State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,949 Kentucky births in 1962 across 1,004 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#61Timmyoutside the national top 200
#71Donnieoutside the national top 200
#85Jackieoutside the national top 200
#70Shelia#173 nationally
#84Vicky#184 nationally
#93Kenny#189 nationally
#96Marty#186 nationally
#83Charlotte#154 nationally
#42Vickie#107 nationally
#76Phyllis#129 nationally
#52Darrell#102 nationally
#90Sandy#140 nationally

Girls

#1Mary945US #2
#2Lisa900US #1
#3Karen635US #4
#4Donna625US #7
#5Teresa586US #18
#6Kimberly578US #16
#7Linda542US #5
#8Pamela505US #13
#9Patricia444US #6
#10Tammy437US #23
#11Kathy427US #27
#12Brenda416US #12
#13Sandra416US #10
#14Deborah411US #9
#15Susan409US #3
#16Cynthia357US #8
#17Debra352US #15
#18Sharon348US #17
#19Barbara319US #14
#20Rhonda308US #45
#21Sherry306US #48
#22Robin298US #25
#23Debbie290US #32
#24Jennifer290US #41
#25Connie289US #51
#26Tina289US #33
#27Rebecca284US #47
#28Angela268US #36
#29Laura250US #21
#30Sheila247US #52
#31Elizabeth242US #20
#32Cheryl241US #24
#33Janet241US #35
#34Nancy231US #19
#35Carolyn226US #46
#36Cindy204US #34
#37Carol200US #28
#38Beverly191US #69
#39Theresa189US #40
#40Melissa186US #68
#41Lori185US #11
#42Vickie184US #107
#43Judy177US #63
#44Anita174US #81
#45Paula174US #60
#46Kim168US #37
#47Margaret164US #43
#48Cathy161US #62
#49Betty159US #97
#50Regina157US #91
#51Julie152US #22
#52Joyce149US #74
#53Terri149US #54
#54Diana146US #57
#55Tracy145US #55
#56Janice142US #58
#57Vicki142US #85
#58Martha140US #87
#59Carla134US #78
#60Jacqueline133US #44
#61Rita132US #110
#62Sherri129US #82
#63Denise128US #30
#64Peggy128US #93
#65Wanda126US #77
#66Penny117US #92
#67Bonnie114US #79
#68Kelly112US #38
#69Michelle108US #31
#70Shelia108US #173
#71Stephanie106US #70
#72Anna105US #100
#73Catherine102US #53
#74Diane101US #26
#75Shirley100US #96
#76Phyllis96US #129
#77Dana93US #117
#78Amy92US #61
#79Melanie92US #106
#80Melinda91US #118
#81Ruth91US #104
#82Becky90US #122
#83Charlotte89US #154
#84Vicky88US #184
#85Virginia87US #105
#86Sarah85US #98
#87Jackie84US #126
#88Marilyn84US #127
#89Julia83US #120
#90Sandy83US #140
#91Alice82US #133
#92Jane82US #73
#93Leslie82US #80
#94Darlene81US #88
#95Beth79US #66
#96Dawn79US #50
#97Rose79US #116
#98Ann78US #56
#99Belinda78US #149
#100Gina78US #102

Boys

#1James1,727US #4
#2David1,446US #2
#3Michael1,233US #1
#4Robert1,115US #5
#5John1,089US #3
#6William984US #7
#7Mark897US #6
#8Charles726US #15
#9Timothy723US #16
#10Jeffrey704US #10
#11Richard518US #8
#12Gregory512US #21
#13Kenneth498US #18
#14Gary494US #22
#15Thomas482US #9
#16Joseph455US #13
#17Donald430US #23
#18Steven417US #12
#19Kevin413US #14
#20Terry411US #34
#21Anthony383US #24
#22Ricky370US #50
#23Paul368US #19
#24Ronald342US #25
#25Larry335US #31
#26Jeffery306US #45
#27Jerry296US #38
#28Billy290US #71
#29Christopher280US #26
#30Danny280US #54
#31Stephen272US #28
#32Roger260US #47
#33Daniel257US #17
#34Douglas253US #27
#35Tony249US #52
#36Barry248US #61
#37George246US #32
#38Bobby234US #78
#39Keith207US #36
#40Scott203US #11
#41Phillip193US #68
#42Brian191US #20
#43Randy190US #35
#44Edward186US #29
#45Dennis184US #37
#46Bruce176US #41
#47Jeff173US #44
#48Johnny173US #69
#49Steve173US #46
#50Jimmy165US #75
#51Mike153US #39
#52Darrell151US #102
#53Ronnie151US #100
#54Randall149US #64
#55Harold142US #95
#56Joe141US #59
#57Russell130US #57
#58Carl129US #58
#59Eric127US #33
#60Todd127US #30
#61Timmy123
#62Patrick122US #40
#63Roy122US #90
#64Troy117US #67
#65Tim115US #72
#66Raymond113US #48
#67Tommy112US #109
#68Glenn110US #55
#69Gerald109US #65
#70Frank106US #42
#71Donnie104
#72Eddie104US #105
#73Alan102US #53
#74Samuel102US #88
#75Dale99US #62
#76Greg99US #77
#77Rodney97US #76
#78Allen94US #93
#79Chris93US #60
#80Martin92US #74
#81Curtis90US #73
#82Walter90US #79
#83Philip87US #81
#84Bryan86US #82
#85Jackie84
#86Wayne84US #63
#87Craig83US #51
#88Ralph81US #97
#89Micheal75US #104
#90Andrew70US #49
#91Dwayne70US #119
#92Darryl69US #83
#93Kenny69US #189
#94Jonathan68US #94
#95Kelly68US #125
#96Marty68US #186
#97Marvin67US #118
#98Matthew66US #56
#99Jack65US #99
#100Earl62US #147

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑36Tracy#55
↑36Sherri#62
↑26Melissa#40
↑24Troy#64
↑18Amy#78
↑16Jennifer#24
↑16Lori#41
↑15Walter#82

Falling

↓30Darlene#94
↓21Peggy#64
↓21Ann#98
↓18Jack#99
↓17Rita#61
↓17Rodney#77
↓14Judy#43
↓14Jacqueline#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.