Tennessee ★ 1979

Top names in Tennessee, 1979

Amanda led for girls with 1,212 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,247. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	1,212
2	Jennifer	1,133
3	Melissa	612
4	Amy	515
5	Heather	512
6	April	507
7	Angela	501
8	Jessica	486
9	Kimberly	456
10	Crystal	427
11	Elizabeth	367
12	Stephanie	359
13	Mary	350
14	Rebecca	338
15	Misty	326
16	Brandy	319
17	Lisa	303
18	Kelly	284
19	Rachel	279
20	Sarah	277
21	Jamie	272
22	Tiffany	265
23	Christina	263
24	Amber	253
24	Ashley	253
26	Christy	251
27	Laura	244
28	Michelle	210
29	Emily	209
30	Andrea	195
31	Carrie	190
32	Julie	188
33	Shannon	183
34	Holly	180
35	Erica	175
36	Leslie	173
37	Brandi	152
38	Tonya	149
39	Lori	142
40	Kristy	135
41	Tracy	133
42	Stacy	132
43	Katherine	131
44	Tina	122
45	Nicole	121
46	Dana	120
46	Karen	120
46	Sara	120
49	Melanie	118
50	Erin	117
50	Wendy	117
52	Susan	116
53	Stacey	115
54	Tara	113
55	Monica	112
56	Cynthia	110
57	Tammy	106
58	Samantha	101
59	Tabitha	100
60	Courtney	98
61	Alicia	97
62	Pamela	94
63	Megan	92
64	Allison	91
64	Anna	91
66	Lauren	88
67	Natalie	86
67	Robin	86
67	Teresa	86
70	Melinda	84
71	Candice	83
72	Katrina	79
72	Tamara	79
74	Patricia	78
75	Candace	77
75	Sharon	77
77	Catherine	76
78	Mandy	75
78	Natasha	75
80	Margaret	74
81	Kathryn	73
82	Mindy	70
83	Rhonda	69
84	Danielle	68
84	Donna	68
84	Lindsay	68
87	Sabrina	67
88	Chasity	66
88	Christie	66
88	Sherry	66
91	Bethany	65
91	Leah	65
93	Casey	63
93	Tanya	63
95	Latasha	62
95	Whitney	62
97	Cheryl	61
98	Carla	60
99	Lindsey	59
100	Jacqueline	58

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,247
2	James	1,241
3	Jason	1,212
4	Christopher	1,210
5	Joshua	863
6	John	834
7	William	811
8	David	805
9	Robert	771
10	Jeremy	699
11	Matthew	576
12	Brian	557
13	Charles	520
14	Joseph	502
15	Daniel	492
16	Timothy	438
17	Kevin	416
18	Jonathan	402
19	Travis	390
20	Eric	348
21	Brandon	342
22	Justin	326
23	Richard	324
24	Anthony	305
25	Steven	302
25	Thomas	302
27	Adam	299
28	Nicholas	288
29	Jeffrey	279
30	Andrew	273
31	Stephen	249
32	Benjamin	247
32	Mark	247
34	Kenneth	229
35	Nathan	227
36	Bradley	206
37	Marcus	194
38	Larry	183
39	Chad	182
40	Aaron	170
41	Paul	169
42	Ryan	168
43	Jerry	163
44	Patrick	158
45	Gregory	156
46	Billy	155
46	Bryan	155
48	Scott	153
49	Donald	150
50	Samuel	149
51	Gary	148
52	Antonio	142
53	Mario	138
54	Dustin	136
55	Ronald	135
55	Wesley	135
57	Derrick	130
58	Bobby	127
59	Jeffery	125
60	Edward	119
61	Phillip	118
62	Jamie	117
63	Terry	112
64	Corey	111
65	Johnny	110
66	Keith	109
67	Jacob	106
68	Jeremiah	105
69	Ricky	104
70	George	102
71	Derek	98
72	Shawn	96
73	Jimmy	94
74	Jesse	92
75	Ronnie	88
76	Casey	82
76	Cory	82
78	Jared	81
79	Shaun	79
80	Douglas	78
80	Tony	78
82	Brent	74
82	Rodney	74
84	Micheal	73
85	Carlos	72
85	Curtis	72
85	Danny	72
85	Tommy	72
89	Carl	71
89	Russell	71
91	Randy	69
91	Willie	69
91	Zachary	69
94	Joey	67
95	Terrance	65
96	Dennis	63
96	Roger	63
98	Shannon	61
99	Shane	60
99	Todd	60