Top baby names in Tennessee, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,366 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,297 |
| 3 | Amanda | 830 |
| 4 | Brittany | 633 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 594 |
| 6 | Heather | 526 |
| 7 | Amber | 495 |
| 8 | Sarah | 488 |
| 9 | Tiffany | 389 |
| 10 | Whitney | 372 |
| 11 | Rachel | 365 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 364 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 359 |
| 14 | Kayla | 357 |
| 15 | Megan | 342 |
| 16 | Lauren | 333 |
| 17 | Mary | 321 |
| 18 | Emily | 303 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 293 |
| 20 | Samantha | 292 |
| 21 | Laura | 271 |
| 22 | Amy | 264 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 238 |
| 24 | Crystal | 231 |
| 25 | April | 221 |
| 26 | Erica | 220 |
| 26 | Lindsey | 220 |
| 26 | Melissa | 220 |
| 29 | Sara | 197 |
| 30 | Brittney | 194 |
| 31 | Courtney | 192 |
| 32 | Katherine | 180 |
| 33 | Danielle | 174 |
| 34 | Christina | 172 |
| 35 | Angela | 159 |
| 36 | Andrea | 155 |
| 37 | Brandy | 154 |
| 37 | Kristen | 154 |
| 39 | Kelly | 153 |
| 40 | Jamie | 152 |
| 41 | Allison | 149 |
| 42 | Holly | 144 |
| 43 | Chelsea | 143 |
| 44 | Anna | 141 |
| 45 | Brandi | 134 |
| 45 | Hannah | 134 |
| 47 | Alicia | 129 |
| 48 | Kristin | 127 |
| 49 | Casey | 123 |
| 50 | Victoria | 120 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,222 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,166 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,019 |
| 4 | Matthew | 955 |
| 5 | James | 936 |
| 6 | William | 801 |
| 7 | Justin | 800 |
| 8 | Brandon | 730 |
| 9 | John | 655 |
| 10 | Robert | 647 |
| 11 | David | 615 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 608 |
| 13 | Andrew | 568 |
| 14 | Daniel | 526 |
| 15 | Joseph | 473 |
| 16 | Charles | 431 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 429 |
| 18 | Dustin | 403 |
| 19 | Timothy | 400 |
| 20 | Thomas | 353 |
| 21 | Eric | 342 |
| 22 | Jason | 327 |
| 23 | Anthony | 326 |
| 24 | Steven | 324 |
| 25 | Adam | 319 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 317 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 293 |
| 28 | Kevin | 291 |
| 29 | Brian | 286 |
| 30 | Ryan | 271 |
| 31 | Cody | 259 |
| 32 | Zachary | 255 |
| 33 | Richard | 253 |
| 34 | Stephen | 252 |
| 35 | Travis | 243 |
| 36 | Jacob | 239 |
| 37 | Tyler | 207 |
| 38 | Samuel | 203 |
| 39 | Aaron | 196 |
| 40 | Corey | 189 |
| 41 | Kyle | 187 |
| 42 | Bradley | 186 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 185 |
| 44 | Patrick | 184 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 183 |
| 45 | Mark | 183 |
| 47 | Jordan | 167 |
| 48 | Nathan | 161 |
| 49 | Gregory | 156 |
| 50 | Bryan | 153 |