Tennessee is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #12305 in 2002 with 5 recorded births. This places Tennessee in the bottom 1% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 28 births ranking #3868. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 388,294 boys born was named Tennessee. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.