Top baby names in Tennessee, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 613 |
| 2 | Hannah | 604 |
| 3 | Emily | 512 |
| 4 | Jessica | 504 |
| 5 | Sarah | 501 |
| 6 | Taylor | 457 |
| 7 | Kayla | 440 |
| 8 | Alexis | 405 |
| 9 | Rachel | 401 |
| 10 | Brittany | 400 |
| 11 | Madison | 385 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 366 |
| 13 | Megan | 342 |
| 14 | Morgan | 339 |
| 15 | Courtney | 328 |
| 16 | Samantha | 325 |
| 17 | Haley | 320 |
| 18 | Shelby | 303 |
| 19 | Kelsey | 298 |
| 19 | Savannah | 298 |
| 21 | Amber | 292 |
| 22 | Mary | 291 |
| 23 | Lauren | 282 |
| 24 | Anna | 275 |
| 25 | Victoria | 273 |
| 26 | Brianna | 252 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 229 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 222 |
| 29 | Katherine | 213 |
| 30 | Chelsea | 205 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 204 |
| 32 | Allison | 200 |
| 33 | Abigail | 196 |
| 33 | Amanda | 196 |
| 35 | Sydney | 192 |
| 36 | Katelyn | 176 |
| 37 | Olivia | 175 |
| 38 | Kristen | 170 |
| 39 | Destiny | 165 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 156 |
| 41 | Jordan | 154 |
| 42 | Alexandria | 150 |
| 43 | Danielle | 148 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 145 |
| 45 | Jennifer | 142 |
| 46 | Brooke | 140 |
| 47 | Heather | 136 |
| 47 | Lindsey | 136 |
| 49 | Alexandra | 131 |
| 50 | Katie | 128 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 857 |
| 2 | William | 836 |
| 3 | Jacob | 833 |
| 4 | Joshua | 770 |
| 5 | Christopher | 745 |
| 6 | Michael | 711 |
| 7 | James | 680 |
| 8 | Matthew | 677 |
| 9 | Brandon | 610 |
| 10 | Tyler | 570 |
| 11 | John | 561 |
| 12 | Zachary | 557 |
| 13 | Andrew | 497 |
| 14 | Joseph | 487 |
| 15 | Justin | 473 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 435 |
| 16 | Robert | 435 |
| 18 | David | 418 |
| 19 | Cody | 392 |
| 19 | Daniel | 392 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 372 |
| 22 | Hunter | 369 |
| 23 | Logan | 339 |
| 24 | Christian | 329 |
| 25 | Jordan | 328 |
| 26 | Thomas | 325 |
| 27 | Samuel | 321 |
| 28 | Dylan | 319 |
| 29 | Caleb | 312 |
| 29 | Ryan | 312 |
| 31 | Aaron | 296 |
| 32 | Charles | 282 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 277 |
| 34 | Anthony | 260 |
| 35 | Alexander | 249 |
| 36 | Timothy | 233 |
| 37 | Dakota | 221 |
| 38 | Nathan | 216 |
| 39 | Ethan | 209 |
| 40 | Dustin | 190 |
| 41 | Cameron | 187 |
| 42 | Dalton | 182 |
| 43 | Adam | 178 |
| 44 | Kyle | 168 |
| 45 | Steven | 167 |
| 46 | Kevin | 165 |
| 47 | Eric | 161 |
| 48 | Tristan | 160 |
| 49 | Devin | 158 |
| 50 | Noah | 156 |