Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 1998
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 965 |
| 2 | William | 848 |
| 3 | Austin | 814 |
| 4 | Joshua | 743 |
| 5 | Michael | 725 |
| 6 | Christopher | 686 |
| 7 | Matthew | 679 |
| 8 | James | 659 |
| 9 | John | 560 |
| 10 | Tyler | 559 |
| 11 | Brandon | 556 |
| 12 | Andrew | 519 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 478 |
| 14 | Joseph | 461 |
| 15 | Zachary | 455 |
| 16 | David | 436 |
| 17 | Hunter | 426 |
| 18 | Robert | 411 |
| 19 | Dylan | 391 |
| 20 | Justin | 379 |
| 21 | Jordan | 375 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 370 |
| 23 | Noah | 362 |
| 24 | Daniel | 353 |
| 25 | Samuel | 350 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Caleb | 342 |
| 27 | Cameron | 324 |
| 28 | Thomas | 305 |
| 29 | Ryan | 303 |
| 30 | Christian | 301 |
| 31 | Ethan | 299 |
| 32 | Charles | 278 |
| 33 | Logan | 269 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 264 |
| 35 | Cody | 251 |
| 36 | Anthony | 238 |
| 37 | Dakota | 236 |
| 38 | Timothy | 231 |
| 39 | Nathan | 230 |
| 40 | Alexander | 226 |
| 41 | Aaron | 224 |
| 42 | Dalton | 211 |
| 43 | Jared | 177 |
| 44 | Kevin | 171 |
| 45 | Tanner | 164 |
| 46 | Elijah | 162 |
| 47 | Adam | 160 |
| 47 | Steven | 160 |
| 49 | Dustin | 152 |
| 50 | Stephen | 151 |
| 51 | Chase | 148 |
| 52 | Devin | 146 |
| 53 | Eric | 143 |
| 53 | Jackson | 143 |
| 55 | Kyle | 140 |
| 56 | Nathaniel | 139 |
| 57 | Blake | 136 |
| 58 | Patrick | 135 |
| 59 | Brian | 134 |
| 59 | Jason | 134 |
| 61 | Isaiah | 133 |
| 62 | Seth | 131 |
| 63 | Trevor | 130 |
| 64 | Connor | 126 |
| 64 | Jesse | 126 |
| 66 | Jeremy | 125 |
| 66 | Richard | 125 |
| 68 | Tristan | 124 |
| 69 | Luke | 122 |
| 70 | Garrett | 120 |
| 71 | Kenneth | 119 |
| 72 | Alex | 118 |
| 73 | Lucas | 113 |
| 73 | Spencer | 113 |
| 73 | Taylor | 113 |
| 76 | Isaac | 108 |
| 77 | Peyton | 107 |
| 78 | Antonio | 105 |
| 79 | Gabriel | 104 |
| 80 | Evan | 97 |
| 81 | Bradley | 96 |
| 81 | Travis | 96 |
| 83 | Wesley | 95 |
| 84 | Hayden | 93 |
| 84 | Jeremiah | 93 |
| 86 | Colton | 92 |
| 87 | Dillon | 91 |
| 87 | Mason | 91 |
| 89 | Landon | 90 |
| 90 | Ian | 89 |
| 90 | Mark | 89 |
| 90 | Sean | 89 |
| 93 | Bryan | 86 |
| 93 | Preston | 86 |
| 95 | Corey | 85 |
| 95 | Gregory | 85 |
| 97 | Gavin | 84 |
| 97 | Jeffrey | 84 |
| 97 | Marcus | 84 |
| 100 | Micah | 83 |