Updated: January 7, 2018

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT AVA IS THE NEW NUMBER ONE NAME FOR BABY GIRLS BORN IN TENNESSEE, RISING TO THE TOP OF THE LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR NAMES FOR BABIES BORN IN 2017. AVA UNSEAT EMMA, WHICH UNTIL 2017 HAD HELD THE TOP SPOT FOR NAMES OF BABY GIRLS BORN IN TENNESSEE SINCE 2011. ALL NAMES IN THE TOP TEN LIST FOR GIRLS, INCLUDING OLIVIA, AMELIA, HARPER, ISABELLA, ELIZABETH, CHARLOTTE, ELLA AND ABIGAIL, ARE THE SAME AS THE TOP TEN LIST FROM 2016, BUT HAVE CHANGED IN RANKING.  WILLIAM MAINTAINS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT AS THE MOST POPULAR NAME CHOSEN FOR BABY BOYS IN TENNESSEE FOR THE 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR.  SAMUEL AND GRAYSON ARE BOTH NEW ADDITIONS ON THE TOP TEN LIST OF BOYS’ NAMES IN 2017. NAMES CHOSEN FOR BABIES ARE RECORDED AND TALLIED BY THE DEDICATED TEAM IN THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN.GOV/HEALTH.