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Popular names in Tennessee

Every name given in Tennessee, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Tennessee

  1. #1Mary106,691
  2. #2Linda36,358
  3. #3Betty36,333
  4. #4Elizabeth34,392
  5. #5Patricia29,918
  6. #6Barbara29,861
  7. #7Dorothy28,522
  8. #8Margaret27,099
  9. #9Jennifer26,229
  10. #10Sarah26,035

Top 10 boys' names in Tennessee

  1. #1James175,232
  2. #2William121,292
  3. #3John97,767
  4. #4Robert94,286
  5. #5Charles75,555
  6. #6Michael74,684
  7. #7David69,907
  8. #8Thomas47,116
  9. #9Christopher45,664
  10. #10Joseph35,695