Tennessee · 1922

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1922, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,245
#2	Dorothy	887
#3	Margaret	657
#4	Mildred	564
#5	Helen	543
#6	Ruth	489
#7	Ruby	482
#8	Frances	459
#9	Virginia	455
#10	Martha	421
#11	Annie	393
#12	Elizabeth	371
#13	Louise	321
#14	Willie	317
#15	Evelyn	312
#16	Edna	311
#17	Gladys	310
#18	Pauline	267
#19	Hazel	263
#20	Anna	263
#21	Thelma	254
#22	Edith	248
#23	Sarah	236
#24	Lillian	227
#25	Mattie	210
#26	Marie	210
#27	Juanita	189
#28	Irene	188
#29	Clara	185
#30	Betty	185
#31	Alice	184
#32	Emma	183
#33	Lucille	177
#34	Ethel	176
#35	Katherine	172
#36	Bessie	163
#37	Jessie	156
#38	Georgia	155
#39	Marjorie	146
#40	Myrtle	144
#41	Nellie	144
#42	Geneva	144
#43	Lillie	142
#44	Eva	142
#45	Opal	141
#46	Laura	141
#47	Ida	141
#48	Doris	140
#49	Alma	137
#50	Minnie	134
#51	Lois	134
#52	Christine	133
#53	Bonnie	133
#54	Bertha	126
#55	Nancy	125
#56	Ella	120
#57	Beatrice	119
#58	Bernice	118
#59	Hattie	114
#60	Wilma	113
#61	Velma	112
#62	Elsie	111
#63	Sara	109
#64	Stella	109
#65	Grace	109
#66	Lula	105
#67	Josephine	104
#68	Florence	100
#69	Margie	99
#70	Mable	98
#71	Mabel	95
#72	Beulah	93
#73	Pearl	93
#74	Agnes	92
#75	Lena	91
#76	Catherine	91
#77	Mae	90
#78	Ann	90
#79	Julia	89
#80	Carrie	88
#81	Maggie	87
#82	Fannie	87
#83	Lucy	86
#84	Cora	85
#85	Mamie	83
#86	Jean	83
#87	Vera	81
#88	Vivian	80
#89	Ada	79
#90	Reba	78
#91	Eula	78
#92	Geraldine	75
#93	Viola	75
#94	Jane	74
#95	Norma	73
#96	Nell	72
#97	Rebecca	71
#98	Rosa	71
#99	Rachel	71
#100	Kathleen	70

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
Rubye	40	14	2
Linnie	22	8	1
Georgie	32	11	2
Robbie	34	12	2
Nell	72	26	5
Freddie	20	7	2
Reba	78	28	6
Nannie	58	21	5
Frankie	42	15	4
Roxie	24	9	2
Alene	22	8	2
Dorthy	44	16	4

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.