Top baby names in Tennessee, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 995 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 901 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 861 |
| 4 | Melissa | 737 |
| 5 | Amy | 679 |
| 6 | Lisa | 669 |
| 7 | Tammy | 665 |
| 8 | Mary | 469 |
| 9 | Michelle | 403 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 398 |
| 11 | Tina | 390 |
| 12 | Tracy | 363 |
| 13 | Shannon | 340 |
| 14 | Teresa | 322 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 315 |
| 16 | Pamela | 314 |
| 17 | Karen | 307 |
| 18 | Christy | 298 |
| 19 | Donna | 286 |
| 20 | Susan | 283 |
| 20 | Tonya | 283 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 279 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 274 |
| 24 | Rhonda | 267 |
| 25 | Lori | 252 |
| 26 | Sharon | 251 |
| 27 | Laura | 232 |
| 28 | Julie | 231 |
| 29 | Sherry | 221 |
| 30 | Wendy | 219 |
| 31 | Patricia | 211 |
| 31 | Sandra | 211 |
| 31 | Stacy | 211 |
| 34 | Dana | 205 |
| 35 | Kelly | 189 |
| 35 | Stacey | 189 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 188 |
| 38 | Andrea | 183 |
| 38 | Heather | 183 |
| 40 | Deborah | 179 |
| 41 | Kristi | 176 |
| 42 | April | 172 |
| 43 | Regina | 163 |
| 44 | Melanie | 162 |
| 45 | Linda | 153 |
| 46 | Crystal | 152 |
| 47 | Paula | 146 |
| 48 | Tracey | 144 |
| 49 | Leslie | 135 |
| 49 | Rachel | 135 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,725 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,564 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,180 |
| 4 | John | 1,086 |
| 5 | David | 1,049 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,044 |
| 7 | William | 1,005 |
| 8 | Charles | 709 |
| 9 | Jason | 627 |
| 10 | Kevin | 583 |
| 11 | Brian | 581 |
| 12 | Timothy | 568 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 494 |
| 14 | Mark | 491 |
| 15 | Richard | 477 |
| 16 | Thomas | 455 |
| 17 | Anthony | 442 |
| 18 | Steven | 440 |
| 19 | Eric | 372 |
| 20 | Gregory | 364 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 361 |
| 22 | Joseph | 354 |
| 23 | Scott | 345 |
| 24 | Larry | 296 |
| 25 | Jerry | 279 |
| 26 | Stephen | 278 |
| 27 | Paul | 274 |
| 28 | Terry | 267 |
| 29 | Gary | 260 |
| 30 | Donald | 242 |
| 31 | Jeffery | 239 |
| 32 | Keith | 235 |
| 33 | Billy | 228 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 228 |
| 35 | Ronald | 226 |
| 36 | Daniel | 219 |
| 37 | Matthew | 209 |
| 37 | Tony | 209 |
| 39 | Jimmy | 195 |
| 40 | Bobby | 194 |
| 41 | Johnny | 192 |
| 42 | Rodney | 188 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 184 |
| 44 | Marcus | 176 |
| 45 | George | 166 |
| 46 | Edward | 163 |
| 47 | Chad | 161 |
| 48 | Patrick | 160 |
| 49 | Bryan | 155 |
| 50 | Danny | 152 |