Top baby names in Tennessee, 1948
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 2,732 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,779 |
| 3 | Brenda | 1,367 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,186 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,103 |
| 6 | Judy | 901 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 883 |
| 8 | Betty | 863 |
| 9 | Sandra | 844 |
| 10 | Shirley | 668 |
| 11 | Nancy | 547 |
| 12 | Wanda | 540 |
| 13 | Janice | 500 |
| 14 | Martha | 491 |
| 15 | Joyce | 481 |
| 16 | Margaret | 453 |
| 17 | Peggy | 423 |
| 18 | Sharon | 413 |
| 19 | Dorothy | 405 |
| 20 | Donna | 395 |
| 21 | Susan | 365 |
| 22 | Carol | 359 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 341 |
| 24 | Patsy | 297 |
| 25 | Beverly | 290 |
| 26 | Judith | 274 |
| 26 | Phyllis | 274 |
| 28 | Glenda | 256 |
| 29 | Helen | 255 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 250 |
| 30 | Virginia | 250 |
| 32 | Gloria | 247 |
| 33 | Frances | 235 |
| 34 | Doris | 232 |
| 35 | Pamela | 209 |
| 36 | Sherry | 207 |
| 37 | Alice | 206 |
| 37 | Connie | 206 |
| 39 | Jo | 202 |
| 40 | Charlotte | 201 |
| 41 | Deborah | 198 |
| 41 | Janet | 198 |
| 43 | Sarah | 185 |
| 44 | Bonnie | 184 |
| 45 | Karen | 178 |
| 46 | Evelyn | 175 |
| 47 | Ruby | 174 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 161 |
| 48 | Wilma | 161 |
| 50 | Cheryl | 155 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,960 |
| 2 | William | 1,677 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,588 |
| 4 | John | 1,462 |
| 5 | Larry | 1,439 |
| 6 | Charles | 1,319 |
| 7 | David | 1,228 |
| 8 | Jerry | 1,034 |
| 9 | Thomas | 799 |
| 10 | Michael | 737 |
| 11 | Ronald | 736 |
| 12 | Gary | 706 |
| 13 | Richard | 600 |
| 14 | Donald | 580 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 558 |
| 16 | George | 544 |
| 17 | Billy | 504 |
| 18 | Jimmy | 495 |
| 19 | Bobby | 430 |
| 19 | Danny | 430 |
| 21 | Johnny | 413 |
| 22 | Ronnie | 412 |
| 23 | Joe | 391 |
| 24 | Paul | 381 |
| 25 | Roger | 371 |
| 26 | Terry | 343 |
| 27 | Roy | 321 |
| 28 | Joseph | 314 |
| 29 | Willie | 313 |
| 30 | Edward | 303 |
| 31 | Harold | 286 |
| 32 | Tommy | 279 |
| 33 | Dennis | 261 |
| 34 | Carl | 251 |
| 35 | Eddie | 243 |
| 35 | Stephen | 243 |
| 37 | Walter | 233 |
| 38 | Wayne | 212 |
| 39 | Ralph | 210 |
| 40 | Phillip | 196 |
| 41 | Frank | 195 |
| 41 | Raymond | 195 |
| 43 | Henry | 182 |
| 44 | Samuel | 175 |
| 45 | Daniel | 173 |
| 46 | Jack | 172 |
| 46 | Steve | 172 |
| 48 | Fred | 170 |
| 49 | Ernest | 157 |
| 49 | Jackie | 157 |