100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Liam	433
2	William	416
3	Oliver	399
4	Noah	392
5	James	382
6	Elijah	336
7	Henry	313
8	Hudson	292
9	John	275
10	Asher	271
11	Waylon	268
12	Jackson	263
13	Samuel	255
14	Maverick	252
15	Levi	243
16	Grayson	226
17	Mason	217
18	Lucas	214
19	Wyatt	213
20	Ezra	210
21	Walker	202
22	Theodore	201
23	Jack	200
24	Thomas	199
25	Benjamin	197
26	Owen	195
27	Cooper	192
28	Michael	189
29	Luke	177
30	Carter	176
31	Daniel	172
32	Charles	171
33	Easton	169
34	Joseph	167
35	Alexander	165
36	Silas	164
37	Aiden	162
38	Colton	159
39	David	159
40	Jaxon	157
41	Lincoln	150
42	Gabriel	149
43	Weston	149
44	Mateo	146
45	Kingston	144
46	Dylan	141
47	Jacob	141
48	River	135
49	Josiah	134
50	Christopher	133
51	Logan	133
52	Brooks	131
53	Sawyer	130
54	Everett	129
55	Ethan	128
56	Jameson	128
57	Matthew	128
58	Greyson	127
59	Jayden	125
60	Parker	123
61	Beau	122
62	Elias	120
63	Isaiah	118
64	Robert	118
65	Harrison	117
66	Leo	117
67	Eli	116
68	Isaac	116
69	Miles	116
70	Andrew	115
71	Bennett	114
72	Carson	113
73	Landon	113
74	Nolan	113
75	Atlas	108
76	Axel	107
77	Jace	106
78	Hunter	106
79	Jonathan	106
80	Rhett	105
81	Luca	104
82	Sebastian	104
83	Joshua	103
84	Wesley	103
85	Anthony	101
86	Jasper	100
87	Rowan	100
88	Braxton	99
89	Bryson	97
90	Ian	97
91	Kai	97
92	Ryder	97
93	Roman	95
94	Tucker	95
95	Caleb	94
96	August	94
97	Ezekiel	93
98	Jordan	93
99	Legend	91
100	Christian	90

Most Popular Tennessee Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2021 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	428
2	Liam	399
3	James	385
4	Noah	385
5	Elijah	382

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2020 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	449
2	William	447
3	Elijah	370
4	James	368
5	Noah	337

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2019 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	472
2	Liam	454
3	Noah	403
4	Elijah	383
5	James	377

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2018 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	505
2	James	407
3	Liam	388
4	Noah	385
5	Elijah	377

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2017 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	536
2	Elijah	438
3	James	404
4	Noah	372
5	Jackson	343

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	562
2	Elijah	423
3	James	421
4	Mason	389
5	Noah	372

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	528
2	James	440
3	Mason	419
4	Elijah	415
5	Noah	400

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2014 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	546
2	Mason	438
3	Elijah	428
4	James	428
5	Noah	424

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	558
2	Mason	460
3	Elijah	424
4	Noah	402
5	James	400

Popular Baby Boy Names in Tennessee for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Tennessee for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	581
2	Mason	484
3	Elijah	453
4	James	414
5	Jacob	388

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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