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Baby names in Tennessee, 1980s

1980–1989 · 607,691 recorded births

Christopher was the most common name given in Tennessee across the 1980s, with 12,370 births in the decade. The state recorded 607,691 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Tennessee in the 1980s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Deadrick2315×
Mareco713×
Cayci159×
Marico309×
Lashundra697×
Jamarious176×
Martavius186×
Martavious186×

Top 25 in the 1980s

RankNameBirths
#1Christopher12,370
#2Joshua11,655
#3Michael11,083
#4James10,878
#5Jessica10,794
#6Ashley9,870
#7Amanda9,358
#8Matthew8,511
#9Jennifer8,473
#10William8,305
#11Justin7,492
#12John7,053
#13Brandon7,049
#14David6,793
#15Robert6,628
#16Jonathan6,415
#17Jason5,875
#18Daniel5,514
#19Joseph5,265
#20Heather4,835
#21Jeremy4,748
#22Sarah4,634
#23Tiffany4,459
#24Charles4,307
#25Andrew4,248

Other decades in Tennessee

Names unique to Tennessee

All Tennessee names, 2025

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org