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Most Popular Baby Names in Tennessee, 2025

Charlotte was the most popular girl name in Tennessee in 2025, given to 423 girls. Noah led the boys with 444 births. The name to watch is Eithan: it climbed 167 places, from #216 in 2024 to #49 in 2025. 8 girl names and 8 boy names appear only in Tennessee in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

Tennessee in 2025, at a glance

The headline numbers from the official SSA counts.

CharlotteTop girl name — 423 girls, about 1 in every 75 girls born in Tennessee
NoahTop boy name — 444 boys, about 1 in every 82 boys born in Tennessee
68,842Total babies recorded — 32,074 girls and 36,768 boys
16Names only in Tennessee — 8 girls and 8 boys
Eithan · +167Biggest climber: #216 in 2024 to #49 in 2025 (144 boys)

Top 5 names in Tennessee, 2025

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Type any name to see its Tennessee rank and birth count for 2025.

Results come from the Tennessee top 100 for girls and boys, 2025.

    Complete Top 100 in Tennessee, 2025

    Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2024. Tap a column heading to sort. “New” means the name was not published in Tennessee in 2024.

    No match in the Tennessee top 100 for 2025.

    Top 100 girl names in Tennessee, 2025

    Top 100 girl names in Tennessee, 2025
    1Charlotte423↑ 1
    2Amelia342↓ 1
    3Olivia2760
    4Emma270↑ 1
    5Sophia244↑ 6
    6Eleanor242↑ 2
    6Evelyn242↓ 2
    8Harper220↓ 2
    9Elizabeth2180
    10Willow197↑ 4
    11Ailany192↑ 80
    12Isabella191↑ 3
    13Ellie189↑ 3
    14Lily188↑ 4
    15Mia187↓ 3
    16Sadie186↑ 12
    17Ivy180↑ 2
    17Lucy180↑ 4
    19Ava178↓ 12
    19Hazel178↓ 10
    21Lainey177↓ 8
    22Ella176↑ 3
    23Eliana170↑ 16
    24Violet166↓ 7
    25Scarlett159↓ 3
    26Aurora155↓ 4
    27Isla154↑ 14
    28Nora150↑ 4
    29Nova149↓ 9
    30Penelope143↑ 29
    31Caroline139↑ 13
    32Lillian135↑ 4
    33Millie132↑ 31
    34Paisley131↓ 7
    35Riley130↓ 5
    36Naomi125↓ 2
    37Adeline121↑ 10
    37Layla121↓ 11
    37Ruby121↑ 21
    40Avery116↓ 11
    40Eloise116↑ 24
    42Grace115↑ 29
    43Delilah114↑ 24
    43Luna114↓ 11
    45Zoe113↓ 11
    46Magnolia111↑ 10
    46Sofia111↓ 10
    48Hallie110↑ 27
    49Chloe107↓ 18
    50Abigail106↓ 10
    50Aria106↑ 4
    50Iris106↑ 11
    53Eden105↓ 7
    53Madelyn105↑ 2
    55Daisy103↓ 2
    55Josie103↓ 6
    55Sophie103↑ 29
    55Stella103↓ 17
    59Alice102↓ 12
    59Elena102↑ 35
    59Josephine102↑ 4
    62Raelynn101↓ 11
    63Hannah99↓ 7
    63Madison99↑ 7
    63Mary99↓ 12
    66Emily98↓ 42
    67Clara970
    68Georgia96↑ 8
    69Genesis95↓ 27
    70Addison93↓ 27
    70Kinsley93↓ 21
    72Camila90↑ 7
    72Hadley90↓ 8
    74Lyla89↓ 3
    75Wrenley86↓ 31
    76Anna84↓ 7
    76Emerson84↑ 44
    76Emery84↓ 17
    76Oakley84↑ 12
    76Oaklynn84↓ 15
    76Serenity84↑ 18
    82Everly83↓ 6
    82Parker83↑ 11
    84Juniper82↑ 29
    85Rylee81↑ 12
    86Allison80↑ 5
    86Kennedy800
    86Madeline800
    89Autumn79↑ 9
    89Eliza79↓ 13
    89Emilia79↑ 1
    89Margaret79↓ 18
    93Lydia78↑ 3
    94Elsie77↑ 8
    94Gianna77↓ 12
    94Zoey77↑ 10
    97Audrey74↑ 25
    97Charlie74↓ 9
    97Scottie74↑ 83
    100Annie72↑ 27

    Based on 32,074 girls born in Tennessee in 2025.

    Only in Tennessee

    The most common names that appear only in Tennessee in 2025.

    What “only in Tennessee” means: a name counts if it was given at least 5 times in Tennessee in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC). SSA does not publish names given fewer than 5 times, so a name could exist elsewhere in smaller numbers. A full unique-names page for Tennessee comes in a later batch.

    NameSexBirths
    HolstonBoy9
    HutsonBoy7
    NeelyGirl6
    WinslieGirl6
    BeckyGirl5
    CamerynGirl5
    DemiyahGirl5
    AkoaBoy5
    AstaBoy5
    BaxterBoy5

    8 girl names and 8 boy names appear only in Tennessee in 2025.

    Rising and falling in Tennessee

    Only names in the Tennessee top 100 qualify, so these are real moves, not names jumping from a handful of births.

    Fastest rising

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Eithan Boy#216 → #49+167144
    Scottie Girl#180 → #97+8374
    Ailany Girl#91 → #11+80192
    Arthur Boy#153 → #88+6595
    Colter Boy#136 → #75+61110

    Falling fastest

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Blakely Girl#83 → #139-5653
    Anthony Boy#63 → #109-4684
    Emily Girl#24 → #66-4298
    Jameson Boy#72 → #113-4182
    Bentley Boy#95 → #134-3971

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    Method in brief: counts are the SSA-published counts for Tennessee in 2025, by exact spelling. Rank change is the 2024 rank minus the 2025 rank, recomputed from the file. “Only in Tennessee” means at least 5 times in Tennessee and fewer than 5 times in any other state (50 states + DC). Full detail: methodology.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.