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Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,602 Kentucky births in 2024 across 1,582 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Kentucky more than they say America.

#55Bentleyoutside the national top 200
#73Annie#192 nationally
#39Oaklynn#156 nationally
#48Everleigh#164 nationally
#54Adalynn#163 nationally
#87Tatum#195 nationally
#94Wrenleeoutside the national top 200
#79Ryker#183 nationally
#97Dallasoutside the national top 200
#99Presleyoutside the national top 200
#57Oakley#157 nationally
#56Stetson#155 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte204US #4
#2Amelia191US #3
#3Lainey161US #38
#4Willow161US #41
#5Olivia158US #1
#6Emma153US #2
#7Harper148US #12
#8Ellie141US #21
#9Ivy141US #36
#10Eleanor138US #14
#11Evelyn137US #8
#12Sophia132US #6
#13Hazel122US #19
#14Ava121US #9
#15Mia120US #5
#16Ella117US #30
#17Elizabeth114US #17
#18Isabella110US #7
#19Aurora108US #16
#20Nova106US #39
#21Scarlett105US #27
#22Avery102US #31
#23Paisley99US #61
#24Lily95US #24
#25Lillian91US #54
#26Sadie91US #57
#27Lucy86US #34
#28Violet86US #15
#29Josie84US #88
#30Penelope84US #28
#31Layla80US #37
#32Riley80US #42
#33Delilah79US #50
#34Millie79US #87
#35Raelynn78US #113
#36Abigail77US #32
#37Caroline76US #92
#38Kinsley75US #85
#39Oaklynn74US #156
#40Nora73US #22
#41Magnolia72US #138
#42Stella72US #49
#43Addison71US #68
#44Chloe68US #20
#45Naomi68US #44
#46Anna67US #94
#47Emily67US #25
#48Everleigh66US #164
#49Isla66US #35
#50Iris64US #72
#51Ruby64US #62
#52Eden63US #71
#53Lydia63US #97
#54Adalynn62US #163
#55Lyla62US #83
#56Emery61US #70
#57Oakley60US #157
#58Ember59US #135
#59Georgia59US #110
#60Hadley59US #115
#61Luna58US #13
#62Wrenley58US #148
#63Josephine57US #56
#64Emersyn56US #154
#65Rylee56US #125
#66Elena55US #46
#67Everly55US #81
#68Mary55US #131
#69Aria54US #26
#70Eliana54US #18
#71Grace54US #40
#72Serenity54US #117
#73Annie53US #192
#74Eliza53US #118
#75Sofia53US #10
#76Zoey53US #59
#77Madelyn52US #65
#78Autumn51US #79
#79Parker51US #104
#80Claire50US #67
#81Hallie50US #149
#82Sophie50US #60
#83Hannah49US #52
#84Clara48US #78
#85Elsie48US #155
#86Adeline47US #58
#87Blakely47US #158
#88Daisy47US #76
#89Eloise47US #64
#90Kennedy47US #89
#91Zoe47US #29
#92Mila46US #33
#93Vivian46US #77
#94Wrenlee46
#95Ayla43US #69
#96Camila43US #11
#97Juniper43US #111
#98Margaret42US #119
#99Presley42
#100Emerson41US #151

Boys

#1Liam256US #1
#2Oliver244US #3
#3Waylon223US #65
#4Noah219US #2
#5Hudson206US #22
#6Elijah203US #8
#7James201US #5
#8William196US #10
#9Levi185US #12
#10Asher170US #20
#11Henry166US #6
#12Theodore164US #4
#13Grayson163US #48
#14John154US #21
#15Samuel144US #17
#16Lucas143US #9
#17Maverick141US #36
#18Wyatt139US #38
#19Cooper135US #50
#20Weston133US #70
#21Ezra127US #13
#22Jackson121US #35
#23Silas119US #81
#24Lincoln116US #73
#25Carter114US #46
#26Owen113US #26
#27Jack109US #15
#28Joseph109US #32
#29Beau108US #69
#30Colton107US #98
#31Michael104US #18
#32Benjamin103US #11
#33Charles96US #51
#34Gabriel96US #43
#35Walker95US #82
#36Miles93US #37
#37David91US #31
#38Ethan88US #19
#39Matthew88US #33
#40Daniel87US #16
#41Nolan86US #64
#42Easton85US #103
#43Elias85US #25
#44Luke85US #34
#45Thomas85US #39
#46Mason84US #42
#47Carson83US #124
#48Jaxon82US #96
#49Alexander81US #27
#50Dylan81US #28
#51Brooks80US #67
#52Leo80US #24
#53Rowan79US #71
#54Bennett78US #60
#55Bentley78
#56Stetson78US #155
#57Isaac75US #41
#58Jacob75US #40
#59Christopher74US #61
#60Everett74US #85
#61Harrison73US #121
#62Logan73US #45
#63Aiden72US #47
#64Axel72US #78
#65Andrew71US #68
#66Wesley71US #58
#67August70US #88
#68Eli70US #92
#69Jasper70US #133
#70Mateo70US #7
#71Greyson69US #127
#72Parker69US #97
#73Sebastian69US #14
#74Sawyer68US #131
#75Joshua67US #57
#76River67US #112
#77Caleb66US #49
#78Myles66US #99
#79Ryker66US #183
#80Dawson63US #139
#81Robert63US #90
#82Cameron62US #66
#83Micah62US #86
#84Roman62US #52
#85Anthony61US #44
#86Isaiah61US #56
#87Tatum61US #195
#88Josiah60US #53
#89Ryder59US #134
#90Atlas58US #101
#91Hayden58US #154
#92Hunter57US #128
#93Jameson57US #118
#94Luca57US #23
#95Beckham56US #168
#96Bryson55US #147
#97Dallas55
#98Aaron54US #79
#99Emmett54US #119
#100Kingston54US #177

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑43Lyla#55
↑39Harrison#61
↑38Stetson#56
↑30Eliana#70
↑27Wrenley#62
↑26Elena#66
↑25Andrew#65
↑24Magnolia#41

Falling

↓37Atlas#90
↓34Madelyn#77
↓34Sawyer#74
↓32Hunter#92
↓28Luna#61
↓26Kennedy#90
↓26Kingston#100
↓24Eliza#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.