State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 65,724 Tennessee births in 2019 across 2,257 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#87Journeeoutside the national top 200
#91Blakely#183 nationally
#32Waylon#113 nationally
#75Josie#155 nationally
#29Everleigh#108 nationally
#44Kingston#117 nationally
#81Emerson#152 nationally
#68Mary#126 nationally
#78Khloe#136 nationally
#65Aubree#122 nationally
#100Maddox#156 nationally
#52Sawyer#106 nationally

Girls

#1Ava406US #3
#2Olivia378US #1
#3Harper341US #9
#4Emma340US #2
#5Amelia331US #7
#6Charlotte312US #6
#7Evelyn241US #10
#8Elizabeth226US #14
#9Isabella223US #5
#10Ella221US #13
#11Sophia205US #4
#12Abigail204US #11
#13Willow193US #45
#14Mia190US #8
#15Layla187US #23
#16Chloe174US #24
#17Avery173US #18
#18Scarlett170US #21
#19Eleanor157US #27
#20Emily156US #12
#21Hazel156US #33
#22Ellie151US #35
#23Caroline148US #61
#24Luna143US #16
#25Everly142US #42
#26Lillian142US #37
#27Lily142US #34
#28Nora139US #29
#29Everleigh134US #108
#30Madison133US #26
#31Paisley133US #53
#32Addison131US #47
#33Riley129US #30
#34Mila127US #19
#35Aria125US #20
#36Hannah121US #32
#37Zoey120US #31
#38Nova119US #51
#39Lucy117US #48
#40Brooklyn115US #52
#41Penelope115US #22
#42Savannah113US #54
#43Piper111US #84
#44Bella110US #50
#45Aubrey109US #46
#46Ivy109US #67
#47Anna107US #63
#48Nevaeh107US #89
#49Stella107US #40
#50Grace106US #28
#51Aurora104US #39
#52Audrey102US #49
#53Skylar100US #56
#54Violet100US #36
#55Kennedy99US #68
#56Serenity99US #77
#57Kinsley98US #74
#58Sadie96US #87
#59Ruby95US #66
#60Rylee95US #100
#61Emery94US #93
#62Lydia94US #94
#63Raelynn93US #113
#64Hadley92US #112
#65Aubree89US #122
#66Cora89US #71
#67Madelyn89US #72
#68Mary88US #126
#69Autumn87US #82
#70Adeline86US #91
#71Naomi86US #59
#72Natalie85US #41
#73Zoe84US #38
#74Isla83US #57
#75Josie83US #155
#76Adalynn81US #123
#77Katherine80US #120
#78Khloe80US #136
#79Allison79US #78
#80Sofia79US #17
#81Emerson78US #152
#82Eliza76US #119
#83Aaliyah75US #70
#84Alice74US #73
#85Margaret74US #127
#86Camila73US #15
#87Journee73
#88Victoria73US #25
#89Eva72US #86
#90Ryleigh71US #138
#91Blakely70US #183
#92Gabriella70US #75
#93Kaylee70US #114
#94Peyton70US #97
#95Claire69US #55
#96Genesis68US #58
#97Reagan68US #102
#98Sarah68US #81
#99Eliana67US #62
#100Delilah66US #88

Boys

#1William472US #4
#2Liam456US #1
#3Noah406US #2
#4Elijah385US #5
#5James378US #6
#6Mason316US #9
#7Oliver312US #3
#8John293US #28
#9Wyatt282US #29
#10Jackson265US #17
#11Henry254US #13
#12Levi252US #25
#13Carter247US #30
#14Samuel244US #22
#15Grayson243US #33
#16Asher242US #43
#17Benjamin239US #7
#18Michael222US #14
#19Hudson221US #50
#20Owen219US #21
#21Lucas218US #8
#22Jaxon213US #42
#23Luke211US #32
#24Jacob206US #12
#25Lincoln199US #41
#26Jack196US #19
#27Alexander195US #10
#28Daniel193US #15
#29David192US #27
#30Easton192US #74
#31Maverick191US #58
#32Waylon191US #113
#33Charles190US #52
#34Colton185US #59
#35Aiden183US #20
#36Logan183US #16
#37Joseph177US #24
#38Gabriel172US #37
#39Thomas172US #47
#40Christopher169US #44
#41Ethan165US #11
#42Josiah163US #45
#43Isaac161US #34
#44Kingston159US #117
#45Carson158US #82
#46Isaiah156US #53
#47Greyson155US #79
#48Joshua155US #48
#49Cooper153US #80
#50Jayden149US #35
#51Matthew149US #23
#52Sawyer149US #106
#53Hunter146US #66
#54Ezra144US #49
#55Landon144US #63
#56Robert140US #76
#57Andrew138US #46
#58Jameson138US #77
#59Theodore138US #36
#60Sebastian132US #18
#61Eli131US #62
#62Nolan131US #65
#63Caleb129US #51
#64Christian129US #57
#65Jaxson125US #83
#66Jeremiah125US #69
#67Dylan124US #39
#68Silas124US #105
#69Jonathan120US #64
#70Cameron118US #67
#71Connor116US #68
#72Leo116US #40
#73Roman113US #72
#74Weston112US #104
#75Jace110US #93
#76Bentley109US #130
#77Brayden107US #101
#78Kayden107US #97
#79Harrison106US #111
#80Parker105US #98
#81Anthony104US #38
#82Everett103US #94
#83Ryan103US #54
#84Ezekiel102US #71
#85Brooks100US #110
#86Axel99US #84
#87Jordan99US #89
#88Miles98US #75
#89Braxton97US #126
#90Micah97US #109
#91Bryson96US #102
#92Ashton94US #125
#93Ayden94US #114
#94Elias94US #60
#95Jasper94US #136
#96Wesley94US #99
#97Ryder93US #116
#98Beau92US #132
#99Julian92US #31
#100Maddox92US #156

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑36Violet#54
↑34Hazel#21
↑32Penelope#41
↑24Jameson#58
↑22Cora#66
↑21Jack#26
↑21Maverick#31
↑19Luna#24

Falling

↓55Bryson#91
↓32Mary#68
↓31Sarah#98
↓30Kinsley#57
↓28Sofia#80
↓28Reagan#97
↓26Victoria#88
↓26Genesis#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.