Most Popular Baby Names in Tennessee

Wyatt & Willow big gainers, Levi & Harper dropping

NASHVILLE (WDEF) – Names.org has been crunching names and numbers at the Social Security Administration and have come up with the most popular baby names in Tennessee for 2022.

 

Liam is the top boys name for the state.  Wyatt cracked the Top 10 for the first time.  Seven of the top 10 also made the national list.

 

On the girls side, Olivia is the most popular.  Seven are also on the national Top 10 list.  Willow and Elizabeth are new to the list this year.

Baby Names

Names in bold are unique to Tennessee

 

Music stars have always been a big influence in Tennessee.  That’s why you’ll find an unusual number of Johnnys (Cash), Rebas (McEntire) and Patsys (Cline) in the state.

Names.org also crunched older names to find the most unique ones for Tennessee.

These are the most uniquely Tennessee names for the last 30 years:

Boy Names

1. Bryson
2. Peyton
3. Waylon

Girl Names

1. Allie
2. Callie
3. Gracie
For Tennesseans over 30, the most unique names to our states are:

Boy Names

1. Buford
2. Scotty
3. Jackie

Girl Names

1. Robbie
2. Bettye
3. Reba
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