Top baby names in Tennessee, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,267 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,177 |
| 3 | Brittany | 814 |
| 4 | Amanda | 754 |
| 5 | Sarah | 547 |
| 6 | Amber | 516 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 481 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 479 |
| 9 | Kayla | 466 |
| 10 | Heather | 462 |
| 11 | Lauren | 433 |
| 12 | Megan | 402 |
| 13 | Rachel | 377 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 360 |
| 15 | Whitney | 354 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 343 |
| 17 | Emily | 338 |
| 18 | Mary | 313 |
| 18 | Samantha | 313 |
| 20 | Laura | 269 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 265 |
| 22 | Courtney | 257 |
| 23 | Katherine | 224 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 224 |
| 25 | Brittney | 221 |
| 26 | Christina | 219 |
| 27 | Lindsey | 218 |
| 28 | Erica | 212 |
| 29 | Crystal | 202 |
| 30 | Kristen | 193 |
| 31 | Amy | 189 |
| 31 | April | 189 |
| 33 | Sara | 182 |
| 34 | Chelsea | 181 |
| 34 | Danielle | 181 |
| 36 | Melissa | 168 |
| 37 | Hannah | 165 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 165 |
| 39 | Anna | 160 |
| 40 | Kelly | 149 |
| 41 | Katie | 146 |
| 42 | Brandi | 144 |
| 43 | Holly | 140 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 136 |
| 45 | Angela | 133 |
| 46 | Jamie | 131 |
| 47 | Allison | 130 |
| 48 | Andrea | 129 |
| 48 | Victoria | 129 |
| 50 | Kristin | 124 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,307 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,187 |
| 3 | Justin | 1,088 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,079 |
| 5 | James | 958 |
| 6 | Matthew | 874 |
| 7 | William | 857 |
| 8 | Brandon | 694 |
| 9 | John | 666 |
| 10 | Robert | 620 |
| 11 | David | 616 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 580 |
| 13 | Andrew | 550 |
| 14 | Joseph | 535 |
| 15 | Daniel | 515 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 434 |
| 17 | Timothy | 386 |
| 18 | Charles | 384 |
| 19 | Dustin | 379 |
| 20 | Thomas | 372 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 368 |
| 22 | Anthony | 356 |
| 23 | Cody | 341 |
| 24 | Steven | 321 |
| 25 | Eric | 316 |
| 26 | Jacob | 308 |
| 27 | Ryan | 305 |
| 28 | Zachary | 304 |
| 29 | Adam | 303 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 299 |
| 31 | Brian | 297 |
| 32 | Kevin | 285 |
| 33 | Travis | 283 |
| 34 | Tyler | 266 |
| 35 | Stephen | 256 |
| 36 | Jason | 251 |
| 37 | Richard | 248 |
| 38 | Aaron | 243 |
| 39 | Corey | 224 |
| 40 | Nathan | 211 |
| 41 | Kyle | 207 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 204 |
| 43 | Patrick | 203 |
| 44 | Jeffrey | 197 |
| 45 | Bradley | 195 |
| 46 | Samuel | 189 |
| 47 | Mark | 172 |
| 48 | Jordan | 171 |
| 49 | Wesley | 156 |
| 50 | Jesse | 151 |