Top baby names in Tennessee, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,212 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,133 |
| 3 | Melissa | 612 |
| 4 | Amy | 515 |
| 5 | Heather | 512 |
| 6 | April | 507 |
| 7 | Angela | 501 |
| 8 | Jessica | 486 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 456 |
| 10 | Crystal | 427 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 367 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 359 |
| 13 | Mary | 350 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 338 |
| 15 | Misty | 326 |
| 16 | Brandy | 319 |
| 17 | Lisa | 303 |
| 18 | Kelly | 284 |
| 19 | Rachel | 279 |
| 20 | Sarah | 277 |
| 21 | Jamie | 272 |
| 22 | Tiffany | 265 |
| 23 | Christina | 263 |
| 24 | Amber | 253 |
| 24 | Ashley | 253 |
| 26 | Christy | 251 |
| 27 | Laura | 244 |
| 28 | Michelle | 210 |
| 29 | Emily | 209 |
| 30 | Andrea | 195 |
| 31 | Carrie | 190 |
| 32 | Julie | 188 |
| 33 | Shannon | 183 |
| 34 | Holly | 180 |
| 35 | Erica | 175 |
| 36 | Leslie | 173 |
| 37 | Brandi | 152 |
| 38 | Tonya | 149 |
| 39 | Lori | 142 |
| 40 | Kristy | 135 |
| 41 | Tracy | 133 |
| 42 | Stacy | 132 |
| 43 | Katherine | 131 |
| 44 | Tina | 122 |
| 45 | Nicole | 121 |
| 46 | Dana | 120 |
| 46 | Karen | 120 |
| 46 | Sara | 120 |
| 49 | Melanie | 118 |
| 50 | Erin | 117 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,247 |
| 2 | James | 1,241 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,212 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,210 |
| 5 | Joshua | 863 |
| 6 | John | 834 |
| 7 | William | 811 |
| 8 | David | 805 |
| 9 | Robert | 771 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 699 |
| 11 | Matthew | 576 |
| 12 | Brian | 557 |
| 13 | Charles | 520 |
| 14 | Joseph | 502 |
| 15 | Daniel | 492 |
| 16 | Timothy | 438 |
| 17 | Kevin | 416 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 402 |
| 19 | Travis | 390 |
| 20 | Eric | 348 |
| 21 | Brandon | 342 |
| 22 | Justin | 326 |
| 23 | Richard | 324 |
| 24 | Anthony | 305 |
| 25 | Steven | 302 |
| 25 | Thomas | 302 |
| 27 | Adam | 299 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 288 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 279 |
| 30 | Andrew | 273 |
| 31 | Stephen | 249 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 247 |
| 32 | Mark | 247 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 229 |
| 35 | Nathan | 227 |
| 36 | Bradley | 206 |
| 37 | Marcus | 194 |
| 38 | Larry | 183 |
| 39 | Chad | 182 |
| 40 | Aaron | 170 |
| 41 | Paul | 169 |
| 42 | Ryan | 168 |
| 43 | Jerry | 163 |
| 44 | Patrick | 158 |
| 45 | Gregory | 156 |
| 46 | Billy | 155 |
| 46 | Bryan | 155 |
| 48 | Scott | 153 |
| 49 | Donald | 150 |
| 50 | Samuel | 149 |