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Most popular baby names in Tennessee

Noah and Charlotte were the top names for babies born in Tennessee in 2025. Social Security counted 338,926 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Tennessee

Names given at least twice as often in Tennessee as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Neyland 31.8× (119)
  2. Houston 4.2× (174)
  3. Chevy 3.9× (42)
  4. Raylan 3.8× (150)
  5. Maddux 3.7× (55)
  6. Shepherd 3.3× (305)
  7. Campbell 3.3× (84)
  8. Tylan 3.3× (62)
  9. Gray 3.3× (54)
  10. Gentry 3.3× (43)
  11. Brewer 3.3× (55)
  12. Landry 3.2× (61)
  13. Canaan 3.2× (72)
  14. Oakland 3.2× (52)
  15. Cason 3.1× (102)

Girls

  1. Mabry 7.3× (41)
  2. Briley 5.1× (57)
  3. Anniston 5.1× (80)
  4. Armoni 4.6× (45)
  5. Ansley 4.1× (83)
  6. Merritt 4.1× (77)
  7. Juana 3.9× (71)
  8. Bryleigh 3.8× (51)
  9. Anderson 3.8× (45)
  10. Ruthie 3.6× (100)
  11. Ellison 3.5× (87)
  12. Henley 3.5× (118)
  13. Lakelyn 3.5× (109)
  14. Rayleigh 3.5× (54)
  15. Ivey 3.3× (82)

Top boy names in Tennessee, 2025

  1. Noah 444
  2. Liam 425
  3. Oliver 411
  4. James 385
  5. Henry 376
  6. William 374
  7. Hudson 323
  8. Theodore 323
  9. Waylon 299
  10. John 297
  11. Elijah 270
  12. Levi 263
  13. Asher 253
  14. Samuel 249
  15. Wyatt 242
  16. Jack 237
  17. Cooper 229
  18. Grayson 225
  19. Benjamin 214
  20. Walker 213
  21. Lucas 209
  22. Jackson 208
  23. Ezra 204
  24. Weston 203
  25. Maverick 198
  26. Elias 193
  27. Charles 191
  28. Michael 188
  29. Carter 177
  30. Bennett 170
  31. Beau 167
  32. Luke 166
  33. Daniel 165
  34. Thomas 165
  35. Dylan 159
  36. Everett 157
  37. Rowan 156
  38. Silas 156
  39. Owen 154
  40. Roman 154
  41. Mason 153
  42. David 152
  43. Stetson 151
  44. Gabriel 150
  45. Joseph 148
  46. Mateo 147
  47. Miles 146
  48. Ethan 145
  49. Brooks 144
  50. Eithan 144
  51. Christopher 143
  52. Lincoln 142
  53. Colton 139
  54. Matthew 137
  55. Thiago 133
  56. Nolan 132
  57. River 131
  58. Atlas 130
  59. Archer 128
  60. Andrew 127
  61. Jacob 127
  62. Joshua 126
  63. Josiah 126
  64. Leo 126
  65. Isaac 124
  66. Isaiah 124
  67. Luca 124
  68. Alexander 123
  69. Wesley 123
  70. Sebastian 122
  71. Easton 119
  72. Barrett 117
  73. Aiden 111
  74. Axel 111
  75. Colter 110
  76. Ezekiel 109
  77. Caleb 106
  78. Sawyer 106
  79. Beckett 105
  80. Julian 105
  81. Tucker 105
  82. Robert 103
  83. Harrison 102
  84. August 101
  85. Jaxon 101
  86. Carson 98
  87. Judah 96
  88. Arthur 95
  89. Greyson 95
  90. Parker 95
  91. Ryder 95
  92. Shepherd 95
  93. Dawson 94
  94. Jayden 94
  95. Nathan 93
  96. Emmett 91
  97. Micah 90
  98. Jace 89
  99. Logan 89
  100. Hayes 88

Top girl names in Tennessee, 2025

  1. Charlotte 423
  2. Amelia 342
  3. Olivia 276
  4. Emma 270
  5. Sophia 244
  6. Eleanor 242
  7. Evelyn 242
  8. Harper 220
  9. Elizabeth 218
  10. Willow 197
  11. Ailany 192
  12. Isabella 191
  13. Ellie 189
  14. Lily 188
  15. Mia 187
  16. Sadie 186
  17. Ivy 180
  18. Lucy 180
  19. Ava 178
  20. Hazel 178
  21. Lainey 177
  22. Ella 176
  23. Eliana 170
  24. Violet 166
  25. Scarlett 159
  26. Aurora 155
  27. Isla 154
  28. Nora 150
  29. Nova 149
  30. Penelope 143
  31. Caroline 139
  32. Lillian 135
  33. Millie 132
  34. Paisley 131
  35. Riley 130
  36. Naomi 125
  37. Adeline 121
  38. Layla 121
  39. Ruby 121
  40. Avery 116
  41. Eloise 116
  42. Grace 115
  43. Delilah 114
  44. Luna 114
  45. Zoe 113
  46. Magnolia 111
  47. Sofia 111
  48. Hallie 110
  49. Chloe 107
  50. Abigail 106
  51. Aria 106
  52. Iris 106
  53. Eden 105
  54. Madelyn 105
  55. Daisy 103
  56. Josie 103
  57. Sophie 103
  58. Stella 103
  59. Alice 102
  60. Elena 102
  61. Josephine 102
  62. Raelynn 101
  63. Hannah 99
  64. Madison 99
  65. Mary 99
  66. Emily 98
  67. Clara 97
  68. Georgia 96
  69. Genesis 95
  70. Addison 93
  71. Kinsley 93
  72. Camila 90
  73. Hadley 90
  74. Lyla 89
  75. Wrenley 86
  76. Anna 84
  77. Emerson 84
  78. Emery 84
  79. Oakley 84
  80. Oaklynn 84
  81. Serenity 84
  82. Everly 83
  83. Parker 83
  84. Juniper 82
  85. Rylee 81
  86. Allison 80
  87. Kennedy 80
  88. Madeline 80
  89. Autumn 79
  90. Eliza 79
  91. Emilia 79
  92. Margaret 79
  93. Lydia 78
  94. Elsie 77
  95. Gianna 77
  96. Zoey 77
  97. Audrey 74
  98. Charlie 74
  99. Scottie 74
  100. Annie 72

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Tennessee?
In 2025, the most popular names in Tennessee were Noah for boys (444 babies) and Charlotte for girls (423 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Tennessee?
From 2021 to 2025, Neyland was 31.8 times more common for boys in Tennessee than across the US, and Mabry was 7.3 times more common for girls.

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