State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 68,826 Kentucky births in 1958 across 1,009 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#69Jackie#188 nationally
#64Donnie#181 nationally
#86Timmyoutside the national top 200
#78Shelia#180 nationally
#92Garry#172 nationally
#66Charlotte#140 nationally
#76Vicky#150 nationally
#100Vivian#172 nationally
#72Glenda#141 nationally
#94Marsha#158 nationally
#96Lois#154 nationally
#90Patty#146 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,130US #1
#2Deborah786US #7
#3Linda753US #3
#4Kathy693US #14
#5Debra670US #6
#6Karen669US #4
#7Donna655US #10
#8Patricia650US #5
#9Pamela629US #11
#10Teresa614US #26
#11Brenda584US #16
#12Susan502US #2
#13Sharon498US #17
#14Debbie465US #24
#15Barbara433US #9
#16Sandra401US #15
#17Cynthia376US #8
#18Lisa371US #19
#19Judy366US #36
#20Cheryl357US #13
#21Nancy353US #12
#22Connie344US #50
#23Peggy321US #42
#24Elizabeth312US #22
#25Carolyn296US #37
#26Tammy286US #44
#27Janet285US #28
#28Vickie281US #75
#29Kimberly274US #39
#30Rebecca267US #41
#31Sheila265US #59
#32Betty260US #54
#33Sherry246US #67
#34Beverly239US #55
#35Carol230US #20
#36Janice223US #35
#37Rhonda219US #48
#38Rita217US #88
#39Cathy216US #34
#40Cindy216US #25
#41Joyce211US #46
#42Paula201US #53
#43Wanda198US #66
#44Theresa197US #33
#45Vicki193US #57
#46Margaret192US #31
#47Diana189US #45
#48Shirley181US #52
#49Laura176US #29
#50Julie175US #23
#51Robin171US #32
#52Darlene170US #49
#53Diane169US #18
#54Bonnie168US #63
#55Martha167US #69
#56Phyllis159US #94
#57Anna158US #103
#58Terri156US #51
#59Denise148US #27
#60Anita147US #82
#61Virginia136US #85
#62Angela127US #83
#63Catherine127US #38
#64Tina127US #71
#65Jennifer125US #81
#66Charlotte123US #140
#67Kathleen121US #21
#68Jo117US #91
#69Kim117US #40
#70Marilyn116US #96
#71Rose114US #78
#72Glenda111US #141
#73Regina110US #120
#74Judith106US #62
#75Melissa101US #130
#76Vicky101US #150
#77Ruth96US #90
#78Shelia96US #180
#79Ann94US #47
#80Terry92US #89
#81Katherine90US #74
#82Jane89US #61
#83Alice87US #115
#84Carla84US #126
#85Doris83US #131
#86Becky82US #111
#87Joan82US #68
#88Annette81US #76
#89Kathryn81US #58
#90Patty81US #146
#91Sarah81US #117
#92Dorothy80US #86
#93Helen80US #100
#94Marsha80US #158
#95Julia78US #119
#96Lois77US #154
#97Melinda76US #142
#98Leslie75US #79
#99Valerie75US #64
#100Vivian74US #172

Boys

#1James1,763US #3
#2David1,499US #2
#3Michael1,374US #1
#4William1,160US #6
#5Robert1,112US #4
#6John1,062US #5
#7Charles865US #11
#8Mark815US #7
#9Timothy671US #13
#10Richard659US #8
#11Gary652US #17
#12Ricky598US #34
#13Thomas555US #9
#14Larry536US #22
#15Kenneth522US #14
#16Donald517US #18
#17Terry517US #33
#18Steven468US #10
#19Joseph441US #12
#20Gregory435US #23
#21Jerry435US #35
#22Jeffrey424US #21
#23Paul399US #15
#24Danny391US #45
#25Ronald374US #19
#26Stephen344US #26
#27Dennis321US #29
#28Anthony316US #27
#29Billy313US #64
#30Roger312US #47
#31Bobby287US #69
#32Daniel280US #16
#33Kevin262US #20
#34Douglas254US #30
#35George250US #31
#36Ronnie250US #66
#37Tony246US #57
#38Darrell237US #90
#39Mike232US #40
#40Jimmy225US #73
#41Johnny215US #61
#42Keith215US #37
#43Steve205US #44
#44Randy200US #32
#45Jeffery195US #59
#46Roy188US #75
#47Bruce184US #36
#48Edward179US #28
#49Barry178US #79
#50Carl174US #51
#51Harold171US #84
#52Joe155US #56
#53Phillip153US #81
#54Randall153US #62
#55Dale144US #46
#56Raymond143US #43
#57Rickey137US #106
#58Eddie135US #100
#59Ralph133US #78
#60Christopher130US #39
#61Brian129US #24
#62Tommy128US #104
#63Rodney124US #65
#64Donnie120US #181
#65Walter118US #63
#66Tim114US #74
#67Gerald111US #58
#68Samuel111US #85
#69Jackie105US #188
#70Curtis104US #82
#71Patrick103US #42
#72Scott102US #25
#73Jeff99US #68
#74Glenn98US #76
#75Micheal97US #91
#76Russell96US #54
#77Wayne95US #48
#78Frank91US #38
#79Jack91US #80
#80Allen90US #92
#81Lawrence89US #52
#82Marvin89US #119
#83Alan88US #49
#84Stanley87US #88
#85Earl82US #130
#86Timmy82
#87Martin77US #71
#88Perry77US #132
#89Greg76US #105
#90Howard74US #95
#91Philip73US #67
#92Garry72US #172
#93Don71US #112
#94Ray69US #121
#95Bill68US #99
#96Henry68US #83
#97Mitchell67US #127
#98Rick67US #77
#99Arthur64US #72
#100Eric63US #50

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑27Curtis#70
↑26Dale#55
↑23Scott#72
↑19Peggy#23
↑16Julie#50
↑16Jeff#73
↑15Carla#84
↑14Mike#39

Falling

↓20Ruth#77
↓20Henry#96
↓19Sarah#91
↓18Dorothy#92
↓18Philip#91
↓17Arthur#99
↓16Glenn#74
↓14Judith#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.