Top baby names in Tennessee, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,141 |
| 2 | Amanda | 985 |
| 3 | Jessica | 976 |
| 4 | Ashley | 547 |
| 5 | Crystal | 509 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 508 |
| 7 | Sarah | 461 |
| 8 | Amy | 440 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 422 |
| 10 | Heather | 415 |
| 11 | April | 404 |
| 12 | Rachel | 384 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 376 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 367 |
| 15 | Mary | 364 |
| 16 | Melissa | 363 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 345 |
| 18 | Emily | 310 |
| 19 | Amber | 306 |
| 20 | Angela | 301 |
| 21 | Laura | 271 |
| 22 | Brandy | 257 |
| 23 | Misty | 238 |
| 24 | Lindsey | 235 |
| 25 | Lauren | 229 |
| 26 | Brandi | 217 |
| 27 | Erica | 207 |
| 28 | Michelle | 206 |
| 29 | Kelly | 205 |
| 30 | Christina | 198 |
| 30 | Leslie | 198 |
| 32 | Andrea | 189 |
| 33 | Jamie | 188 |
| 34 | Erin | 179 |
| 35 | Samantha | 174 |
| 35 | Sara | 174 |
| 37 | Courtney | 159 |
| 38 | Lisa | 157 |
| 39 | Holly | 154 |
| 40 | Julie | 149 |
| 41 | Christy | 146 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 146 |
| 43 | Katherine | 145 |
| 44 | Allison | 138 |
| 45 | Candice | 132 |
| 45 | Kristin | 132 |
| 47 | Kristen | 124 |
| 48 | Nicole | 122 |
| 49 | Alicia | 119 |
| 50 | Candace | 118 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,293 |
| 2 | James | 1,190 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,110 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,091 |
| 5 | Jason | 854 |
| 6 | John | 826 |
| 7 | William | 800 |
| 8 | Matthew | 786 |
| 9 | David | 766 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 698 |
| 11 | Justin | 688 |
| 12 | Brandon | 646 |
| 13 | Robert | 639 |
| 14 | Joseph | 564 |
| 15 | Daniel | 544 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 538 |
| 17 | Charles | 493 |
| 18 | Brian | 416 |
| 19 | Timothy | 381 |
| 20 | Thomas | 375 |
| 21 | Adam | 374 |
| 22 | Andrew | 357 |
| 23 | Eric | 356 |
| 24 | Kevin | 334 |
| 25 | Steven | 321 |
| 26 | Dustin | 317 |
| 27 | Richard | 297 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 293 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 292 |
| 30 | Anthony | 279 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 253 |
| 32 | Travis | 250 |
| 33 | Stephen | 234 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 223 |
| 35 | Bradley | 217 |
| 35 | Nathan | 217 |
| 35 | Ryan | 217 |
| 38 | Aaron | 213 |
| 39 | Marcus | 204 |
| 40 | Mark | 196 |
| 41 | Gregory | 193 |
| 42 | Paul | 165 |
| 43 | Patrick | 162 |
| 44 | Chad | 159 |
| 45 | Jacob | 156 |
| 46 | Jesse | 151 |
| 47 | Samuel | 144 |
| 48 | Derek | 139 |
| 48 | Phillip | 139 |
| 50 | Derrick | 137 |