Top baby names in Tennessee, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,324 |
| 1 | Jessica | 1,324 |
| 3 | Amanda | 868 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 685 |
| 5 | Brittany | 586 |
| 6 | Heather | 529 |
| 7 | Sarah | 507 |
| 8 | Amber | 494 |
| 9 | Whitney | 407 |
| 10 | Rachel | 402 |
| 11 | Megan | 383 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 367 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 366 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 364 |
| 15 | Amy | 339 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 332 |
| 17 | Lauren | 317 |
| 18 | Crystal | 288 |
| 19 | Mary | 287 |
| 20 | Laura | 279 |
| 21 | Emily | 243 |
| 22 | Samantha | 241 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 239 |
| 24 | Lindsey | 233 |
| 25 | Melissa | 225 |
| 26 | Erica | 217 |
| 27 | Christina | 206 |
| 28 | April | 200 |
| 29 | Courtney | 192 |
| 30 | Jamie | 182 |
| 31 | Katherine | 181 |
| 32 | Angela | 168 |
| 33 | Danielle | 166 |
| 34 | Anna | 152 |
| 35 | Sara | 151 |
| 36 | Michelle | 149 |
| 37 | Andrea | 146 |
| 37 | Brittney | 146 |
| 39 | Holly | 145 |
| 39 | Kelly | 145 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 145 |
| 42 | Brandy | 141 |
| 43 | Erin | 135 |
| 44 | Allison | 132 |
| 44 | Brandi | 132 |
| 46 | Alicia | 129 |
| 47 | Kristen | 128 |
| 48 | Kayla | 123 |
| 49 | Katie | 122 |
| 50 | Tara | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,251 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,077 |
| 3 | Michael | 996 |
| 4 | James | 970 |
| 5 | Matthew | 876 |
| 6 | Brandon | 806 |
| 7 | William | 771 |
| 8 | Justin | 740 |
| 9 | John | 645 |
| 10 | Robert | 632 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 619 |
| 12 | David | 599 |
| 13 | Daniel | 550 |
| 14 | Andrew | 529 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 509 |
| 16 | Joseph | 503 |
| 17 | Dustin | 418 |
| 18 | Charles | 413 |
| 19 | Timothy | 382 |
| 20 | Jason | 352 |
| 21 | Thomas | 342 |
| 22 | Ryan | 326 |
| 23 | Adam | 324 |
| 24 | Brian | 322 |
| 24 | Kevin | 322 |
| 26 | Eric | 315 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 315 |
| 28 | Steven | 314 |
| 29 | Anthony | 299 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 279 |
| 31 | Stephen | 262 |
| 32 | Jacob | 255 |
| 33 | Richard | 243 |
| 34 | Zachary | 228 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 209 |
| 36 | Aaron | 196 |
| 37 | Nathan | 187 |
| 38 | Patrick | 183 |
| 39 | Travis | 181 |
| 40 | Cody | 180 |
| 41 | Bradley | 174 |
| 42 | Mark | 172 |
| 43 | Tyler | 168 |
| 44 | Corey | 160 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 158 |
| 46 | Gregory | 157 |
| 47 | Kyle | 151 |
| 47 | Marcus | 151 |
| 49 | Phillip | 145 |
| 50 | Samuel | 142 |