Most popular baby names in Tennessee — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Tennessee were Charlotte, Amelia, and Olivia for girls and Noah, Liam, and Oliver for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Shepherd is 3.1x more common in Tennessee than nationally, and Caroline is 2.6x more common in Tennessee than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Tennessee

Girls

Most distinctive Willow 2.1x more common ▲34 #10 vs US #44
Also more common
Harper 1.6x more common ▲8 #8 vs US #16 Elizabeth 1.6x more common ▲8 #9 vs US #17 Eleanor 1.6x more common ▲6 #6 vs US #12 Charlotte 1.6x more common ▲1 #1 vs US #2
Less common
Sofia 1.5x less common ▼37 #46 vs US #9 Mia 1.2x less common ▼9 #15 vs US #6 Isabella 1.1x less common ▼5 #12 vs US #7 Sophia 1.0x less common ▼0 #5 vs US #5

Boys

Most distinctive Waylon 2.6x more common ▲47 #9 vs US #56
Also more common
Hudson 1.7x more common ▲10 #7 vs US #17 John 1.7x more common ▲13 #10 vs US #23 William 1.6x more common ▲3 #6 vs US #9 James 1.5x more common ▲2 #4 vs US #6
Less common
Mateo 1.6x less common ▼38 #46 vs US #8 Liam 1.1x less common ▼1 #2 vs US #1 Lucas 1.1x less common ▼11 #21 vs US #10

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