State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,612 Tennessee births in 2018 across 2,246 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#92Charleeoutside the national top 200
#95Knoxoutside the national top 200
#45Waylon#142 nationally
#100River#197 nationally
#36Mary#126 nationally
#97Tucker#183 nationally
#98Hayden#180 nationally
#89Rhett#167 nationally
#91Trinity#168 nationally
#99Arabella#172 nationally
#49Kingston#117 nationally
#88Malachi#154 nationally

Girls

#1Emma422US #1
#2Ava400US #3
#3Olivia375US #2
#4Harper317US #9
#5Amelia313US #8
#6Charlotte298US #6
#7Elizabeth246US #13
#8Isabella244US #4
#9Evelyn234US #10
#10Abigail229US #11
#11Sophia210US #5
#12Mia207US #7
#13Ella192US #15
#14Avery187US #16
#15Caroline184US #56
#16Eleanor174US #32
#17Addison170US #35
#18Madison168US #22
#19Layla167US #27
#20Scarlett166US #20
#21Aubrey164US #37
#22Paisley164US #52
#23Chloe158US #25
#24Emily152US #12
#25Willow152US #60
#26Ellie151US #36
#27Kinsley151US #63
#28Lily150US #31
#29Nora150US #30
#30Everly147US #53
#31Riley143US #28
#32Zoey142US #29
#33Lillian133US #34
#34Mila132US #14
#35Aria129US #19
#36Mary128US #126
#37Brooklyn127US #47
#38Aurora123US #44
#39Savannah122US #45
#40Hadley119US #104
#41Bella118US #48
#42Kennedy118US #59
#43Luna117US #23
#44Hannah116US #33
#45Anna115US #54
#46Lucy114US #51
#47Nova114US #55
#48Serenity109US #75
#49Skylar109US #49
#50Stella109US #38
#51Sadie108US #87
#52Sofia108US #17
#53Adalynn107US #108
#54Nevaeh107US #83
#55Hazel102US #42
#56Piper102US #88
#57Lydia101US #89
#58Ivy100US #86
#59Raelynn100US #116
#60Rylee98US #101
#61Grace97US #24
#62Victoria97US #21
#63Audrey96US #46
#64Emery94US #94
#65Madelyn92US #72
#66Aubree91US #110
#67Sarah90US #66
#68Gabriella87US #69
#69Reagan86US #107
#70Genesis85US #57
#71Ruby84US #74
#72Kaylee83US #97
#73Penelope82US #26
#74Khloe80US #135
#75Naomi80US #64
#76Zoe80US #40
#77Claire79US #50
#78Delilah79US #92
#79Natalie78US #39
#80Ryleigh77US #145
#81Katherine75US #112
#82Peyton75US #102
#83Adeline74US #78
#84Autumn73US #77
#85Emerson73US #143
#86Camila72US #18
#87Taylor72US #121
#88Cora71US #73
#89Kylie71US #124
#90Violet71US #43
#91Trinity70US #168
#92Charlee69
#93Clara69US #103
#94Emilia69US #58
#95Iris69US #138
#96Sophie69US #98
#97Allison68US #70
#98Margaret68US #127
#99Arabella67US #172
#100Leah67US #41

Boys

#1William506US #3
#2James407US #4
#3Liam390US #1
#4Noah388US #2
#5Elijah382US #7
#6Mason309US #9
#7Jackson307US #17
#8Grayson286US #32
#9Oliver275US #5
#10Benjamin268US #6
#11Carter267US #24
#12John264US #26
#13Samuel260US #21
#14Michael245US #14
#15Easton240US #66
#16Levi240US #33
#17Henry238US #16
#18Lucas234US #8
#19David233US #22
#20Jaxon233US #39
#21Wyatt223US #27
#22Joseph222US #23
#23Luke221US #30
#24Ethan216US #12
#25Jacob214US #13
#26Owen210US #25
#27Asher207US #47
#28Gabriel206US #35
#29Alexander203US #11
#30Hudson203US #55
#31Logan197US #10
#32Lincoln193US #41
#33Aiden190US #19
#34Christopher190US #42
#35Carson189US #70
#36Bryson187US #92
#37Isaac184US #34
#38Andrew179US #43
#39Jayden174US #29
#40Joshua173US #40
#41Charles172US #53
#42Thomas171US #49
#43Isaiah169US #51
#44Daniel167US #15
#45Waylon166US #142
#46Eli165US #57
#47Jack165US #28
#48Colton163US #68
#49Kingston163US #117
#50Cooper159US #83
#51Matthew155US #20
#52Maverick155US #73
#53Sawyer154US #100
#54Silas153US #110
#55Jeremiah150US #64
#56Landon150US #61
#57Hunter149US #56
#58Greyson147US #77
#59Caleb144US #45
#60Josiah144US #52
#61Ezra142US #59
#62Jaxson140US #76
#63Nolan140US #65
#64Christian136US #54
#65Braxton131US #130
#66Robert131US #71
#67Dylan129US #31
#68Jonathan128US #63
#69Bentley127US #121
#70Jace126US #90
#71Sebastian124US #18
#72Kayden123US #97
#73Cameron122US #69
#74Connor122US #58
#75Anthony116US #38
#76Theodore116US #44
#77Everett115US #95
#78Ryan107US #46
#79Axel106US #94
#80Ayden104US #104
#81Brayden104US #84
#82Jameson101US #91
#83Weston101US #102
#84Nathan100US #48
#85Micah99US #103
#86Elias96US #67
#87Parker96US #96
#88Malachi95US #154
#89Rhett95US #167
#90Ashton94US #128
#91Rowan94US #129
#92Aaron92US #60
#93Austin92US #81
#94Ryker91US #122
#95Knox90
#96Jasper89US #155
#97Tucker88US #183
#98Hayden87US #180
#99Jordan87US #80
#100River87US #197

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑40Mila#34
↑39Aurora#38
↑33Nova#47
↑31Waylon#45
↑30Luna#43
↑27Everly#30
↑27Victoria#62
↑25Adalynn#53

Falling

↓45Allison#97
↓31Natalie#79
↓28Adeline#83
↓24Aubree#66
↓24Brayden#81
↓23Sadie#51
↓23Clara#93
↓22Kaylee#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.