State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,375 Kentucky births in 1961 across 1,035 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#68Timmy#200 nationally
#74Jackieoutside the national top 200
#78Donnieoutside the national top 200
#74Shelia#189 nationally
#93Kenny#179 nationally
#95Marsha#179 nationally
#92Vicky#175 nationally
#71Charlotte#147 nationally
#93Glenda#159 nationally
#42Vickie#107 nationally
#44Rita#105 nationally
#92Rickey#153 nationally

Girls

#1Mary966US #1
#2Lisa952US #2
#3Donna691US #7
#4Teresa577US #18
#5Karen573US #5
#6Brenda555US #11
#7Linda555US #4
#8Kimberly527US #22
#9Pamela513US #15
#10Deborah479US #10
#11Kathy470US #25
#12Patricia465US #6
#13Sandra462US #9
#14Sharon436US #17
#15Debra423US #13
#16Tammy420US #28
#17Susan416US #3
#18Debbie372US #31
#19Barbara371US #12
#20Connie340US #50
#21Cynthia321US #8
#22Robin303US #27
#23Elizabeth294US #19
#24Sherry288US #53
#25Nancy282US #16
#26Rebecca275US #44
#27Janet269US #32
#28Angela259US #38
#29Judy255US #58
#30Carol241US #24
#31Rhonda238US #46
#32Laura237US #21
#33Sheila236US #59
#34Carolyn233US #42
#35Cheryl233US #20
#36Theresa228US #35
#37Tina217US #41
#38Cindy207US #33
#39Beverly206US #66
#40Jennifer200US #47
#41Paula193US #60
#42Vickie193US #107
#43Peggy188US #88
#44Rita184US #105
#45Betty182US #87
#46Jacqueline177US #37
#47Cathy174US #55
#48Margaret167US #40
#49Anita165US #91
#50Julie165US #23
#51Denise162US #30
#52Kim162US #36
#53Regina154US #98
#54Joyce151US #62
#55Janice150US #52
#56Terri150US #51
#57Lori143US #14
#58Wanda141US #70
#59Martha139US #81
#60Diane136US #26
#61Carla133US #77
#62Diana133US #56
#63Bonnie129US #75
#64Darlene128US #80
#65Penny127US #101
#66Melissa122US #95
#67Kathleen116US #29
#68Vicki116US #76
#69Kelly113US #45
#70Anna111US #100
#71Charlotte107US #147
#72Shirley103US #85
#73Michelle101US #34
#74Shelia101US #189
#75Becky100US #115
#76Ruth100US #96
#77Ann99US #54
#78Phyllis99US #120
#79Melinda95US #129
#80Stephanie95US #78
#81Dana94US #128
#82Jackie94US #112
#83Sarah93US #113
#84Catherine92US #48
#85Sandy91US #135
#86Virginia89US #103
#87Helen86US #119
#88Terry85US #108
#89Rose84US #111
#90Belinda82US #141
#91Tracy82US #64
#92Vicky82US #175
#93Glenda80US #159
#94Judith79US #83
#95Marsha79US #179
#96Amy78US #69
#97Leslie77US #84
#98Sherri77US #121
#99Dorothy75US #99
#100Jane75US #72

Boys

#1James1,625US #4
#2David1,463US #2
#3Michael1,288US #1
#4John1,133US #3
#5William1,082US #7
#6Robert1,058US #5
#7Mark980US #6
#8Timothy792US #15
#9Charles744US #13
#10Jeffrey587US #11
#11Richard535US #8
#12Gary510US #21
#13Kenneth480US #16
#14Gregory460US #23
#15Terry455US #32
#16Donald445US #22
#17Ricky445US #44
#18Thomas445US #9
#19Joseph440US #12
#20Paul430US #18
#21Steven417US #10
#22Larry394US #30
#23Anthony371US #25
#24Kevin363US #14
#25Jerry321US #37
#26Billy316US #68
#27Ronald316US #24
#28Danny304US #54
#29Jeffery301US #50
#30Roger277US #47
#31Daniel260US #17
#32George255US #31
#33Douglas249US #28
#34Stephen247US #27
#35Tony242US #53
#36Bobby234US #76
#37Keith233US #35
#38Brian215US #20
#39Randy215US #33
#40Mike210US #36
#41Christopher209US #26
#42Dennis209US #34
#43Edward204US #29
#44Jimmy195US #71
#45Barry185US #66
#46Johnny181US #70
#47Ronnie181US #91
#48Steve181US #45
#49Darrell180US #101
#50Randall169US #63
#51Phillip160US #69
#52Jeff159US #49
#53Scott158US #19
#54Harold149US #94
#55Bruce144US #40
#56Tim137US #65
#57Joe130US #60
#58Raymond130US #48
#59Carl129US #56
#60Rodney123US #72
#61Eddie122US #102
#62Patrick120US #39
#63Tommy116US #116
#64Roy115US #83
#65Gerald109US #62
#66Glenn109US #64
#67Greg109US #77
#68Timmy108US #200
#69Todd106US #46
#70Russell105US #55
#71Eric104US #38
#72Frank102US #41
#73Dale100US #58
#74Jackie99
#75Micheal99US #103
#76Samuel98US #89
#77Chris97US #57
#78Donnie97
#79Alan95US #51
#80Curtis92US #75
#81Jack92US #90
#82Dwayne91US #111
#83Wayne90US #61
#84Philip89US #79
#85Martin85US #73
#86Mitchell82US #118
#87Henry81US #92
#88Troy80US #100
#89Allen76US #96
#90Craig75US #43
#91Marvin72US #120
#92Rickey72US #153
#93Kenny70US #179
#94Lawrence70US #67
#95Earl69US #139
#96Stanley69US #106
#97Walter69US #74
#98Bryan66US #82
#99Don66US #121
#100Howard66US #109

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑34Jacqueline#46
↑24Michelle#73
↑23Penny#65
↑18Jackie#82
↑17Brian#38
↑16Becky#75
↑15Curtis#80
↑14Kelly#69

Falling

↓25Dorothy#99
↓25Jane#100
↓24Amy#96
↓16Phyllis#78
↓16Rickey#92
↓16Walter#97
↓15Vicki#68
↓15Virginia#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.