Most popular boy names in Tennessee — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Tennessee was Noah, followed by Liam and Oliver. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Tennessee

More common

Most distinctive Waylon 2.6x more common ▲47 #9 vs US #56
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

Most distinctive 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

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Tennessee. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs US #2
    444
  2. 2
    Liam ▼1 vs US #1
    425
  3. 3
    Oliver Same as US #3
    411
  4. 4
    James ▲2 vs US #6
    385
  5. 5
    Henry Same as US #5
    376
  6. 6
    William ▲3 vs US #9
    374
  7. 7
    Hudson ▲10 vs US #17
    323
  8. 7
    Theodore ▼3 vs US #4
    323
  9. 9
    Waylon ▲47 vs US #56
    299
  10. 10
    John ▲13 vs US #23
    297
  11. 11
    Elijah ▼4 vs US #7
    270
  12. 12
    Levi Same as US #12
    263
  13. 13
    Asher ▲15 vs US #28
    253
  14. 14
    Samuel ▲4 vs US #18
    249
  15. 15
    Wyatt ▲23 vs US #38
    242
  16. 16
    Jack ▼1 vs US #15
    237
  17. 17
    Cooper ▲10 vs US #27
    229
  18. 18
    Grayson ▲33 vs US #51
    225
  19. 19
    Benjamin ▼8 vs US #11
    214
  20. 20
    Walker ▲58 vs US #78
    213
  21. 21
    Lucas ▼11 vs US #10
    209
  22. 22
    Jackson ▲14 vs US #36
    208
  23. 23
    Ezra ▼3 vs US #20
    204
  24. 24
    Weston ▲31 vs US #55
    203
  25. 25
    Maverick ▲24 vs US #49
    198
  26. 26
    Elias ▼13 vs US #13
    193
  27. 27
    Charles ▲21 vs US #48
    191
  28. 28
    Michael ▼7 vs US #21
    188
  29. 29
    Carter ▲16 vs US #45
    177
  30. 30
    Bennett ▲10 vs US #40
    170
  31. 31
    Beau ▲29 vs US #60
    167
  32. 32
    Luke ▲1 vs US #33
    166
  33. 33
    Daniel ▼11 vs US #22
    165
  34. 33
    Thomas ▲1 vs US #34
    165
  35. 35
    Dylan ▲6 vs US #41
    159
  36. 36
    Everett ▲41 vs US #77
    157
  37. 37
    Rowan ▲22 vs US #59
    156
  38. 37
    Silas ▲34 vs US #71
    156
  39. 39
    Owen ▼8 vs US #31
    154
  40. 39
    Roman ▲3 vs US #42
    154
  41. 41
    Mason ▼2 vs US #39
    153
  42. 42
    David ▼7 vs US #35
    152
  43. 43
    Stetson ▲93 vs US #136
    151
  44. 44
    Gabriel ▼7 vs US #37
    150
  45. 45
    Joseph ▼16 vs US #29
    148
  46. 46
    Mateo ▼38 vs US #8
    147
  47. 47
    Miles ▼3 vs US #44
    146
  48. 48
    Ethan ▼24 vs US #24
    145
  49. 49
    Brooks ▲15 vs US #64
    144
  50. 49
    Eithan ▲48 vs US #97
    144
  51. 51
    Christopher ▲17 vs US #68
    143
  52. 52
    Lincoln ▲17 vs US #69
    142
  53. 53
    Colton ▲50 vs US #103
    139
  54. 54
    Matthew ▼22 vs US #32
    137
  55. 55
    Thiago ▼5 vs US #50
    133
  56. 56
    Nolan ▲9 vs US #65
    132
  57. 57
    River ▲54 vs US #111
    131
  58. 58
    Atlas ▲17 vs US #75
    130
  59. 59
    Archer ▲39 vs US #98
    128
  60. 60
    Andrew ▲13 vs US #73
    127
  61. 60
    Jacob ▼17 vs US #43
    127
  62. 62
    Joshua ▲4 vs US #66
    126
  63. 62
    Josiah ▼8 vs US #54
    126
  64. 62
    Leo ▼43 vs US #19
    126
  65. 65
    Isaac ▼18 vs US #47
    124
  66. 65
    Isaiah ▼8 vs US #57
    124
  67. 65
    Luca ▼51 vs US #14
    124
  68. 68
    Alexander ▼38 vs US #30
    123
  69. 68
    Wesley ▼16 vs US #52
    123
  70. 70
    Sebastian ▼54 vs US #16
    122
  71. 71
    Easton ▲39 vs US #110
    119
  72. 72
    Barrett ▲99 vs US #171
    117
  73. 73
    Aiden ▼11 vs US #62
    111
  74. 73
    Axel ▲6 vs US #79
    111
  75. 75
    Colter ▲82 vs US #157
    110
  76. 76
    Ezekiel ▼15 vs US #61
    109
  77. 77
    Caleb ▼19 vs US #58
    106
  78. 77
    Sawyer ▲45 vs US #122
    106
  79. 79
    Beckett ▲62 vs US #141
    105
  80. 79
    Julian ▼54 vs US #25
    105
  81. 79
    Tucker ▲102 vs US #181
    105
  82. 82
    Robert ▲10 vs US #92
    103
  83. 83
    Harrison ▲33 vs US #116
    102
  84. 84
    August ▼3 vs US #81
    101
  85. 84
    Jaxon ▲31 vs US #115
    101
  86. 86
    Carson ▲38 vs US #124
    98
  87. 87
    Judah ▲91 vs US #178
    96
  88. 88
    Arthur ▼1 vs US #87
    95
  89. 88
    Greyson ▲61 vs US #149
    95
  90. 88
    Parker ▲14 vs US #102
    95
  91. 88
    Ryder ▲44 vs US #132
    95
  92. 88
    Shepherd ▲158 vs US #246
    95
  93. 93
    Dawson ▲50 vs US #143
    94
  94. 93
    Jayden ▼23 vs US #70
    94
  95. 95
    Nathan ▼32 vs US #63
    93
  96. 96
    Emmett ▲25 vs US #121
    91
  97. 97
    Micah ▼7 vs US #90
    90
  98. 98
    Jace ▲16 vs US #114
    89
  99. 98
    Logan ▼45 vs US #53
    89
  100. 100
    Hayes ▲62 vs US #162
    88
  101. 100
    Ian ▼17 vs US #83
    88
  102. 100
    Malachi ▲34 vs US #134
    88