State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,804 Tennessee births in 2017 across 2,204 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#84Londyn#192 nationally
#93Judahoutside the national top 200
#97Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#99River#200 nationally
#98Gracie#194 nationally
#76Waylon#162 nationally
#49Kingston#132 nationally
#86Brantley#168 nationally
#54Mary#126 nationally
#94Ryleigh#161 nationally
#96Trinity#160 nationally
#53Emery#115 nationally

Girls

#1Ava439US #3
#2Olivia399US #2
#3Emma380US #1
#4Amelia313US #8
#5Harper310US #11
#6Isabella279US #4
#7Elizabeth253US #13
#8Charlotte246US #7
#9Sophia235US #5
#10Abigail234US #10
#11Ella229US #16
#12Evelyn213US #9
#13Avery209US #14
#14Mia191US #6
#15Eleanor183US #36
#16Caroline181US #55
#17Madison174US #17
#18Scarlett174US #18
#19Layla172US #26
#20Emily170US #12
#21Addison167US #34
#22Lillian163US #27
#23Paisley156US #45
#24Chloe152US #22
#25Kinsley148US #59
#26Aubrey147US #31
#27Lily147US #33
#28Sadie143US #71
#29Nora141US #29
#30Riley140US #25
#31Serenity140US #78
#32Brooklyn137US #39
#33Skylar136US #48
#34Willow136US #80
#35Anna134US #53
#36Stella128US #42
#37Zoey126US #28
#38Hannah124US #32
#39Hazel124US #43
#40Piper123US #81
#41Aria122US #20
#42Aubree122US #86
#43Ellie122US #44
#44Kennedy121US #58
#45Lucy121US #52
#46Savannah115US #38
#47Sofia110US #15
#48Natalie108US #35
#49Nevaeh108US #74
#50Kaylee106US #84
#51Hadley105US #112
#52Allison102US #61
#53Emery99US #115
#54Mary99US #126
#55Adeline98US #64
#56Audrey98US #46
#57Everly98US #82
#58Madelyn98US #63
#59Grace97US #21
#60Penelope95US #24
#61Reagan94US #98
#62Autumn93US #75
#63Ruby93US #79
#64Lydia92US #85
#65Bella91US #50
#66Aaliyah90US #57
#67Rylee90US #104
#68Zoe87US #41
#69Cora86US #83
#70Clara85US #95
#71Bailey83US #125
#72Claire83US #49
#73Luna83US #37
#74Mila83US #30
#75Gabriella81US #65
#76Raelynn80US #124
#77Aurora79US #51
#78Adalynn78US #116
#79Eden78US #139
#80Nova78US #94
#81Genesis76US #56
#82Kylie76US #114
#83Leah76US #40
#84Londyn75US #192
#85Peyton75US #89
#86Sophie75US #106
#87Sarah74US #62
#88Naomi73US #69
#89Victoria72US #19
#90Adalyn71US #134
#91Taylor71US #113
#92Annabelle70US #118
#93Emerson70US #150
#94Ryleigh69US #161
#95Madeline68US #99
#96Trinity67US #160
#97Blakely66
#98Gracie66US #194
#99Ariana65US #67
#100Elena65US #68

Boys

#1William538US #3
#2Elijah440US #8
#3James405US #4
#4Noah374US #2
#5Jackson344US #20
#6Mason343US #7
#7Liam338US #1
#8John331US #27
#9Samuel322US #21
#10Grayson292US #34
#11Oliver277US #10
#12Carter264US #24
#13Benjamin262US #6
#14Levi256US #35
#15Lucas251US #11
#16Aiden250US #17
#17Jacob244US #9
#18Logan243US #5
#19Henry240US #19
#20Michael233US #12
#21Jaxon229US #43
#22Luke226US #30
#23Wyatt224US #25
#24Isaiah220US #46
#25Easton218US #66
#26Charles215US #48
#27Owen215US #28
#28Alexander213US #13
#29Lincoln212US #41
#30Christopher208US #39
#31Joseph206US #18
#32Gabriel203US #31
#33Daniel196US #15
#34Carson195US #83
#35David195US #22
#36Jayden194US #26
#37Bryson193US #86
#38Ethan183US #14
#39Landon183US #57
#40Matthew183US #16
#41Joshua180US #38
#42Josiah180US #51
#43Asher179US #59
#44Thomas178US #49
#45Hudson177US #64
#46Sawyer177US #95
#47Hunter168US #53
#48Jack167US #36
#49Kingston166US #132
#50Robert166US #65
#51Andrew165US #40
#52Bentley163US #101
#53Cooper162US #88
#54Eli162US #54
#55Isaac162US #32
#56Caleb161US #50
#57Brayden158US #72
#58Colton157US #70
#59Greyson157US #80
#60Braxton153US #118
#61Connor144US #56
#62Nolan142US #67
#63Jaxson140US #79
#64Sebastian138US #23
#65Parker137US #90
#66Christian135US #52
#67Dylan135US #29
#68Cameron134US #60
#69Silas133US #120
#70Maverick132US #84
#71Jace129US #87
#72Jonathan128US #55
#73Ezra127US #69
#74Jeremiah126US #63
#75Kayden123US #98
#76Waylon121US #162
#77Everett118US #106
#78Jordan118US #73
#79Aaron116US #47
#80Anthony116US #33
#81Ayden115US #99
#82Nathan114US #45
#83Weston113US #109
#84Ryder112US #122
#85Maddox109US #136
#86Brantley107US #168
#87Harrison107US #113
#88Ezekiel99US #82
#89Austin98US #75
#90Ryan98US #44
#91Ashton96US #138
#92Micah94US #107
#93Judah92
#94Tyler92US #105
#95Ryker91US #131
#96Axel90US #104
#97Brandon90US #114
#98Jameson90US #100
#99River90US #200
#100Tristan90US #121

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑39Stella#36
↑26Logan#18
↑25Clara#70
↑25Carson#34
↑24Emery#53
↑23Kinsley#25
↑21Rylee#67
↑18Sawyer#46

Falling

↓29Victoria#89
↓28Peyton#85
↓23Madelyn#58
↓23Taylor#91
↓23Ariana#99
↓23Eli#54
↓21Savannah#46
↓19Adalyn#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.