Tennessee · 1956

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#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	Janet	302
#33	Elizabeth	302
#34	Joyce	293
#35	Martha	290
#36	Debbie	287
#37	Sheila	277
#38	Margaret	257
#39	Rhonda	252
#40	Lisa	221
#41	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
#55	Robin	157
#56	Shelia	151
#57	Virginia	149
#58	Patsy	148
#59	Helen	141
#60	Katherine	140
#61	Frances	137
#62	Laura	135
#63	Charlotte	135
#64	Catherine	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
#74	Gail	115
#75	Tina	112
#76	Vicky	112
#77	Ann	108
#78	Jane	107
#79	Cindy	104
#80	Jennifer	103
#81	Melissa	102
#82	Evelyn	102
#83	Bonnie	101
#84	Ruth	94
#85	Diana	92
#86	Vanessa	92
#87	Joan	90
#88	Marsha	89
#89	Anna	89
#90	Kimberly	89
#91	Rose	86
#92	Kim	84
#93	Kathryn	84
#94	Ruby	82
#95	Joy	81
#96	Kathleen	81
#97	Jackie	80
#98	Judith	79
#99	Valerie	78
#100	Loretta	78

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
Jewell	20	5	1
Delois	29	8	1
Robbie	49	13	2
Unknown	58	15	3
Patsy	148	39	9
Angelia	21	5	1
Shelia	151	39	10
Frankie	30	8	2
Melba	26	7	2
Fannie	22	6	2
Freda	36	9	3
Lesa	20	5	2

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.