State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 67,459 Kentucky births in 1960 across 1,006 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#66Donnie#193 nationally
#74Jackieoutside the national top 200
#67Timmy#192 nationally
#68Shelia#177 nationally
#89Lonnie#183 nationally
#64Charlotte#151 nationally
#83Kenny#169 nationally
#99Vicky#169 nationally
#35Vickie#100 nationally
#81Patty#145 nationally
#95Glenda#158 nationally
#76Rickey#138 nationally

Girls

#1Mary997US #1
#2Donna773US #5
#3Lisa757US #6
#4Karen657US #4
#5Teresa617US #19
#6Linda616US #3
#7Pamela591US #14
#8Brenda561US #13
#9Kathy548US #21
#10Patricia512US #7
#11Deborah507US #10
#12Kimberly486US #26
#13Debra482US #8
#14Sandra477US #11
#15Debbie456US #24
#16Sharon436US #16
#17Susan413US #2
#18Tammy405US #31
#19Barbara394US #12
#20Connie349US #47
#21Cynthia333US #9
#22Sherry295US #54
#23Nancy293US #15
#24Janet276US #32
#25Elizabeth270US #18
#26Rebecca268US #38
#27Laura261US #25
#28Judy255US #48
#29Carol249US #23
#30Sheila249US #56
#31Cheryl248US #17
#32Rhonda239US #44
#33Robin239US #33
#34Carolyn236US #43
#35Vickie235US #100
#36Tina223US #45
#37Rita218US #96
#38Betty216US #68
#39Cindy214US #30
#40Theresa210US #35
#41Angela209US #50
#42Beverly208US #60
#43Cathy206US #46
#44Peggy200US #69
#45Wanda183US #66
#46Janice182US #41
#47Joyce182US #58
#48Paula179US #55
#49Julie175US #28
#50Margaret165US #36
#51Jennifer164US #61
#52Anita157US #87
#53Vicki149US #73
#54Diana148US #53
#55Martha143US #83
#56Denise140US #29
#57Diane137US #22
#58Terri137US #49
#59Kim136US #34
#60Shirley131US #70
#61Regina127US #105
#62Phyllis120US #108
#63Bonnie119US #71
#64Charlotte118US #151
#65Ann115US #51
#66Lori115US #20
#67Anna114US #104
#68Shelia107US #177
#69Melissa106US #109
#70Carla105US #110
#71Virginia101US #102
#72Amy99US #77
#73Darlene99US #75
#74Dorothy98US #95
#75Jane98US #67
#76Kathleen96US #27
#77Jo91US #134
#78Ruth91US #97
#79Stephanie89US #91
#80Jacqueline87US #85
#81Patty87US #145
#82Terry86US #101
#83Kelly85US #52
#84Sandy85US #126
#85Sarah83US #116
#86Alice81US #119
#87Julia81US #122
#88Penny81US #113
#89Belinda80US #150
#90Doris80US #147
#91Becky79US #111
#92Marilyn79US #118
#93Rose79US #98
#94Catherine78US #42
#95Glenda78US #158
#96Judith78US #74
#97Michelle78US #39
#98Frances76US #127
#99Vicky76US #169
#100Jackie75US #144

Boys

#1James1,739US #3
#2David1,545US #1
#3Michael1,186US #2
#4William1,112US #7
#5John1,051US #4
#6Robert1,029US #5
#7Mark991US #6
#8Charles832US #13
#9Timothy764US #11
#10Richard567US #8
#11Kenneth565US #16
#12Ricky554US #38
#13Gary539US #22
#14Jeffrey537US #14
#15Thomas526US #9
#16Gregory476US #24
#17Donald470US #19
#18Steven462US #10
#19Larry458US #28
#20Joseph452US #12
#21Terry452US #34
#22Paul400US #18
#23Kevin382US #15
#24Danny380US #48
#25Jerry371US #37
#26Ronald348US #21
#27Anthony340US #25
#28Billy325US #67
#29Roger309US #47
#30Daniel281US #17
#31Stephen278US #27
#32Dennis268US #31
#33Tony250US #52
#34Douglas249US #30
#35Jeffery243US #55
#36Keith237US #35
#37George231US #33
#38Bobby227US #73
#39Randy218US #32
#40Barry212US #72
#41Steve211US #43
#42Ronnie209US #87
#43Christopher207US #29
#44Darrell205US #104
#45Johnny205US #65
#46Jimmy195US #69
#47Randall193US #59
#48Mike188US #36
#49Phillip176US #66
#50Edward175US #26
#51Bruce168US #39
#52Jeff166US #49
#53Carl156US #53
#54Joe156US #57
#55Brian155US #20
#56Roy148US #80
#57Harold143US #92
#58Scott132US #23
#59Tommy131US #112
#60Glenn120US #74
#61Tim120US #60
#62Eddie119US #102
#63Frank115US #40
#64Rodney114US #68
#65Raymond111US #46
#66Donnie109US #193
#67Timmy109US #192
#68Greg107US #83
#69Patrick107US #45
#70Russell106US #56
#71Eric103US #44
#72Dale102US #54
#73Gerald101US #62
#74Jackie100
#75Wayne98US #58
#76Rickey97US #138
#77Ralph92US #89
#78Micheal91US #105
#79Jack90US #85
#80Craig87US #41
#81Walter86US #70
#82Dwayne83US #123
#83Kenny83US #169
#84Alan81US #50
#85Chris80US #63
#86Philip80US #76
#87Darryl79US #96
#88Henry78US #84
#89Lonnie78US #183
#90Samuel77US #91
#91Lawrence75US #64
#92Stanley75US #100
#93Bill73US #95
#94Bradley72US #90
#95Curtis72US #79
#96Arthur70US #82
#97Allen68US #99
#98Martin66US #77
#99Jim63US #75
#100Don62US #115

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑22Carla#70
↑16Laura#27
↑16Melissa#69
↑15Greg#68
↑14Tina#36
↑13Craig#80
↑12Jennifer#51
↑12Chris#85

Falling

↓27Rose#93
↓27Catherine#94
↓18Vicky#99
↓18Dale#72
↓17Glenda#95
↓16Becky#91
↓13Darlene#73
↓13Samuel#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.