Ellie80US #85
#77Leah80US #33
#78Molly80US #90
#79Lauren78US #72
#80Allie77
#81Destiny76US #113
#82Rylee76US #109
#83Claire75US #45
#84Makenzie74US #150
#85Sydney74US #78
#86Eden73US #161
#87Gracie73US #158
#88Brooklynn72US #138
#89Kylee71US #156
#90Lilly71US #110
#91Mckenzie70US #151
#92Kendall69US #116
#93Gabrielle68US #129
#94Annabelle67US #99
#95Katelyn67US #132
#96Presley67
#97Willow67US #171
#98Mya66US #124
#99Nora66US #108
#100Callie64

Boys

#1William582US #5
#2Mason484US #2
#3Elijah458US #13
#4James414US #14
#5Jacob388US #1
#6Jackson381US #21
#7Ethan364US #3
#8Noah344US #4
#9Liam334US #6
#10Landon333US #35
#11Michael330US #7
#12Aiden328US #10
#13John307US #28
#14Samuel306US #25
#15Jayden293US #8
#16Brayden291US #39
#17Joshua287US #17
#18Andrew281US #18
#19Joseph270US #19
#20Bentley263US #75
#21Caleb257US #32
#22Benjamin252US #16
#23Christopher250US #23
#24Alexander249US #9
#25Eli249US #43
#26David246US #20
#27Logan227US #22
#28Daniel225US #11
#29Gabriel225US #24
#30Hunter224US #45
#31Robert222US #60
#32Isaiah221US #42
#33Matthew221US #12
#34Luke220US #37
#35Colton214US #65
#36Levi213US #55
#37Bryson210US #94
#38Charles209US #62
#39Lucas206US #27
#40Carter201US #36
#41Cameron197US #54
#42Gavin197US #40
#43Christian195US #33
#44Tyler194US #50
#45Jaxon191US #66
#46Carson190US #87
#47Wyatt190US #41
#48Jonathan181US #34
#49Jeremiah179US #52
#50Jordan179US #48
#51Thomas179US #63
#52Owen175US #38
#53Anthony172US #15
#54Isaac169US #30
#55Austin167US #58
#56Henry167US #44
#57Easton158US #96
#58Ayden156US #68
#59Braxton153US #125
#60Parker149US #81
#61Dylan148US #31
#62Ryan148US #26
#63Brantley145US #158
#64Hayden145US #109
#65Nathan145US #29
#66Evan144US #47
#67Connor142US #59
#68Cooper141US #83
#69Hudson139US #93
#70Jack137US #46
#71Grayson132US #86
#72Brandon131US #56
#73Kayden130US #97
#74Jace124US #85
#75Justin119US #74
#76Tristan118US #88
#77Brody117US #91
#78Aaron109US #51
#79Zachary108US #67
#80Micah105US #103
#81Blake104US #71
#82Ian102US #78
#83Kevin101US #69
#84Timothy101US #118
#85Nicholas100US #49
#86Oliver99US #73
#87Cayden97US #164
#88Jason97US #76
#89Jaxson96US #106
#90Caden95US #151
#91Chase95US #77
#92Josiah95US #79
#93Nathaniel94US #84
#94Sawyer92US #147
#95Asher91US #108
#96Preston91US #130
#97Nolan90US #89
#98Tucker90US #185
#99Kaden89US #129
#100Maddox89US #168

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑58Paisley#36
↑37Piper#58
↑33Serenity#32
↑25Hadley#63
↑23Mackenzie#68
↑23Skylar#70
↑23Liam#9
↑18Colton#35

Falling

↓28Mckenzie#91
↓27Lauren#79
↓26Gabriella#71
↓23Lydia#73
↓23Molly#78
↓22Claire#83
↓21Makayla#69
↓20Gracie#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.