Most popular boys’ names in Tennessee, 2000
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 951 |
| 2 | William | 868 |
| 3 | James | 669 |
| 4 | Joshua | 665 |
| 5 | Michael | 637 |
| 6 | Christopher | 620 |
| 7 | Matthew | 583 |
| 8 | Austin | 556 |
| 9 | Tyler | 537 |
| 10 | John | 531 |
| 11 | Zachary | 515 |
| 12 | Andrew | 488 |
| 13 | Brandon | 481 |
| 14 | Hunter | 467 |
| 15 | Joseph | 446 |
| 16 | Ethan | 443 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 421 |
| 18 | Noah | 401 |
| 19 | David | 384 |
| 20 | Caleb | 379 |
| 21 | Christian | 371 |
| 22 | Samuel | 362 |
| 23 | Dylan | 358 |
| 24 | Robert | 349 |
| 25 | Daniel | 341 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cameron | 338 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 338 |
| 26 | Justin | 338 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 302 |
| 29 | Jordan | 302 |
| 31 | Logan | 292 |
| 32 | Thomas | 285 |
| 33 | Alexander | 242 |
| 34 | Charles | 240 |
| 34 | Jackson | 240 |
| 36 | Nathan | 233 |
| 37 | Ryan | 231 |
| 38 | Dalton | 227 |
| 39 | Anthony | 225 |
| 39 | Elijah | 225 |
| 41 | Cody | 209 |
| 42 | Aaron | 205 |
| 43 | Timothy | 195 |
| 44 | Garrett | 193 |
| 45 | Dakota | 188 |
| 46 | Seth | 187 |
| 47 | Luke | 167 |
| 48 | Nathaniel | 166 |
| 49 | Devin | 164 |
| 50 | Mason | 163 |
| 51 | Isaac | 161 |
| 51 | Jason | 161 |
| 53 | Adam | 159 |
| 54 | Kevin | 150 |
| 54 | Steven | 150 |
| 56 | Eric | 147 |
| 57 | Evan | 146 |
| 58 | Blake | 141 |
| 58 | Isaiah | 141 |
| 60 | Tanner | 138 |
| 61 | Chase | 136 |
| 61 | Lucas | 136 |
| 63 | Gabriel | 132 |
| 64 | Jared | 130 |
| 65 | Hayden | 129 |
| 65 | Peyton | 129 |
| 65 | Trevor | 129 |
| 68 | Connor | 128 |
| 69 | Brian | 126 |
| 70 | Gavin | 124 |
| 71 | Jesse | 121 |
| 71 | Kyle | 121 |
| 71 | Sean | 121 |
| 74 | Landon | 119 |
| 75 | Patrick | 115 |
| 76 | Colton | 111 |
| 77 | Stephen | 110 |
| 78 | Kenneth | 108 |
| 79 | Alex | 105 |
| 80 | Jeremiah | 104 |
| 80 | Mark | 104 |
| 82 | Tristan | 103 |
| 83 | Wesley | 102 |
| 84 | Carson | 101 |
| 84 | Richard | 101 |
| 86 | Dawson | 100 |
| 87 | Kaleb | 99 |
| 88 | Antonio | 98 |
| 88 | Jack | 98 |
| 88 | Marcus | 98 |
| 91 | Preston | 96 |
| 91 | Taylor | 96 |
| 93 | Ian | 95 |
| 93 | Jalen | 95 |
| 95 | Spencer | 94 |
| 96 | Jeremy | 93 |
| 97 | Cole | 91 |
| 97 | Dustin | 91 |
| 99 | Bryce | 90 |
| 100 | Parker | 87 |