Top baby names in Tennessee, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,104 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,046 |
| 3 | Linda | 912 |
| 4 | Brenda | 825 |
| 5 | Patricia | 805 |
| 6 | Teresa | 804 |
| 7 | Kathy | 734 |
| 8 | Debra | 732 |
| 9 | Sharon | 699 |
| 10 | Donna | 668 |
| 11 | Karen | 662 |
| 12 | Pamela | 649 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 646 |
| 14 | Susan | 619 |
| 15 | Sandra | 572 |
| 16 | Barbara | 521 |
| 17 | Carolyn | 459 |
| 18 | Debbie | 429 |
| 19 | Janice | 406 |
| 20 | Judy | 396 |
| 21 | Nancy | 390 |
| 22 | Vickie | 383 |
| 23 | Lisa | 373 |
| 24 | Wanda | 366 |
| 25 | Sherry | 364 |
| 26 | Betty | 344 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 344 |
| 28 | Connie | 338 |
| 29 | Carol | 336 |
| 30 | Beverly | 333 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 322 |
| 31 | Janet | 322 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 320 |
| 34 | Cathy | 299 |
| 35 | Sheila | 295 |
| 36 | Shirley | 287 |
| 37 | Joyce | 272 |
| 38 | Cindy | 259 |
| 39 | Martha | 256 |
| 40 | Rita | 254 |
| 41 | Margaret | 241 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 237 |
| 43 | Vicki | 235 |
| 44 | Phyllis | 208 |
| 45 | Diane | 189 |
| 46 | Glenda | 188 |
| 47 | Anita | 186 |
| 48 | Marilyn | 185 |
| 49 | Robin | 178 |
| 50 | Paula | 176 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,220 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,621 |
| 3 | David | 1,484 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,393 |
| 5 | William | 1,390 |
| 6 | John | 1,176 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,005 |
| 8 | Terry | 729 |
| 9 | Richard | 716 |
| 10 | Mark | 703 |
| 11 | Gary | 677 |
| 12 | Thomas | 676 |
| 13 | Larry | 668 |
| 14 | Jerry | 605 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 588 |
| 16 | Ricky | 587 |
| 17 | Donald | 527 |
| 18 | Steven | 504 |
| 19 | Danny | 493 |
| 20 | Ronald | 489 |
| 21 | Randy | 451 |
| 22 | Billy | 413 |
| 23 | Timothy | 399 |
| 24 | Paul | 364 |
| 25 | Joseph | 349 |
| 26 | Jimmy | 342 |
| 27 | Bobby | 338 |
| 28 | Anthony | 336 |
| 29 | Johnny | 332 |
| 30 | George | 327 |
| 31 | Gregory | 324 |
| 32 | Stephen | 323 |
| 33 | Dennis | 307 |
| 34 | Steve | 306 |
| 35 | Ronnie | 302 |
| 36 | Roger | 291 |
| 37 | Jeffrey | 274 |
| 37 | Tony | 274 |
| 39 | Joe | 267 |
| 40 | Edward | 255 |
| 41 | Rickey | 233 |
| 42 | Randall | 228 |
| 43 | Carl | 219 |
| 44 | Darrell | 217 |
| 45 | Daniel | 214 |
| 45 | Tommy | 214 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 212 |
| 48 | Douglas | 209 |
| 49 | Eddie | 200 |
| 50 | Micheal | 198 |