Tennessee Boy & girl
How popular is Tennessee?
#4,877 girl name in 2025
27 baby girls were named Tennessee in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
901living people named Tennessee (est.)
10median age of people named Tennessee
1,367babies named Tennessee since 1880
1 in 87,246US babies born in 2025
Tennessee popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,877 for girls (▲ 1082 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,979 in 2015, #5,663 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (39 girls) |
| Highest rank | #556 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 41% boys, 59% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tennessee is most popular
Babies named Tennessee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Tennessee by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | #556 |
| 1890s | 79 | #940 |
| 1900s | 90 | #972 |
| 1910s | 119 | #1,634 |
| 1920s | 79 | #2,707 |
| 1930s | 35 | #3,656 |
| 1940s | 23 | #3,501 |
| 1990s | 38 | #8,329 |
| 2000s | 81 | #9,887 |
| 2010s | 228 | #4,161 |
| 2020s | 154 | #3,800 |
Girl names about as popular as Tennessee
Questions
- Is Tennessee a boy or girl name?
- Tennessee is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 41% of babies named Tennessee were boys and 59% were girls.
- How popular is the name Tennessee?
- 27 baby girls were named Tennessee in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Tennessee most popular?
- Tennessee peaked in 2021, when 39 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #556 in 1884.
- How many people are named Tennessee?
- 1,367 babies have been named Tennessee in the US since 1880. We estimate about 901 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Tennessee most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tennessee was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.