State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 67,652 Tennessee births in 2015 across 2,189 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#97Tucker#186 nationally
#38Mary#123 nationally
#80Malachi#160 nationally
#92Gracie#165 nationally
#49Braxton#121 nationally
#88Londyn#160 nationally
#51Brantley#122 nationally
#62Bryson#133 nationally
#71Kingston#142 nationally
#49Kinsley#113 nationally
#18Easton#78 nationally
#74Emery#134 nationally

Girls

#1Emma480US #1
#2Ava419US #4
#3Olivia416US #2
#4Harper300US #10
#5Isabella285US #5
#6Sophia281US #3
#7Abigail270US #7
#8Elizabeth265US #13
#9Madison246US #11
#10Amelia235US #12
#11Chloe225US #17
#12Paisley219US #45
#13Emily218US #8
#14Addison213US #24
#15Avery209US #16
#16Ella206US #18
#17Mia200US #6
#18Charlotte195US #9
#19Lillian190US #26
#20Brooklyn182US #31
#21Evelyn178US #15
#22Zoey178US #23
#23Layla175US #30
#24Aubrey174US #21
#25Sadie174US #52
#26Caroline173US #62
#27Lily168US #25
#28Anna166US #44
#29Serenity165US #71
#30Skylar150US #42
#31Hannah147US #28
#32Riley146US #35
#33Ellie145US #48
#34Scarlett142US #22
#35Madelyn131US #59
#36Kaylee128US #61
#37Aubree124US #79
#38Mary124US #123
#39Nora124US #41
#40Autumn123US #69
#41Savannah122US #38
#42Natalie118US #27
#43Kennedy117US #58
#44Lucy117US #55
#45Nevaeh117US #70
#46Hadley115US #103
#47Audrey114US #37
#48Eleanor114US #60
#49Kinsley114US #113
#50Taylor109US #77
#51Zoe109US #33
#52Piper108US #67
#53Lydia106US #80
#54Sarah106US #57
#55Willow103US #111
#56Reagan102US #99
#57Stella102US #51
#58Aaliyah101US #47
#59Aria100US #29
#60Grace100US #19
#61London97US #105
#62Allison96US #39
#63Kylie94US #66
#64Sofia94US #14
#65Khloe92US #101
#66Adalynn91US #124
#67Victoria90US #20
#68Gabriella89US #54
#69Leah88US #36
#70Bailey87US #107
#71Hazel87US #63
#72Claire86US #49
#73Ivy86US #130
#74Emery85US #134
#75Arianna84US #56
#76Peyton84US #72
#77Rylee84US #120
#78Katherine83US #84
#79Adalyn81US #132
#80Alexis81US #85
#81Ariana81US #46
#82Mackenzie81US #73
#83Aurora80US #78
#84Lilly80US #139
#85Trinity80US #129
#86Annabelle79US #92
#87Clara79US #98
#88Londyn79US #160
#89Alexa78US #32
#90Bella78US #74
#91Naomi78US #75
#92Gracie77US #165
#93Penelope75US #34
#94Ruby74US #83
#95Everly73US #138
#96Eden71US #156
#97Mila71US #53
#98Mckenzie70US #151
#99Cora69US #88
#100Faith69US #90

Boys

#1William529US #5
#2James440US #7
#3Mason420US #3
#4Elijah419US #11
#5Noah402US #1
#6Jackson338US #17
#7Liam329US #2
#8John321US #26
#9Jacob314US #4
#10Aiden306US #13
#11Carter304US #24
#12Ethan285US #6
#13Levi271US #42
#14Michael271US #9
#15Samuel257US #23
#16Wyatt250US #34
#17Jaxon249US #44
#18Easton245US #78
#19Alexander242US #8
#20Benjamin241US #10
#21Luke240US #28
#22Gabriel239US #22
#23Joshua237US #33
#24Logan237US #14
#25Christopher232US #32
#26Oliver232US #19
#27David231US #18
#28Joseph217US #21
#29Landon216US #46
#30Grayson215US #47
#31Colton214US #60
#32Daniel212US #12
#33Lucas210US #16
#34Hunter205US #41
#35Caleb204US #37
#36Charles204US #50
#37Eli202US #53
#38Isaac201US #31
#39Jayden196US #20
#40Henry193US #29
#41Matthew193US #15
#42Andrew192US #30
#43Isaiah191US #49
#44Cooper190US #77
#45Owen190US #36
#46Hudson187US #65
#47Robert185US #63
#48Bentley178US #92
#49Braxton178US #121
#50Thomas171US #51
#51Brantley167US #122
#52Christian167US #43
#53Brayden166US #61
#54Jack163US #40
#55Jordan160US #59
#56Jeremiah159US #54
#57Carson156US #89
#58Connor155US #55
#59Anthony153US #25
#60Jace150US #75
#61Lincoln150US #66
#62Bryson149US #133
#63Jaxson149US #84
#64Sawyer147US #94
#65Asher145US #82
#66Dylan145US #27
#67Kayden145US #95
#68Parker141US #72
#69Nolan139US #71
#70Cameron137US #56
#71Kingston137US #142
#72Silas128US #128
#73Jonathan126US #48
#74Ayden125US #87
#75Josiah121US #57
#76Nathan119US #38
#77Camden113US #104
#78Tyler112US #81
#79Weston112US #120
#80Malachi111US #160
#81Ryan111US #39
#82Aaron109US #52
#83Gavin109US #70
#84Greyson109US #111
#85Chase108US #74
#86Ezra108US #93
#87Ian108US #76
#88Austin107US #69
#89Ryder107US #98
#90Sebastian104US #35
#91Ashton102US #141
#92Tristan100US #101
#93Evan99US #67
#94Maddox98US #148
#95Hayden96US #150
#96Kaiden96US #140
#97Tucker95US #186
#98Abel91US #124
#99Brandon91US #83
#100Nathaniel91US #97

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑36Nora#39
↑29Hazel#71
↑27Colton#31
↑26Reagan#56
↑25Silas#72
↑24Easton#18
↑22Kinsley#49
↑22Lincoln#61

Falling

↓38Annabelle#86
↓37Alexis#80
↓32Trinity#85
↓32Cora#99
↓31Bella#90
↓24Peyton#76
↓22Dylan#66
↓22Cameron#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.