Tennessee · 1980

Top 100 names in Tennessee, 1980, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Amanda	1,220
#2	Jennifer	1,197
#3	Jessica	673
#4	April	483
#5	Tiffany	481
#6	Heather	476
#7	Amy	463
#8	Kimberly	451
#9	Crystal	447
#10	Angela	444
#11	Melissa	436
#12	Stephanie	418
#13	Mary	363
#14	Sarah	350
#15	Rachel	342
#16	Rebecca	329
#17	Elizabeth	326
#18	Amber	316
#19	Ashley	313
#20	Brandy	301
#21	Misty	278
#22	Laura	275
#23	Kelly	257
#24	Christina	249
#25	Jamie	246
#26	Lisa	241
#27	Emily	229
#28	Christy	213
#29	Andrea	197
#30	Erica	192
#31	Julie	191
#32	Michelle	181
#33	Leslie	171
#34	Holly	162
#35	Katherine	156
#36	Brandi	156
#37	Shannon	152
#38	Erin	142
#39	Tracy	141
#40	Kristen	140
#41	Carrie	138
#42	Tonya	138
#43	Kristy	137
#44	Melanie	135
#45	Sara	130
#46	Kristin	129
#47	Lori	128
#48	Samantha	124
#49	Courtney	122
#50	Stacy	121
#51	Nicole	117
#52	Susan	116
#53	Lauren	116
#54	Dana	114
#55	Pamela	114
#56	Alicia	113
#57	Tina	111
#58	Wendy	111
#59	Allison	109
#60	Anna	107
#61	Tara	106
#62	Cynthia	105
#63	Natasha	103
#64	Tabitha	103
#65	Candice	102
#66	Megan	95
#67	Monica	95
#68	Karen	92
#69	Brooke	92
#70	Miranda	90
#71	Natalie	89
#72	Candace	84
#73	Kathryn	84
#74	Stacey	84
#75	Patricia	81
#76	Lindsey	80
#77	Latoya	78
#78	Bethany	75
#79	Leah	75
#80	Katrina	73
#81	Lindsay	73
#82	Margaret	72
#83	Donna	69
#84	Sabrina	69
#85	Robin	68
#86	Danielle	68
#87	Casey	67
#88	Valerie	67
#89	Jenny	66
#90	Tammy	66
#91	Teresa	66
#92	Rhonda	63
#93	Melinda	62
#94	Whitney	62
#95	Latasha	62
#96	Sharon	61
#97	Jacqueline	61
#98	Mindy	61
#99	Carla	60
#100	Kristi	60

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
Laquita	36	13	1
Demetria	21	7	2
Chasity	59	21	5
Lashonda	33	12	3
Angelia	20	7	2
Christy	213	75	22
Tabitha	103	36	11
Ginger	43	15	5
Candy	25	9	3
Lakesha	33	12	4
Whitney	62	22	7
Brittney	23	8	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.