Tennessee is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Tennessee is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,974 among girls (27) and #7,630 among boys (11) — overall #6,823 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | #4,974 | #7,630 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #6,140 | #7,704 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | #5,935 | #5,892 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | #5,161 | #5,414 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | #3,874 | #4,915 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #5,833 | #5,428 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #4,257 | #5,320 |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #4,652 | #4,087 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 | #4,472 | #3,877 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 | #5,598 | #4,310 |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | #5,113 | #3,868 |
| 2014 | 43 | 43 | #5,615 | #5,043 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | #6,703 | #5,373 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #7,769 | #7,498 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #9,674 | #8,000 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #11,181 | #7,037 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #15,100 | #12,320 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #17,316 | #12,386 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | #10,764 | #5,186 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #11,352 | #6,420 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #10,851 | #8,229 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #10,622 | #6,927 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #12,319 | — |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #12,102 | #12,306 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #15,185 | #7,449 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #17,406 | #11,956 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #9,414 | #8,619 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,321 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,972 | — |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #13,252 | #8,773 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #15,596 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #5,179 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,590 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #5,017 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,830 | — |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #4,203 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #4,127 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,238 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,790 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #5,014 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #4,005 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #4,009 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,357 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,529 | — |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,858 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,397 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,642 | — |
| 1922 | 10 | — | #3,350 | — |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,918 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,345 | — |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #2,792 | — |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,501 | — |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #2,088 | — |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,356 | — |
| 1915 | 15 | — | #2,129 | — |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,115 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #3,143 | — |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,824 | — |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,778 | — |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,757 | — |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,460 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,532 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,796 | — |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,678 | — |
| 1904 | 12 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #1,575 | — |
| 1902 | 13 | — | #1,015 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,651 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1899 | 9 | — | #1,172 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,944 | — |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,157 | — |
| 1896 | 11 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1895 | 10 | — | #1,113 | — |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #1,340 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,433 | — |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,086 | — |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #999 | — |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,462 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,454 | — |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #726 | — |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #739 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #579 | — |
| 1882 | 10 | — | #630 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #932 | — |