State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 67,198 Tennessee births in 2016 across 2,250 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#78Waylon#196 nationally
#94Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#99Presleyoutside the national top 200
#98Brooklynn#198 nationally
#91Londyn#179 nationally
#49Mary#126 nationally
#97Tucker#173 nationally
#83Brantley#156 nationally
#95Hayden#168 nationally
#71Adalyn#141 nationally
#65Kingston#132 nationally
#87Malachi#154 nationally

Girls

#1Emma413US #1
#2Olivia383US #2
#3Ava381US #3
#4Harper322US #11
#5Isabella282US #5
#6Amelia263US #10
#7Ella249US #17
#8Elizabeth246US #13
#9Sophia236US #4
#10Abigail230US #8
#11Charlotte230US #7
#12Chloe221US #20
#13Evelyn214US #12
#14Paisley210US #46
#15Addison209US #29
#16Madison203US #15
#17Avery198US #16
#18Mia193US #6
#19Lillian188US #28
#20Emily181US #9
#21Aubrey178US #25
#22Lily176US #24
#23Zoey171US #26
#24Scarlett161US #18
#25Savannah156US #38
#26Anna154US #49
#27Sadie152US #60
#28Hannah150US #33
#29Brooklyn149US #34
#30Eleanor148US #41
#31Caroline147US #56
#32Piper147US #67
#33Riley145US #22
#34Layla141US #30
#35Madelyn139US #62
#36Aria138US #23
#37Nora137US #36
#38Sofia135US #14
#39Nevaeh131US #73
#40Ellie127US #43
#41Skylar127US #42
#42Hadley126US #108
#43Grace122US #19
#44Serenity119US #70
#45Willow119US #96
#46Kennedy118US #59
#47Aubree116US #84
#48Kinsley113US #86
#49Mary112US #126
#50Autumn111US #65
#51Lucy111US #55
#52Natalie111US #31
#53Lydia109US #80
#54Ruby109US #71
#55Hazel105US #52
#56Katherine102US #91
#57Peyton102US #81
#58Zoe102US #35
#59Kaylee100US #72
#60Victoria100US #21
#61Allison97US #50
#62Audrey97US #39
#63Penelope97US #27
#64Claire96US #40
#65Adeline95US #63
#66Cora92US #87
#67Kylie92US #83
#68Taylor91US #89
#69Adalynn87US #124
#70Leah87US #37
#71Adalyn86US #141
#72Khloe86US #125
#73Sarah86US #57
#74Aaliyah85US #53
#75Stella85US #45
#76Ariana84US #54
#77Emery84US #130
#78Reagan84US #98
#79Violet83US #47
#80Bailey82US #116
#81Naomi81US #75
#82Trinity81US #137
#83Ivy77US #112
#84Arianna76US #69
#85Aurora72US #66
#86Faith72US #99
#87Gabriella72US #61
#88Rylee72US #105
#89Luna71US #77
#90Annabelle70US #104
#91Londyn70US #179
#92Madeline70US #90
#93Lilly69US #143
#94Alexis68US #118
#95Clara68US #100
#96Margaret67US #139
#97Mckenzie67US #156
#98Brooklynn66US #198
#99Presley66
#100Alice65US #76

Boys

#1William563US #3
#2Elijah425US #9
#3James423US #5
#4Mason390US #4
#5Noah373US #1
#6Liam335US #2
#7Jackson330US #17
#8Benjamin295US #6
#9Aiden288US #16
#10John285US #28
#11Michael280US #8
#12Carter278US #26
#13Levi267US #42
#14Samuel262US #21
#15Jacob259US #7
#16Oliver259US #12
#17Gabriel243US #25
#18Grayson241US #37
#19Wyatt236US #33
#20Lucas235US #14
#21Luke234US #29
#22Ethan230US #10
#23Joseph229US #20
#24Easton226US #66
#25Daniel222US #13
#26Henry220US #22
#27Christopher216US #36
#28David214US #19
#29Jaxon213US #41
#30Joshua212US #35
#31Eli209US #50
#32Jayden208US #27
#33Owen207US #24
#34Matthew203US #15
#35Charles201US #52
#36Landon198US #53
#37Hunter197US #45
#38Isaac194US #31
#39Alexander193US #11
#40Isaiah184US #47
#41Caleb182US #44
#42Lincoln182US #51
#43Colton178US #68
#44Logan175US #18
#45Thomas175US #48
#46Brayden174US #64
#47Hudson174US #61
#48Andrew173US #34
#49Robert171US #62
#50Josiah164US #55
#51Cooper162US #79
#52Bentley161US #100
#53Bryson161US #94
#54Christian157US #46
#55Dylan157US #32
#56Jack157US #38
#57Jeremiah157US #58
#58Connor156US #54
#59Carson155US #81
#60Asher151US #71
#61Cameron146US #57
#62Braxton141US #125
#63Jaxson141US #82
#64Sawyer140US #97
#65Kingston131US #132
#66Nolan131US #67
#67Anthony130US #30
#68Ayden129US #92
#69Jace125US #76
#70Kayden124US #101
#71Ryan124US #40
#72Jonathan123US #56
#73Gavin122US #80
#74Jordan121US #65
#75Nathan118US #43
#76Greyson117US #95
#77Weston115US #121
#78Waylon114US #196
#79Parker113US #87
#80Silas113US #119
#81Tyler113US #91
#82Sebastian111US #23
#83Brantley108US #156
#84Chase106US #86
#85Austin105US #73
#86Aaron104US #49
#87Malachi103US #154
#88Tristan103US #108
#89Ezra101US #85
#90Everett98US #114
#91Micah98US #115
#92Evan95US #69
#93Axel91US #116
#94Dawson91
#95Hayden90US #168
#96Ian90US #78
#97Tucker87US #173
#98Kevin86US #90
#99Justin84US #112
#100Harrison83US #107

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑40Ruby#54
↑33Cora#66
↑30Penelope#63
↑26Sofia#38
↑25Josiah#50
↑23Aria#36
↑22Katherine#56
↑20Piper#32

Falling

↓32Brantley#83
↓23Kaylee#59
↓22Reagan#78
↓20Alexander#39
↓20Logan#44
↓19Sarah#73
↓19Gabriella#87
↓19Jordan#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.