Published: January 5, 2019

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT EMMA IS THE NUMBER ONE NAME FOR BABY GIRLS BORN IN TENNESSEE IN 2018.  EMMA UNSEAT AVA, RETURNING TO THE TOP SPOT WHICH SHE HAS HELD FROM 2011 UNTIL 2017. 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 2017, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ELLA WHICH DROPPED FROM THE LIST AND EVELYN BEING ADDED.  WILLIAM MAINTAINS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT AS THE MOST POPULAR NAME CHOSEN FOR BABY BOYS IN TENNESSEE FOR THE 12TH STRAIGHT YEAR WITH OLIVER A NEW ADDITION ON THE TOP TEN LIST OF BOYS’ NAMES IN 2018. 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.