Tennessee ★ 1956

Top names in Tennessee, 1956

Deborah led for girls with 1,295 babies ; James for boys with 2,241. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,295
2	Mary	1,208
3	Linda	1,064
4	Patricia	917
5	Debra	905
6	Brenda	796
7	Sharon	777
8	Pamela	748
9	Kathy	731
10	Donna	710
11	Karen	702
12	Teresa	676
13	Barbara	613
14	Sandra	597
15	Susan	572
16	Cynthia	489
17	Judy	477
18	Carolyn	468
19	Janice	452
20	Nancy	442
21	Sherry	392
22	Betty	391
23	Rebecca	373
24	Connie	360
25	Wanda	342
26	Vickie	334
27	Beverly	328
28	Shirley	322
29	Cheryl	317
30	Cathy	312
31	Carol	307
32	Elizabeth	302
32	Janet	302
34	Joyce	293
35	Martha	290
36	Debbie	287
37	Sheila	277
38	Margaret	257
39	Rhonda	252
40	Lisa	221
40	Peggy	221
42	Vicki	220
43	Diane	215
44	Rita	211
45	Dorothy	210
46	Gloria	195
47	Marilyn	192
48	Phyllis	190
49	Glenda	183
50	Anita	179
51	Angela	175
52	Doris	171
53	Jacqueline	159
54	Paula	157
54	Robin	157
56	Shelia	151
57	Virginia	149
58	Patsy	148
59	Helen	141
60	Katherine	140
61	Frances	137
62	Catherine	135
62	Charlotte	135
62	Laura	135
65	Jo	134
66	Regina	130
67	Theresa	129
68	Alice	128
69	Darlene	125
70	Sarah	124
71	Gwendolyn	122
72	Terry	117
73	Denise	115
73	Gail	115
75	Tina	112
75	Vicky	112
77	Ann	108
78	Jane	107
79	Cindy	104
80	Jennifer	103
81	Evelyn	102
81	Melissa	102
83	Bonnie	101
84	Ruth	94
85	Diana	92
85	Vanessa	92
87	Joan	90
88	Anna	89
88	Kimberly	89
88	Marsha	89
91	Rose	86
92	Kathryn	84
92	Kim	84
94	Ruby	82
95	Joy	81
95	Kathleen	81
97	Jackie	80
98	Judith	79
99	Julia	78
99	Loretta	78

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	2,241
2	Michael	1,652
3	David	1,514
4	William	1,476
5	Robert	1,391
6	John	1,171
7	Charles	1,064
8	Larry	812
9	Gary	764
10	Richard	683
11	Kenneth	662
12	Terry	627
13	Thomas	626
14	Jerry	613
15	Mark	593
16	Ronald	588
17	Steven	585
18	Donald	583
19	Ricky	532
20	Danny	469
21	Randy	431
22	Billy	422
23	Dennis	368
23	Johnny	368
25	Paul	365
26	Bobby	362
27	Stephen	361
28	George	349
29	Timothy	348
30	Joseph	329
31	Anthony	327
31	Jimmy	327
33	Edward	326
34	Roger	318
35	Gregory	300
36	Ronnie	294
37	Steve	268
38	Rickey	265
39	Joe	260
40	Willie	244
41	Daniel	242
42	Randall	237
43	Jeffrey	230
44	Carl	225
45	Douglas	206
46	Stanley	204
47	Roy	202
48	Tony	200
49	Barry	198
49	Walter	198
51	Micheal	184
52	Samuel	175
53	Phillip	172
54	Jeffery	168
55	Eddie	166
56	Frank	165
57	Harold	160
58	Jack	158
59	Raymond	156
60	Darrell	154
61	Wayne	152
62	Bruce	149
63	Jackie	146
63	Tommy	146
65	Keith	139
66	Ralph	131
67	Gerald	126
68	Howard	123
69	Marvin	121
70	Melvin	120
71	Alan	118
71	Glenn	118
73	Kevin	117
74	Calvin	116
75	Henry	114
76	Christopher	109
76	Don	109
78	Donnie	108
79	Clarence	106
79	Philip	106
79	Russell	106
82	Mike	103
83	Fred	99
83	Lawrence	99
85	Curtis	96
86	Dale	95
87	Patrick	94
88	Dwight	93
89	Garry	92
90	Ray	90
91	Andrew	87
91	Lee	87
93	Joel	86
94	Ernest	85
94	Reginald	85
96	Allen	83
97	Albert	82
98	Clyde	80
99	Harry	79
99	Lonnie	79