State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,359 Tennessee births in 2020 across 2,275 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#85Walkeroutside the national top 200
#84Tucker#191 nationally
#82Magnolia#176 nationally
#74Blakely#167 nationally
#19Waylon#103 nationally
#88Callie#165 nationally
#49Kingston#118 nationally
#55Mary#123 nationally
#92Ryleigh#159 nationally
#53Sawyer#116 nationally
#100Taylor#162 nationally
#33Everleigh#94 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia403US #1
#2Ava368US #3
#3Amelia346US #6
#4Emma344US #2
#5Harper284US #10
#6Charlotte265US #5
#7Evelyn226US #9
#8Isabella219US #7
#9Sophia217US #4
#10Eleanor201US #22
#11Elizabeth201US #16
#12Abigail197US #12
#13Ella195US #15
#14Paisley190US #49
#15Mia180US #8
#16Willow173US #48
#17Hazel166US #31
#18Avery162US #19
#19Ellie157US #29
#20Scarlett155US #21
#21Addison150US #47
#22Riley150US #33
#23Nora147US #30
#24Chloe146US #25
#25Layla143US #24
#26Luna141US #14
#27Nova141US #38
#28Serenity137US #69
#29Everly135US #43
#30Caroline133US #71
#31Sadie133US #78
#32Lily132US #35
#33Everleigh126US #94
#34Madison126US #23
#35Stella124US #42
#36Lucy123US #50
#37Aria122US #27
#38Emily122US #18
#39Ruby122US #74
#40Lillian121US #46
#41Aurora119US #36
#42Ivy119US #57
#43Kinsley119US #59
#44Zoey118US #32
#45Naomi108US #52
#46Penelope108US #26
#47Aubrey107US #56
#48Isla107US #44
#49Anna106US #68
#50Violet105US #37
#51Emery102US #89
#52Hannah101US #39
#53Mila101US #20
#54Raelynn100US #104
#55Mary99US #123
#56Sofia99US #17
#57Camila98US #11
#58Natalie97US #51
#59Piper97US #91
#60Gianna96US #13
#61Savannah94US #67
#62Madelyn93US #66
#63Bella91US #63
#64Skylar91US #64
#65Lydia90US #95
#66Nevaeh89US #83
#67Audrey88US #60
#68Brooklyn88US #54
#69Autumn87US #82
#70Hadley84US #111
#71Grace83US #28
#72Kennedy81US #72
#73Adeline80US #99
#74Blakely80US #167
#75Claire80US #58
#76Victoria80US #34
#77Margaret79US #126
#78Eden78US #129
#79Emilia76US #41
#80Josephine76US #87
#81Genesis75US #62
#82Magnolia75US #176
#83Charlie74US #122
#84Cora74US #88
#85Leah74US #45
#86Peyton74US #98
#87Reagan74US #114
#88Callie73US #165
#89Sophie72US #75
#90Aaliyah70US #65
#91Josie70US #135
#92Ryleigh70US #159
#93Zoe70US #40
#94Eliana69US #53
#95Eliza69US #115
#96Elena68US #55
#97Iris68US #127
#98Lyla68US #118
#99Rylee67US #102
#100Taylor67US #162

Boys

#1Liam456US #1
#2William452US #5
#3Elijah372US #4
#4James371US #6
#5Noah346US #2
#6Oliver295US #3
#7Henry284US #9
#8Levi274US #18
#9Grayson266US #35
#10John258US #27
#11Jackson255US #17
#12Samuel250US #25
#13Hudson246US #43
#14Mason236US #11
#15Wyatt230US #29
#16Asher228US #32
#17Benjamin222US #7
#18Owen209US #22
#19Waylon205US #103
#20Carter200US #33
#21Lucas194US #8
#22Michael194US #12
#23Lincoln190US #40
#24Jack188US #21
#25Jacob186US #15
#26Maverick186US #50
#27Charles182US #46
#28Easton182US #73
#29David181US #28
#30Joseph181US #26
#31Luke180US #31
#32Christopher176US #47
#33Alexander172US #10
#34Aiden169US #24
#35Colton164US #66
#36Thomas163US #45
#37Gabriel162US #38
#38Cooper161US #75
#39Daniel160US #14
#40Jaxon160US #48
#41Carson146US #84
#42Jameson146US #79
#43Theodore146US #23
#44Joshua145US #53
#45Ethan143US #13
#46Josiah140US #49
#47Matthew137US #30
#48Isaac136US #39
#49Kingston135US #118
#50Sebastian135US #19
#51Andrew133US #52
#52Landon133US #69
#53Sawyer133US #116
#54Greyson132US #81
#55Hunter132US #68
#56Eli131US #60
#57Logan131US #16
#58Jayden128US #37
#59Jaxson125US #85
#60Nolan125US #61
#61Robert125US #80
#62Isaiah124US #51
#63Ezra123US #44
#64Elias121US #54
#65Leo116US #36
#66Silas114US #100
#67Bryson113US #115
#68Caleb113US #56
#69Cameron112US #65
#70Jeremiah112US #74
#71Jace109US #96
#72River109US #129
#73Harrison107US #114
#74Everett106US #90
#75Parker106US #95
#76Jonathan105US #70
#77Weston105US #104
#78Braxton104US #131
#79Brooks104US #92
#80Dylan104US #42
#81Kayden104US #99
#82Miles101US #59
#83Christian99US #62
#84Tucker99US #191
#85Walker98
#86Anthony96US #41
#87Jasper95US #138
#88Ryan94US #57
#89Declan93US #102
#90Julian93US #34
#91Roman93US #77
#92Bennett92US #101
#93Connor92US #78
#94Ryker92US #148
#95Jordan91US #82
#96Mateo91US #20
#97Ryder89US #108
#98Rowan88US #113
#99Ayden86US #122
#100Axel85US #72

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑30Elias#64
↑29Camila#57
↑28Serenity#28
↑27Sadie#31
↑26Naomi#45
↑26Isla#48
↑24Sofia#56
↑24Bryson#67

Falling

↓39Rylee#99
↓28Brooklyn#68
↓22Connor#93
↓21Grace#71
↓21Logan#57
↓20Zoe#93
↓19Mila#53
↓19Savannah#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.