Tennessee · 1972

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	983
#2	Angela	880
#3	Kimberly	803
#4	Amy	617
#5	Melissa	603
#6	Lisa	538
#7	Stephanie	535
#8	Tammy	476
#9	Mary	413
#10	Michelle	387
#11	Rebecca	330
#12	Tonya	320
#13	Tracy	319
#14	Tina	305
#15	Christy	288
#16	Teresa	277
#17	Cynthia	275
#18	Karen	259
#19	Julie	259
#20	Shannon	257
#21	Susan	236
#22	Elizabeth	232
#23	Pamela	229
#24	Melanie	217
#25	April	216
#26	Donna	216
#27	Lori	215
#28	Heather	212
#29	Laura	204
#30	Wendy	201
#31	Rhonda	200
#32	Patricia	193
#33	Stacy	191
#34	Sharon	185
#35	Crystal	182
#36	Sherry	179
#37	Andrea	175
#38	Sandra	171
#39	Dana	171
#40	Kelly	168
#41	Robin	158
#42	Tara	155
#43	Stacey	153
#44	Kristi	143
#45	Tiffany	142
#46	Nicole	138
#47	Linda	137
#48	Leslie	137
#49	Christina	137
#50	Amanda	135
#51	Misty	126
#52	Deborah	125
#53	Cindy	119
#54	Melinda	118
#55	Rachel	116
#56	Paula	110
#57	Brenda	109
#58	Monica	108
#59	Barbara	106
#60	Regina	104
#61	Tanya	104
#62	Katherine	103
#63	Kristy	100
#64	Sonya	97
#65	Carla	94
#66	Holly	94
#67	Sarah	93
#68	Kathy	92
#69	Felicia	91
#70	Nancy	91
#71	Cheryl	91
#72	Jacqueline	89
#73	Carolyn	89
#74	Dawn	87
#75	Connie	86
#76	Kristie	84
#77	Carol	83
#78	Christie	82
#79	Sheila	82
#80	Yolanda	79
#81	Tracey	77
#82	Janet	76
#83	Catina	75
#84	Valerie	75
#85	Denise	74
#86	Katrina	73
#87	Margaret	73
#88	Jamie	73
#89	Beverly	71
#90	Katina	71
#91	Charlotte	71
#92	Leigh	71
#93	Ginger	70
#94	Gina	70
#95	Emily	68
#96	Catherine	66
#97	Brandy	66
#98	Shelly	65
#99	Terri	64
#100	Carrie	64

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
Mitzi	22	8	2
Shelia	59	21	5
Christy	288	102	28
Angelia	55	19	5
Leigh	71	25	8
Vickie	63	22	7
Lawanda	23	8	3
Christie	82	29	10
Catina	75	26	9
Kristy	100	35	12
Daphne	30	11	4
Ginger	70	25	9

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.