Top baby names in Tennessee, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,245 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,132 |
| 3 | Amanda | 982 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 794 |
| 5 | Heather | 541 |
| 6 | Brittany | 500 |
| 7 | Rachel | 443 |
| 8 | Amber | 442 |
| 9 | Sarah | 403 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 392 |
| 11 | Crystal | 376 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 373 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 371 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 365 |
| 15 | Megan | 341 |
| 16 | Mary | 320 |
| 17 | Lauren | 314 |
| 18 | Laura | 313 |
| 19 | Amy | 288 |
| 20 | Emily | 277 |
| 21 | Melissa | 276 |
| 22 | April | 250 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 249 |
| 24 | Christina | 231 |
| 25 | Samantha | 225 |
| 26 | Erica | 224 |
| 27 | Lindsey | 223 |
| 28 | Jamie | 204 |
| 29 | Andrea | 197 |
| 30 | Angela | 196 |
| 31 | Danielle | 178 |
| 32 | Brandy | 174 |
| 32 | Courtney | 174 |
| 34 | Kelly | 171 |
| 35 | Katherine | 170 |
| 36 | Alicia | 166 |
| 37 | Holly | 162 |
| 37 | Sara | 162 |
| 39 | Michelle | 154 |
| 40 | Whitney | 149 |
| 41 | Erin | 148 |
| 42 | Anna | 144 |
| 43 | Brandi | 140 |
| 44 | Kristen | 139 |
| 45 | Leslie | 131 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 128 |
| 47 | Allison | 119 |
| 48 | Lisa | 114 |
| 49 | Brittney | 113 |
| 50 | Shannon | 112 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,398 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,257 |
| 3 | James | 1,115 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,023 |
| 5 | Matthew | 903 |
| 6 | Brandon | 888 |
| 7 | William | 838 |
| 8 | David | 690 |
| 9 | Jonathan | 689 |
| 10 | Justin | 651 |
| 11 | John | 644 |
| 12 | Daniel | 619 |
| 13 | Robert | 613 |
| 14 | Joseph | 519 |
| 15 | Jason | 467 |
| 16 | Andrew | 417 |
| 17 | Charles | 409 |
| 18 | Timothy | 401 |
| 19 | Dustin | 392 |
| 20 | Jeremy | 385 |
| 21 | Adam | 362 |
| 21 | Steven | 362 |
| 23 | Thomas | 349 |
| 24 | Brian | 340 |
| 25 | Eric | 338 |
| 26 | Ryan | 304 |
| 27 | Kevin | 288 |
| 28 | Anthony | 282 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 280 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 279 |
| 31 | Richard | 271 |
| 32 | Stephen | 256 |
| 33 | Zachary | 234 |
| 34 | Jacob | 214 |
| 35 | Patrick | 211 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 206 |
| 37 | Nathan | 202 |
| 38 | Bradley | 197 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 197 |
| 40 | Mark | 192 |
| 41 | Travis | 191 |
| 42 | Aaron | 177 |
| 43 | Marcus | 172 |
| 44 | Gregory | 170 |
| 45 | Samuel | 165 |
| 45 | Tyler | 165 |
| 47 | Kyle | 154 |
| 48 | Cody | 150 |
| 49 | Wesley | 147 |
| 50 | Bryan | 137 |