Top baby names in Tennessee, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,033 |
| 2 | Deborah | 854 |
| 3 | Linda | 822 |
| 4 | Teresa | 762 |
| 5 | Patricia | 761 |
| 6 | Kathy | 751 |
| 7 | Pamela | 739 |
| 8 | Donna | 683 |
| 9 | Brenda | 673 |
| 10 | Karen | 643 |
| 11 | Debra | 639 |
| 12 | Susan | 591 |
| 13 | Sandra | 584 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 581 |
| 15 | Sharon | 571 |
| 16 | Debbie | 508 |
| 17 | Lisa | 489 |
| 18 | Barbara | 472 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 426 |
| 20 | Judy | 404 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 394 |
| 22 | Nancy | 356 |
| 23 | Janice | 354 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 336 |
| 25 | Sherry | 329 |
| 26 | Vickie | 318 |
| 27 | Janet | 315 |
| 28 | Wanda | 314 |
| 29 | Cathy | 312 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 307 |
| 31 | Betty | 297 |
| 32 | Carol | 284 |
| 33 | Sheila | 282 |
| 34 | Beverly | 268 |
| 35 | Connie | 267 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 267 |
| 35 | Shirley | 267 |
| 38 | Tammy | 264 |
| 39 | Joyce | 242 |
| 40 | Martha | 241 |
| 41 | Cindy | 240 |
| 42 | Peggy | 222 |
| 43 | Anita | 211 |
| 43 | Margaret | 211 |
| 45 | Phyllis | 210 |
| 46 | Angela | 200 |
| 47 | Rita | 191 |
| 48 | Vicki | 190 |
| 49 | Kimberly | 181 |
| 50 | Robin | 179 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,057 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,606 |
| 3 | David | 1,486 |
| 4 | William | 1,262 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,226 |
| 6 | John | 1,156 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,062 |
| 8 | Ricky | 754 |
| 9 | Mark | 716 |
| 10 | Richard | 710 |
| 11 | Terry | 686 |
| 12 | Timothy | 632 |
| 13 | Larry | 605 |
| 14 | Jerry | 593 |
| 15 | Gary | 590 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 572 |
| 17 | Thomas | 564 |
| 18 | Ronald | 485 |
| 19 | Donald | 461 |
| 20 | Randy | 458 |
| 21 | Danny | 452 |
| 22 | Steven | 419 |
| 23 | Anthony | 383 |
| 24 | Gregory | 379 |
| 25 | Billy | 359 |
| 26 | Johnny | 344 |
| 27 | Bobby | 341 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 338 |
| 29 | Dennis | 329 |
| 29 | George | 329 |
| 31 | Paul | 311 |
| 31 | Ronnie | 311 |
| 33 | Jimmy | 310 |
| 34 | Tony | 306 |
| 35 | Joseph | 303 |
| 36 | Rickey | 289 |
| 37 | Stephen | 288 |
| 38 | Mike | 273 |
| 39 | Steve | 268 |
| 40 | Roger | 265 |
| 41 | Joe | 263 |
| 42 | Randall | 246 |
| 43 | Edward | 232 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 227 |
| 45 | Tommy | 221 |
| 46 | Eddie | 204 |
| 46 | Roy | 204 |
| 48 | Carl | 201 |
| 49 | Darrell | 197 |
| 50 | Phillip | 194 |