Top baby names in Tennessee, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,105 |
| 2 | Angela | 800 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 658 |
| 4 | Amy | 636 |
| 5 | Melissa | 613 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 537 |
| 7 | Lisa | 421 |
| 8 | Tammy | 420 |
| 9 | Mary | 408 |
| 10 | Michelle | 357 |
| 11 | Tonya | 355 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 351 |
| 13 | Christy | 294 |
| 14 | April | 289 |
| 15 | Heather | 285 |
| 16 | Tina | 260 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 251 |
| 18 | Tracy | 246 |
| 19 | Shannon | 244 |
| 20 | Crystal | 230 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 230 |
| 22 | Lori | 223 |
| 23 | Karen | 219 |
| 24 | Teresa | 217 |
| 25 | Susan | 207 |
| 26 | Stacy | 200 |
| 26 | Wendy | 200 |
| 28 | Amanda | 198 |
| 29 | Julie | 189 |
| 29 | Misty | 189 |
| 31 | Sherry | 185 |
| 32 | Pamela | 184 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 183 |
| 34 | Laura | 182 |
| 35 | Donna | 180 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 180 |
| 37 | Patricia | 171 |
| 38 | Kelly | 167 |
| 39 | Melanie | 166 |
| 40 | Christina | 157 |
| 41 | Sharon | 154 |
| 42 | Dana | 153 |
| 43 | Andrea | 148 |
| 44 | Kristi | 142 |
| 45 | Sandra | 140 |
| 46 | Rachel | 138 |
| 47 | Robin | 135 |
| 48 | Stacey | 132 |
| 49 | Leslie | 130 |
| 50 | Monica | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,432 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,394 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,330 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,002 |
| 5 | William | 913 |
| 6 | John | 901 |
| 7 | David | 882 |
| 8 | Robert | 877 |
| 9 | Brian | 672 |
| 10 | Kevin | 578 |
| 11 | Charles | 537 |
| 12 | Mark | 432 |
| 13 | Timothy | 426 |
| 14 | Anthony | 379 |
| 15 | Joseph | 377 |
| 16 | Eric | 369 |
| 17 | Richard | 359 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 356 |
| 19 | Steven | 348 |
| 20 | Thomas | 339 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 311 |
| 22 | Matthew | 297 |
| 23 | Daniel | 287 |
| 23 | Gregory | 287 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 276 |
| 26 | Larry | 250 |
| 27 | Jerry | 234 |
| 28 | Stephen | 233 |
| 29 | Chad | 232 |
| 30 | Billy | 220 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 220 |
| 32 | Gary | 219 |
| 33 | Keith | 208 |
| 33 | Ronald | 208 |
| 35 | Paul | 199 |
| 36 | Scott | 194 |
| 37 | Terry | 187 |
| 38 | Bobby | 182 |
| 39 | Bryan | 178 |
| 39 | Donald | 178 |
| 39 | Travis | 178 |
| 42 | Marcus | 166 |
| 43 | Andrew | 164 |
| 44 | Rodney | 161 |
| 45 | Patrick | 160 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 152 |
| 46 | Jimmy | 152 |
| 48 | Johnny | 149 |
| 49 | Shawn | 147 |
| 49 | Tony | 147 |