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Most popular baby names in Tennessee, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Tennessee in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 32,074 girls and 36,768 boys are in the Tennessee list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
423 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
444 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Tennessee 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”423▲ 1
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”342▼ 1
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”276same
  4. #4Emma“entire”270▲ 1
  5. #5Sophia“wisdom”244▲ 6
  6. #6Eleanorpossibly “other”242▲ 2
  7. #6EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”242▼ 2
  8. #8HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”220▼ 2
  9. #9Elizabeth“my God is an oath”218same
  10. #10WillowFrom the word “willow”197▲ 4
  11. #11AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel192▲ 80
  12. #12IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”191▲ 3
  13. #13EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records189▲ 3
  14. #14LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”188▲ 4
  15. #15MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records187▼ 3
  16. #16SadieDiminutive of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”186▲ 12
  17. #17IvyFrom the word “ivy”180▲ 2
  18. #17Lucy“light”180▲ 4
  19. #19AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records178▼ 12
  20. #19HazelFrom the word “hazel”178▼ 10
  21. #21LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025177▼ 8
  22. #22EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”176▲ 3
  23. #23ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel170▲ 16
  24. #24VioletFrom the word “violet”166▼ 7
  25. #25ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US159▼ 3

Top 25 boys · Tennessee 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records444▲ 3
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”425▼ 1
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records411▼ 1
  4. #4James“May He Heel”385▲ 1
  5. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records376▲ 1
  6. #6William“will + helmet”374▼ 3
  7. #7HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records323▲ 2
  8. #7TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025323▲ 5
  9. #9WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025299▲ 1
  10. #10Johnpossibly “God is gracious”297▼ 2
  11. #11Elijah“Yahweh is my god”270▼ 5
  12. #12LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records263▲ 1
  13. #13AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025253▼ 2
  14. #14Samuel“God has set or God has placed”249▼ 1
  15. #15Wyatt“war + hard, brave”242▲ 1
  16. #16JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”237same
  17. #17CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025229▲ 4
  18. #18Grayson“steward”225▼ 3
  19. #19Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”214▲ 3
  20. #20WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025213▲ 3
  21. #21LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records209▼ 3
  22. #22JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records208▼ 3
  23. #23EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters204▲ 5
  24. #24WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025203▲ 9
  25. #25MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025198▼ 5

Names that stand out in Tennessee

Names in the Tennessee top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Tennessee births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameTennesseeUSShare vs US
Caroline#31#962.6×
Magnolia#46#1242.5×
Hallie#48#1202.4×
Wrenley#75#1582.3×
Sadie#16#502.2×
Mary#63#1252.2×
Oakley#76#1562.2×
Raelynn#62#1162.2×

Boys

NameTennesseeUSShare vs US
Shepherd#88#2463.1×
Stetson#43#1362.6×
Waylon#9#562.6×
Barrett#72#1712.5×
Tucker#79#1812.4×
Walker#20#782.4×
Judah#87#1782.2×
Colter#75#1572.2×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Tennessee). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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