State roster

Top names in Tennessee

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Tennessee birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,953 Tennessee births in 2021 across 2,375 distinct names.

Distinctively Tennessee

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

#86Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#66Blakely#156 nationally
#96Tucker#180 nationally
#92Millie#173 nationally
#61Magnolia#140 nationally
#35Kingston#112 nationally
#56Mary#132 nationally
#63Walker#130 nationally
#45River#110 nationally
#49Sawyer#114 nationally
#40Raelynn#103 nationally
#68Josie#130 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia381US #1
#2Charlotte358US #3
#3Ava357US #5
#4Emma341US #2
#5Amelia302US #4
#6Harper297US #10
#7Evelyn262US #9
#8Elizabeth227US #14
#9Sophia213US #6
#10Isabella199US #7
#11Eleanor198US #15
#12Ella193US #16
#13Willow185US #39
#14Hazel175US #28
#15Nova171US #32
#16Ellie165US #30
#17Scarlett163US #20
#18Abigail161US #17
#19Paisley158US #52
#20Chloe154US #25
#21Luna149US #11
#22Nora149US #27
#23Layla148US #24
#24Mia148US #8
#25Caroline147US #80
#26Lily147US #31
#27Addison139US #45
#28Avery137US #19
#29Sadie136US #78
#30Stella136US #41
#31Riley135US #37
#32Lucy134US #48
#33Ivy131US #49
#34Madison128US #29
#35Naomi127US #54
#36Emily126US #21
#37Isla126US #34
#38Kinsley125US #57
#39Lillian125US #51
#40Raelynn122US #103
#41Aria120US #22
#42Aurora119US #35
#43Zoey117US #38
#44Violet113US #36
#45Everly111US #50
#46Everleigh104US #99
#47Kennedy102US #70
#48Brooklyn101US #63
#49Skylar101US #74
#50Natalie98US #56
#51Nevaeh98US #86
#52Hadley97US #112
#53Penelope97US #23
#54Autumn96US #66
#55Gianna96US #13
#56Mary96US #132
#57Piper96US #96
#58Hannah95US #44
#59Ruby95US #62
#60Audrey94US #60
#61Magnolia94US #140
#62Delilah90US #58
#63Grace90US #33
#64Mila90US #26
#65Adeline85US #94
#66Blakely85US #156
#67Emery83US #90
#68Josie83US #130
#69Savannah83US #67
#70Serenity83US #84
#71Anna82US #85
#72Aubrey82US #64
#73Sofia82US #18
#74Emilia81US #40
#75Zoe81US #42
#76Camila80US #12
#77Lydia79US #89
#78Victoria79US #43
#79Eden78US #121
#80Claire77US #59
#81Margaret77US #125
#82Eliza76US #111
#83Allison75US #82
#84Bella75US #73
#85Madelyn75US #71
#86Oaklynn75
#87Josephine74US #72
#88Parker74US #115
#89Alice73US #65
#90Genesis73US #75
#91Cora72US #87
#92Millie72US #173
#93Aaliyah71US #61
#94Adalynn71US #119
#95Eliana71US #47
#96Peyton71US #100
#97Rylee71US #97
#98Charlie70US #127
#99Iris70US #107
#100Madeline70US #95

Boys

#1William429US #6
#2Liam401US #1
#3James389US #5
#4Noah388US #2
#5Elijah382US #4
#6Oliver367US #3
#7Henry310US #9
#8Hudson298US #34
#9Asher294US #25
#10Jackson286US #14
#11Levi269US #12
#12John265US #27
#13Grayson255US #35
#14Wyatt243US #29
#15Samuel236US #23
#16Benjamin234US #7
#17Lucas234US #8
#18Waylon234US #69
#19Mason229US #18
#20Carter221US #39
#21Jack221US #11
#22Lincoln212US #45
#23David209US #30
#24Luke207US #32
#25Maverick203US #47
#26Thomas197US #46
#27Easton193US #72
#28Owen191US #22
#29Theodore184US #10
#30Charles181US #50
#31Michael178US #17
#32Cooper173US #68
#33Daniel168US #16
#34Aiden164US #26
#35Kingston164US #112
#36Gabriel160US #38
#37Logan160US #21
#38Jaxon159US #54
#39Ethan152US #20
#40Greyson152US #84
#41Jacob152US #24
#42Ezra151US #37
#43Christopher150US #52
#44Alexander148US #13
#45River144US #110
#46Caleb143US #51
#47Colton142US #75
#48Everett142US #83
#49Sawyer142US #114
#50Silas141US #91
#51Isaac139US #40
#52Dylan137US #44
#53Joseph137US #28
#54Josiah137US #49
#55Sebastian134US #19
#56Andrew133US #57
#57Matthew129US #36
#58Leo128US #31
#59Beau127US #94
#60Brooks127US #78
#61Eli127US #64
#62Jayden127US #41
#63Walker127US #130
#64Carson126US #97
#65Nolan126US #60
#66Elias125US #48
#67Miles124US #55
#68Weston124US #95
#69Jaxson122US #102
#70Robert121US #79
#71Mateo120US #15
#72Parker119US #93
#73Rowan119US #105
#74Bryson118US #122
#75Joshua118US #58
#76Jameson116US #80
#77Luca116US #42
#78Landon115US #73
#79Jonathan114US #77
#80Axel111US #76
#81Isaiah111US #56
#82Bennett110US #90
#83Jace109US #101
#84Jeremiah109US #82
#85Cameron108US #62
#86Christian108US #71
#87Micah101US #107
#88Hunter100US #86
#89Legend100US #118
#90Rhett98US #149
#91Aaron96US #65
#92Ezekiel96US #53
#93Kayden96US #108
#94Jasper95US #128
#95Ryder94US #111
#96Tucker91US #180
#97Declan90US #106
#98Bentley89US #150
#99Jayce89US #158
#100Roman89US #74

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑28Dylan#52
↑27River#45
↑26Everett#48
↑25Kennedy#47
↑25Mateo#71
↑25Rowan#73
↑23Josie#68
↑22Caleb#46

Falling

↓42Serenity#70
↓34Jameson#76
↓33Hunter#88
↓31Joshua#75
↓26Landon#78
↓25Aubrey#72
↓23Madelyn#85
↓23Joseph#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.