Discover Tennessee’s most popular boy names of 2024: Liam leads with 532 births, followed by Oliver (427), William (421), Noah, and James.
Rounding out the top 10 are Henry, Elijah, John, Hudson, and Waylon—mixing timeless appeal with a country-cool flair.
Notable gains this year include Bennett (+29 to No. 29), Atlas (+23 to No. 52), Thiago (+15 to No. 64), Joshua (+14 to No. 40), Matthew (+10 to No. 39), Robert (+11 to No. 55), and Stetson (+14 to No. 49).
Classic staples—William, James, John, Charles—sit alongside modern favorites like Hudson, Asher, Maverick, Rowan, and River. Shared ranks add interest: Luke and Owen (No. 25), Charles and Ezra (No. 27), Colton, Josiah, and Nolan (No. 48), Bentley and Christian (No. 76), and Archer, Barrett, Harrison, and Hunter (No. 77). A few names eased this year, including Sebastian (-16), Carson (-15), Ezra and Mason (-11), Luca and Colton (-10), and Jackson (-4).
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Noah | 444 |
| 2 | -1 | Liam | 425 |
| 3 | -1 | Oliver | 411 |
| 4 | 1 | James | 385 |
| 5 | 1 | Henry | 376 |
| 6 | -3 | William | 374 |
| 7 | 5 | Theodore | 323 |
| 7 | 2 | Hudson | 323 |
| 9 | 1 | Waylon | 299 |
| 10 | -2 | John | 297 |
| 11 | -5 | Elijah | 270 |
| 12 | 1 | Levi | 263 |
| 13 | -2 | Asher | 253 |
| 14 | -1 | Samuel | 249 |
| 15 | 1 | Wyatt | 242 |
| 16 | - | Jack | 237 |
| 17 | 4 | Cooper | 229 |
| 18 | -3 | Grayson | 225 |
| 19 | 3 | Benjamin | 214 |
| 20 | 3 | Walker | 213 |
| 21 | -3 | Lucas | 209 |
| 22 | -3 | Jackson | 208 |
| 23 | 5 | Ezra | 204 |
| 24 | 9 | Weston | 203 |
| 25 | -5 | Maverick | 198 |
| 26 | 14 | Elias | 193 |
| 27 | 2 | Charles | 191 |
| 28 | 1 | Michael | 188 |
| 29 | -2 | Carter | 177 |
| 30 | 1 | Bennett | 170 |
| 31 | 17 | Beau | 167 |
| 32 | -6 | Luke | 166 |
| 33 | -9 | Thomas | 165 |
| 33 | 3 | Daniel | 165 |
| 35 | 4 | Dylan | 159 |
| 36 | 17 | Everett | 157 |
| 37 | 3 | Silas | 156 |
| 37 | 5 | Rowan | 156 |
| 39 | 24 | Roman | 154 |
| 39 | -14 | Owen | 154 |
| 41 | -4 | Mason | 153 |
| 42 | -10 | David | 152 |
| 43 | 13 | Stetson | 151 |
| 44 | 25 | Gabriel | 150 |
| 45 | -7 | Joseph | 148 |
| 46 | -12 | Mateo | 147 |
| 47 | -13 | Miles | 146 |
| 48 | 3 | Ethan | 145 |
| 49 | 167 | Eithan | 144 |
| 49 | 2 | Brooks | 144 |
| 51 | 24 | Christopher | 143 |
| 52 | -8 | Lincoln | 142 |
| 53 | 1 | Colton | 139 |
| 54 | -11 | Matthew | 137 |
| 55 | 25 | Thiago | 133 |
| 56 | - | Nolan | 132 |
| 57 | -1 | River | 131 |
| 58 | 4 | Atlas | 130 |
| 59 | 36 | Archer | 128 |
| 60 | -6 | Jacob | 127 |
| 60 | 14 | Andrew | 127 |
| 62 | -12 | Leo | 126 |
| 62 | -6 | Josiah | 126 |
| 62 | -17 | Joshua | 126 |
| 65 | 2 | Luca | 124 |
| 65 | 5 | Isaiah | 124 |
| 65 | -17 | Isaac | 124 |
| 68 | -3 | Wesley | 123 |
| 68 | -21 | Alexander | 123 |
| 70 | 5 | Sebastian | 122 |
| 71 | -25 | Easton | 119 |
| 72 | 26 | Barrett | 117 |
| 73 | -1 | Axel | 111 |
| 73 | -13 | Aiden | 111 |
| 75 | 61 | Colter | 110 |
| 76 | 10 | Ezekiel | 109 |
| 77 | -12 | Sawyer | 106 |
| 77 | -16 | Caleb | 106 |
| 79 | 41 | Tucker | 105 |
| 79 | 35 | Julian | 105 |
| 79 | 54 | Beckett | 105 |
| 82 | -15 | Robert | 103 |
| 83 | 15 | Harrison | 102 |
| 84 | 7 | Jaxon | 101 |
| 84 | -3 | August | 101 |
| 86 | -2 | Carson | 98 |
| 87 | - | Judah | 96 |
| 88 | 28 | Shepherd | 95 |
| 88 | - | Ryder | 95 |
| 88 | -18 | Parker | 95 |
| 88 | 19 | Greyson | 95 |
| 88 | 65 | Arthur | 95 |
| 93 | -5 | Jayden | 94 |
| 93 | 1 | Dawson | 94 |
| 95 | 9 | Nathan | 93 |
| 96 | 8 | Emmett | 91 |
| 97 | -18 | Micah | 90 |
| 98 | -23 | Logan | 89 |
| 98 | 13 | Jace | 89 |
| 100 | 13 | Malachi | 88 |