The top 10 names Tennessee parents chose for their new babies born in 2019* are as follows:
Rank Girls Boys
1 Ava William
2 Olivia Liam
3 Emma Noah
4 Amelia James
5 Harper Elijah
6 Charlotte Mason
7 Evelyn Oliver
8 Elizabeth John
9 Isabella Wyatt
10 Ella Jackson
*provisional data
Ava returns to the top spot for names of baby girls after first reaching the number one ranking in 2017 and placing second in 2018. Ella is a new addition, Abigail dropped from the list and all other names in the top ten list for girls are the same as in 2018, with some have changing in their ranking.
Wyatt is the new arrival on the top ten list of boys’ names for 2019. William has been the most popular name chosen for baby boys in Tennessee since 2007. All other names in the top ten list for boys made the list in 2018 as well, but have changed in the ranking.
Names chosen for babies are recorded and tallied by the dedicated team in the Tennessee Department of Health Division of Vital Records and Statistics. This division is responsible for records of all births, deaths, marriages, and divorces in Tennessee and registers approximately 230,000 new records each year. Team members handle an average of 8,500 phone calls per month and issue more than 3,200 certificates every week.
“All Tennessee county health department locations can provide copies of birth and death records, offering an important and convenient service for Tennesseans,” said State Registrar Gray Bishop. “We remind new parents to make sure they have a copy of their child’s birth certificate before filing their 2019 income taxes so they can claim the exemption for the new additions to their families.”