Popular Names in Tennessee
Popular names in Tennessee for 2022 are headed by Olivia and Liam. These names also take the lead among the popular baby names 2022 nationally.
However, several of the names among Tennessee's Top 10 list rank lower on the national charts. On the girls' side, this includes Harper, Eleanor, Elizabeth, and Willow, and for boys, Hudson, John, and Asher rank higher than average in the Volunteer State.
Other names that are especially common in Tennessee include unisex names for girls such as Parker and Emery as well as classics like Mary and Margaret, and boy names ending in -er such as Sawyer, Walker, Tucker, and River. Many alternative spellings are favored over the original for baby girls in Tennessee. Journee is more common than Journey, Emersyn is more popular than Emerson, and Jordyn reigns over Jordan.
Knox, as in Knoxville, is more popular in Tennessee than the nation as a whole, and the same goes for Nash, as in Nashville.
To browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2022 and Popular Boy Names 2022.
For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.
1Liam 1Olivia 2William 2Amelia 3Oliver 3Emma 4Noah 4Harper 5James 5Charlotte 6Elijah 6Ava 7Henry 7Evelyn 8Hudson 8Eleanor 9John 9Elizabeth 10Asher 10Willow 11Waylon 11Isabella 12Jackson 12Ellie 13Samuel 13Sophia 14Maverick 14Scarlett 15Levi 15Ella 16Grayson 16Mia 17Mason 17Nova 18Lucas 18Ivy 19Wyatt 19Luna 20Ezra 20Abigail 21Walker 21Hazel 22Theodore 22Caroline 23Jack 23Lily 24Thomas 24Paisley 25Benjamin 25Avery 26Owen 26Nora 27Cooper 27Stella 28Michael 28Everleigh 29Luke 29Violet 30Carter 30Lillian 31Daniel 31Riley 32Charles 32Chloe 33Easton 33Naomi 34Joseph 34Layla 35Alexander 35Aurora 36Silas 36Addison 37Aiden 37Lucy 38Colton 38Everly 39David 39Aria 40Jaxon 40Emily 41Lincoln 41Grace 42Gabriel 42Isla 43Weston 43Kinsley 44Mateo 44Madison 45Kingston 45Raelynn 46Dylan 46Zoey 47Jacob 47Ruby 48River 48Sadie 49Josiah 49Madelyn 50Christopher 50Hannah 51Logan 51Mary 52Brooks 52Magnolia 53Sawyer 53Mila 54Everett 54Zoe 55Ethan 55Autumn 56Jameson 56Delilah 57Matthew 57Emery 58Greyson 58Hadley 59Jayden 59Serenity 60Parker 60Nevaeh 61Beau 61Sofia 62Elias 62Penelope 63Isaiah 63Josie 64Robert 64Natalie 65Harrison 65Brooklyn 66Leo 66Sophie 67Eli 67Camila 68Isaac 68Eden 69Miles 69Iris 70Andrew 70Leilani 71Bennett 71Anna 72Carson 72Lydia 73Landon 73Lyla 74Nolan 74Genesis 75Atlas 75Rylee 76Axel 76Alice 77Hunter 77Blakely 78Jace 78Millie 79Jonathan 79Oakley 80Rhett 80Parker 81Luca 81Aubrey 82Sebastian 82Adeline 83Joshua 83Gianna 84Wesley 84Margaret 85Anthony 85Lainey 86Jasper 86Oaklynn 87Rowan 87Piper 88Braxton 88Clara 89Bryson 89Emersyn 90Ian 90Hallie 91Kai 91Skylar 92Ryder 92Ember 93Roman 93Kennedy 94Tucker 94Maria 95August 95Cora 96Caleb 96Eloise 97Ezekiel 97Emilia 98Jordan 98Josephine 99Legend 99Eliana 100Christian 100Eliza