Top baby names in Tennessee, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,205 |
| 2 | Amy | 723 |
| 3 | Amanda | 658 |
| 4 | Angela | 593 |
| 5 | Heather | 577 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 537 |
| 7 | Melissa | 525 |
| 8 | Crystal | 431 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 404 |
| 10 | Misty | 395 |
| 11 | Jessica | 380 |
| 12 | Kelly | 378 |
| 13 | April | 374 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 349 |
| 15 | Mary | 327 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 311 |
| 17 | Jamie | 299 |
| 18 | Lisa | 289 |
| 19 | Sarah | 272 |
| 20 | Christy | 262 |
| 21 | Laura | 251 |
| 21 | Shannon | 251 |
| 23 | Rachel | 239 |
| 24 | Michelle | 229 |
| 25 | Christina | 228 |
| 26 | Julie | 222 |
| 27 | Brandy | 214 |
| 28 | Tonya | 210 |
| 29 | Carrie | 206 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 200 |
| 31 | Emily | 191 |
| 32 | Tammy | 180 |
| 33 | Holly | 177 |
| 34 | Andrea | 173 |
| 34 | Lori | 173 |
| 36 | Wendy | 171 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 159 |
| 37 | Karen | 159 |
| 39 | Tina | 151 |
| 40 | Amber | 150 |
| 41 | Melanie | 146 |
| 42 | Leslie | 139 |
| 43 | Ashley | 138 |
| 44 | Susan | 137 |
| 45 | Stacey | 134 |
| 46 | Tara | 131 |
| 47 | Katherine | 124 |
| 47 | Stacy | 124 |
| 47 | Tracy | 124 |
| 50 | Nicole | 118 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,365 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,319 |
| 3 | James | 1,245 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,210 |
| 5 | William | 852 |
| 6 | David | 817 |
| 7 | John | 775 |
| 8 | Robert | 773 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 664 |
| 10 | Brian | 593 |
| 11 | Joshua | 552 |
| 12 | Kevin | 513 |
| 13 | Joseph | 500 |
| 14 | Charles | 494 |
| 15 | Matthew | 473 |
| 16 | Timothy | 457 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 417 |
| 18 | Daniel | 397 |
| 19 | Thomas | 349 |
| 20 | Richard | 339 |
| 21 | Eric | 336 |
| 22 | Anthony | 335 |
| 23 | Steven | 303 |
| 24 | Mark | 293 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 272 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 269 |
| 27 | Stephen | 238 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 223 |
| 29 | Marcus | 221 |
| 30 | Andrew | 220 |
| 31 | Travis | 218 |
| 32 | Bradley | 214 |
| 33 | Chad | 210 |
| 34 | Brandon | 208 |
| 35 | Larry | 201 |
| 36 | Billy | 193 |
| 37 | Adam | 191 |
| 37 | Justin | 191 |
| 39 | Paul | 190 |
| 40 | Gary | 186 |
| 41 | Nathan | 184 |
| 42 | Gregory | 170 |
| 43 | Donald | 159 |
| 43 | Ryan | 159 |
| 45 | Wesley | 158 |
| 46 | Samuel | 155 |
| 46 | Terry | 155 |
| 48 | Bryan | 152 |
| 49 | Aaron | 151 |
| 50 | Corey | 150 |