Top baby names in Tennessee, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,130 |
| 2 | Angela | 795 |
| 3 | Amy | 718 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 679 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 539 |
| 6 | Melissa | 501 |
| 7 | Rebecca | 403 |
| 8 | Heather | 395 |
| 9 | Christy | 361 |
| 9 | Lisa | 361 |
| 11 | Mary | 349 |
| 12 | Tonya | 348 |
| 13 | April | 342 |
| 14 | Michelle | 338 |
| 15 | Tammy | 315 |
| 16 | Tina | 286 |
| 17 | Amanda | 252 |
| 17 | Julie | 252 |
| 19 | Tracy | 251 |
| 20 | Shannon | 239 |
| 21 | Misty | 234 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 218 |
| 22 | Lori | 218 |
| 24 | Crystal | 212 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 208 |
| 26 | Laura | 206 |
| 26 | Wendy | 206 |
| 28 | Karen | 194 |
| 28 | Kelly | 194 |
| 30 | Patricia | 191 |
| 30 | Teresa | 191 |
| 32 | Christina | 179 |
| 32 | Rachel | 179 |
| 34 | Melanie | 178 |
| 35 | Susan | 176 |
| 36 | Tiffany | 174 |
| 37 | Dana | 163 |
| 38 | Stacy | 157 |
| 39 | Andrea | 155 |
| 40 | Pamela | 154 |
| 40 | Rhonda | 154 |
| 42 | Sharon | 145 |
| 43 | Donna | 143 |
| 44 | Leslie | 138 |
| 45 | Sherry | 134 |
| 46 | Christie | 130 |
| 46 | Sandra | 130 |
| 48 | Monica | 124 |
| 49 | Jessica | 123 |
| 49 | Kristi | 123 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,402 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,325 |
| 3 | James | 1,324 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,286 |
| 5 | David | 946 |
| 6 | William | 879 |
| 7 | John | 820 |
| 8 | Robert | 793 |
| 9 | Brian | 646 |
| 10 | Charles | 527 |
| 11 | Kevin | 524 |
| 12 | Timothy | 421 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 380 |
| 14 | Matthew | 379 |
| 15 | Mark | 375 |
| 16 | Anthony | 373 |
| 17 | Joseph | 370 |
| 18 | Thomas | 351 |
| 19 | Richard | 348 |
| 20 | Steven | 344 |
| 21 | Eric | 333 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 322 |
| 23 | Daniel | 316 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 308 |
| 25 | Gregory | 281 |
| 26 | Stephen | 252 |
| 27 | Jerry | 246 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 243 |
| 29 | Chad | 237 |
| 30 | Larry | 221 |
| 31 | Ronald | 213 |
| 32 | Billy | 212 |
| 33 | Terry | 203 |
| 34 | Joshua | 196 |
| 35 | Gary | 194 |
| 36 | Bryan | 188 |
| 37 | Scott | 183 |
| 38 | Paul | 181 |
| 39 | Marcus | 180 |
| 40 | Donald | 173 |
| 41 | Shawn | 166 |
| 42 | Bobby | 163 |
| 43 | Jimmy | 158 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 155 |
| 45 | Travis | 153 |
| 46 | Patrick | 152 |
| 47 | Rodney | 147 |
| 48 | Keith | 145 |
| 49 | Benjamin | 143 |
| 50 | Samuel | 141 |