Tennessee · 1921

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1921, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,256
#2	Dorothy	812
#3	Margaret	661
#4	Mildred	619
#5	Helen	532
#6	Ruby	506
#7	Ruth	496
#8	Frances	481
#9	Virginia	443
#10	Martha	420
#11	Annie	394
#12	Elizabeth	348
#13	Gladys	326
#14	Evelyn	307
#15	Edna	303
#16	Louise	298
#17	Willie	295
#18	Hazel	292
#19	Anna	281
#20	Thelma	274
#21	Sarah	250
#22	Edith	239
#23	Pauline	236
#24	Marie	233
#25	Lillian	225
#26	Mattie	202
#27	Juanita	196
#28	Katherine	194
#29	Alice	187
#30	Emma	186
#31	Irene	182
#32	Ethel	174
#33	Lucille	169
#34	Lillie	168
#35	Georgia	161
#36	Geneva	160
#37	Clara	159
#38	Jessie	157
#39	Betty	153
#40	Nellie	152
#41	Bessie	150
#42	Myrtle	150
#43	Eva	146
#44	Minnie	145
#45	Opal	145
#46	Grace	140
#47	Ella	138
#48	Alma	138
#49	Doris	133
#50	Beatrice	133
#51	Wilma	132
#52	Christine	129
#53	Ida	127
#54	Sara	126
#55	Bertha	122
#56	Bonnie	121
#57	Lois	120
#58	Marjorie	120
#59	Elsie	120
#60	Pearl	116
#61	Laura	114
#62	Lula	113
#63	Agnes	108
#64	Lena	108
#65	Beulah	107
#66	Velma	107
#67	Lucy	107
#68	Nancy	106
#69	Bernice	104
#70	Margie	100
#71	Mabel	99
#72	Fannie	98
#73	Josephine	96
#74	Reba	95
#75	Florence	94
#76	Catherine	91
#77	Cora	89
#78	Hattie	89
#79	Mable	88
#80	Jean	85
#81	Rachel	85
#82	Maggie	84
#83	Geraldine	81
#84	Ann	80
#85	Eula	79
#86	Vera	79
#87	Jane	77
#88	Julia	75
#89	Nell	75
#90	Mamie	75
#91	Lorene	74
#92	Stella	74
#93	Kathleen	73
#94	Nora	73
#95	Blanche	73
#96	Kathryn	72
#97	Mae	72
#98	Flora	72
#99	Rebecca	71
#100	Viola	71

Uniquely popular in Tennessee

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Nelle	26	9	1
Robbie	45	16	2
Rubye	35	12	2
Georgie	34	12	2
Reba	95	33	6
Dovie	23	8	2
Nola	33	12	3
Lou	32	11	3
Nell	75	26	6
Callie	34	12	3
Birdie	25	9	2
Aline	35	12	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.