Tennessee Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Noah
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
Andrew
↑ +6
Biggest Decline
Christopher
↓ −11
Longest #1 Run
James
7 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
16,667
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Alexis
↑ +11
Biggest Decline
Ashley
↓ −16
Longest #1 Run
Mary
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
12,967
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | James | William | Mason | Liam | Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1920s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1930s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1940s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1950s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1960s | Rank #1 | Rank #6 | — | — | — |
| 1970s | Rank #1 | Rank #6 | — | — | — |
| 1980s | Rank #4 | Rank #6 | — | — | — |
| 1990s | Rank #5 | Rank #3 | — | — | — |
| 2000s | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 2010s | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | Rank #4 | Rank #7 | — |
| 2020s | Rank #5 | Rank #2 | — | Rank #1 | Rank #4 |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJamesWilliam
1920sJamesWilliam
1930sJamesWilliam
1940sJamesWilliam
1950sJamesWilliam
1960sJamesMichael
Recent Decades
1970sJamesMichael
1980sChristopherJoshua
1990sJoshuaChristopher
2000sWilliamJacob
2010sWilliamElijah
2020sLiamWilliam
1910sMaryRuby
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sMaryBetty
1940sMaryLinda
1950sMaryLinda
1960sLisaTammy
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferAngela
1980sJessicaAshley
1990sAshleyJessica
2000sMadisonHannah
2010sEmmaAva
2020sOliviaCharlotte
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Andrew
+6 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Christopher
-11 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Alexis
+11 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Ashley
-16 rank positions · since 1990sHow Tennessee Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Tennessee
- Shepherd#92 here · #247 nationally↑ +155
- Tucker#81 here · #181 nationally↑ +100
- Barrett#72 here · #170 nationally↑ +98
- Stetson#43 here · #136 nationally↑ +93
- Judah#87 here · #176 nationally↑ +89
Less Popular in Tennessee
- Julian#80 here · #25 nationally↓ −55
- Sebastian#70 here · #16 nationally↓ −54
- Luca#67 here · #14 nationally↓ −53
- Logan#99 here · #53 nationally↓ −46
- Leo#64 here · #19 nationally↓ −45
More Popular in Tennessee
- Wrenley#75 here · #158 nationally↑ +83
- Annie#100 here · #183 nationally↑ +83
- Magnolia#46 here · #123 nationally↑ +77
- Oakley#79 here · #156 nationally↑ +77
- Oaklynn#80 here · #153 nationally↑ +73
Less Popular in Tennessee
- Gianna#95 here · #33 nationally↓ −62
- Camila#72 here · #19 nationally↓ −53
- Emilia#91 here · #45 nationally↓ −46
- Sofia#47 here · #9 nationally↓ −38
- Emily#66 here · #34 nationally↓ −32
Top 100 Baby Names in Tennessee
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Noah444#2
- #2Liam425#1
- #3Oliver411#3
- #4James385#6
- #5Henry376#5
- #6William374#9
- #7Hudson323#17
- #8Theodore323#4
- #9Waylon299#56
- #10John297#23
Names #11–100
- #11 Elijah
- #12 Levi
- #13 Asher
- #14 Samuel
- #15 Wyatt
- #16 Jack
- #17 Cooper
- #18 Grayson
- #19 Benjamin
- #20 Walker
- #21 Lucas
- #22 Jackson
- #23 Ezra
- #24 Weston
- #25 Maverick
- #26 Elias
- #27 Charles
- #28 Michael
- #29 Carter
- #30 Bennett
- #31 Beau
- #32 Luke
- #33 Daniel
- #34 Thomas
- #35 Dylan
- #36 Everett
- #37 Rowan
- #38 Silas
- #39 Owen
- #40 Roman
- #41 Mason
- #42 David
- #43 Stetson
- #44 Gabriel
- #45 Joseph
- #46 Mateo
- #47 Miles
- #48 Ethan
- #49 Brooks
- #50 Eithan
- #51 Christopher
- #52 Lincoln
- #53 Colton
- #54 Matthew
- #55 Thiago
- #56 Nolan
- #57 River
- #58 Atlas
- #59 Archer
- #60 Andrew
- #61 Jacob
- #62 Joshua
- #63 Josiah
- #64 Leo
- #65 Isaac
- #66 Isaiah
- #67 Luca
- #68 Alexander
- #69 Wesley
- #70 Sebastian
- #71 Easton
- #72 Barrett
- #73 Aiden
- #74 Axel
- #75 Colter
- #76 Ezekiel
- #77 Caleb
- #78 Sawyer
- #79 Beckett
- #80 Julian
- #81 Tucker
- #82 Robert
- #83 Harrison
- #84 August
- #85 Jaxon
- #86 Carson
- #87 Judah
- #88 Arthur
- #89 Greyson
- #90 Parker
- #91 Ryder
- #92 Shepherd
- #93 Dawson
- #94 Jayden
- #95 Nathan
- #96 Emmett
- #97 Micah
- #98 Jace
- #99 Logan
- #100 Hayes
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte423#2
- #2Amelia342#4
- #3Olivia276#1
- #4Emma270#3
- #5Sophia244#5
- #6Eleanor242#12
- #7Evelyn242#8
- #8Harper220#16
- #9Elizabeth218#17
- #10Willow197#44
Names #11–100
- #11 Ailany
- #12 Isabella
- #13 Ellie
- #14 Lily
- #15 Mia
- #16 Sadie
- #17 Ivy
- #18 Lucy
- #19 Ava
- #20 Hazel
- #21 Lainey
- #22 Ella
- #23 Eliana
- #24 Violet
- #25 Scarlett
- #26 Aurora
- #27 Isla
- #28 Nora
- #29 Nova
- #30 Penelope
- #31 Caroline
- #32 Lillian
- #33 Millie
- #34 Paisley
- #35 Riley
- #36 Naomi
- #37 Adeline
- #38 Layla
- #39 Ruby
- #40 Avery
- #41 Eloise
- #42 Grace
- #43 Delilah
- #44 Luna
- #45 Zoe
- #46 Magnolia
- #47 Sofia
- #48 Hallie
- #49 Chloe
- #50 Abigail
- #51 Aria
- #52 Iris
- #53 Eden
- #54 Madelyn
- #55 Daisy
- #56 Josie
- #57 Sophie
- #58 Stella
- #59 Alice
- #60 Elena
- #61 Josephine
- #62 Raelynn
- #63 Hannah
- #64 Madison
- #65 Mary
- #66 Emily
- #67 Clara
- #68 Georgia
- #69 Genesis
- #70 Addison
- #71 Kinsley
- #72 Camila
- #73 Hadley
- #74 Lyla
- #75 Wrenley
- #76 Anna
- #77 Emerson
- #78 Emery
- #79 Oakley
- #80 Oaklynn
- #81 Serenity
- #82 Everly
- #83 Parker
- #84 Juniper
- #85 Rylee
- #86 Allison
- #87 Kennedy
- #88 Madeline
- #89 Autumn
- #90 Eliza
- #91 Emilia
- #92 Margaret
- #93 Lydia
- #94 Elsie
- #95 Gianna
- #96 Zoey
- #97 Audrey
- #98 Charlie
- #99 Scottie
- #100 Annie
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