Top baby names in Tennessee, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 692 |
| 2 | Emily | 531 |
| 3 | Sarah | 497 |
| 3 | Taylor | 497 |
| 5 | Ashley | 448 |
| 6 | Kayla | 425 |
| 7 | Jessica | 419 |
| 8 | Madison | 411 |
| 9 | Alexis | 396 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 362 |
| 11 | Brittany | 342 |
| 12 | Rachel | 337 |
| 13 | Haley | 322 |
| 14 | Lauren | 314 |
| 15 | Megan | 300 |
| 16 | Samantha | 295 |
| 17 | Morgan | 289 |
| 18 | Courtney | 280 |
| 19 | Victoria | 274 |
| 20 | Mary | 268 |
| 20 | Savannah | 268 |
| 22 | Shelby | 262 |
| 23 | Anna | 248 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 247 |
| 25 | Abigail | 244 |
| 26 | Amber | 241 |
| 27 | Brianna | 236 |
| 28 | Destiny | 220 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 209 |
| 30 | Allison | 201 |
| 30 | Kelsey | 201 |
| 32 | Jordan | 199 |
| 33 | Olivia | 198 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn | 195 |
| 34 | Sydney | 195 |
| 36 | Amanda | 193 |
| 37 | Katherine | 185 |
| 38 | Alyssa | 182 |
| 39 | Chelsea | 169 |
| 40 | Bailey | 167 |
| 41 | Katelyn | 156 |
| 42 | Makayla | 148 |
| 43 | Autumn | 144 |
| 44 | Alexandria | 134 |
| 45 | Kristen | 131 |
| 46 | Emma | 129 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 127 |
| 48 | Jennifer | 126 |
| 48 | Sara | 126 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 884 |
| 2 | Austin | 845 |
| 3 | William | 844 |
| 4 | Joshua | 709 |
| 5 | Michael | 703 |
| 6 | James | 695 |
| 7 | Christopher | 688 |
| 8 | Matthew | 671 |
| 9 | Brandon | 593 |
| 10 | John | 571 |
| 11 | Tyler | 549 |
| 12 | Zachary | 500 |
| 13 | Andrew | 488 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 451 |
| 15 | David | 447 |
| 16 | Robert | 444 |
| 17 | Joseph | 422 |
| 18 | Justin | 402 |
| 19 | Daniel | 394 |
| 20 | Jordan | 371 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 369 |
| 22 | Hunter | 368 |
| 23 | Dylan | 352 |
| 24 | Samuel | 336 |
| 25 | Cody | 328 |
| 26 | Ryan | 320 |
| 27 | Thomas | 304 |
| 28 | Logan | 300 |
| 29 | Caleb | 297 |
| 30 | Christian | 291 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 277 |
| 32 | Charles | 253 |
| 32 | Timothy | 253 |
| 34 | Alexander | 252 |
| 35 | Anthony | 246 |
| 36 | Ethan | 226 |
| 37 | Aaron | 218 |
| 37 | Cameron | 218 |
| 37 | Dakota | 218 |
| 40 | Noah | 204 |
| 41 | Nathan | 196 |
| 42 | Adam | 173 |
| 42 | Dalton | 173 |
| 42 | Kyle | 173 |
| 45 | Steven | 167 |
| 46 | Dustin | 163 |
| 47 | Elijah | 156 |
| 48 | Jared | 155 |
| 49 | Eric | 154 |
| 50 | Chase | 150 |