Top baby names in Tennessee, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,161 |
| 2 | Amy | 740 |
| 3 | Angela | 675 |
| 4 | Amanda | 573 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 556 |
| 6 | Heather | 505 |
| 7 | Melissa | 498 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 405 |
| 9 | Mary | 337 |
| 10 | Misty | 334 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 334 |
| 12 | April | 304 |
| 13 | Shannon | 285 |
| 14 | Jamie | 284 |
| 15 | Lisa | 279 |
| 16 | Crystal | 278 |
| 17 | Christy | 275 |
| 18 | Christina | 252 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 251 |
| 19 | Tonya | 251 |
| 21 | Michelle | 231 |
| 22 | Tiffany | 228 |
| 23 | Laura | 226 |
| 24 | Rachel | 225 |
| 25 | Brandy | 216 |
| 26 | Julie | 214 |
| 27 | Tammy | 207 |
| 28 | Kelly | 204 |
| 29 | Wendy | 199 |
| 30 | Sarah | 193 |
| 31 | Jessica | 187 |
| 32 | Carrie | 180 |
| 33 | Andrea | 179 |
| 34 | Tracy | 175 |
| 35 | Stacy | 169 |
| 36 | Karen | 168 |
| 37 | Emily | 160 |
| 38 | Lori | 158 |
| 39 | Tina | 151 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 149 |
| 41 | Leslie | 146 |
| 42 | Susan | 141 |
| 43 | Holly | 139 |
| 44 | Melanie | 136 |
| 45 | Ashley | 130 |
| 46 | Teresa | 128 |
| 47 | Dana | 125 |
| 48 | Patricia | 122 |
| 49 | Nicole | 121 |
| 50 | Stacey | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,269 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,255 |
| 3 | James | 1,187 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,080 |
| 5 | David | 801 |
| 6 | William | 800 |
| 7 | Robert | 771 |
| 8 | John | 738 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 584 |
| 10 | Brian | 563 |
| 11 | Joseph | 464 |
| 12 | Charles | 449 |
| 13 | Kevin | 443 |
| 14 | Timothy | 422 |
| 15 | Matthew | 409 |
| 16 | Daniel | 394 |
| 16 | Eric | 394 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 358 |
| 19 | Joshua | 340 |
| 20 | Anthony | 325 |
| 20 | Thomas | 325 |
| 22 | Richard | 316 |
| 23 | Steven | 312 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 25 | Mark | 270 |
| 26 | Gregory | 245 |
| 27 | Larry | 213 |
| 28 | Billy | 210 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 209 |
| 30 | Stephen | 205 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 202 |
| 32 | Brandon | 199 |
| 33 | Bradley | 198 |
| 34 | Chad | 196 |
| 35 | Andrew | 195 |
| 36 | Paul | 193 |
| 37 | Jerry | 177 |
| 38 | Travis | 171 |
| 39 | Marcus | 169 |
| 40 | Adam | 164 |
| 41 | Nathan | 163 |
| 42 | Justin | 162 |
| 43 | Donald | 161 |
| 44 | Bryan | 160 |
| 45 | Antonio | 159 |
| 45 | Terry | 159 |
| 47 | Gary | 157 |
| 48 | Jamie | 151 |
| 48 | Scott | 151 |
| 50 | Samuel | 141 |