State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 63,231 Kentucky births in 1963 across 1,010 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#70Timmyoutside the national top 200
#76Shelia#185 nationally
#92Jackieoutside the national top 200
#94Donnieoutside the national top 200
#95Kennyoutside the national top 200
#98Joeyoutside the national top 200
#96Glenda#187 nationally
#100Lonnie#189 nationally
#44Vickie#120 nationally
#94Tonya#167 nationally
#88Jamie#160 nationally
#83Charlotte#153 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,079US #1
#2Mary841US #2
#3Teresa622US #18
#4Donna597US #6
#5Tammy597US #12
#6Kimberly561US #11
#7Karen550US #4
#8Pamela517US #14
#9Sandra458US #9
#10Linda438US #5
#11Patricia435US #7
#12Susan395US #3
#13Brenda394US #15
#14Angela361US #30
#15Deborah357US #13
#16Kathy346US #34
#17Cynthia336US #10
#18Debra328US #21
#19Connie319US #55
#20Sharon314US #19
#21Sherry302US #49
#22Lori293US #8
#23Barbara280US #17
#24Paula278US #42
#25Tina276US #35
#26Rhonda264US #45
#27Rebecca263US #44
#28Robin263US #25
#29Elizabeth260US #20
#30Laura257US #16
#31Sheila257US #50
#32Jennifer244US #36
#33Debbie223US #41
#34Cheryl214US #24
#35Nancy213US #23
#36Theresa210US #38
#37Cindy205US #37
#38Janet201US #40
#39Melissa191US #61
#40Judy190US #70
#41Carol185US #33
#42Carolyn175US #56
#43Anita172US #77
#44Vickie172US #120
#45Cathy167US #67
#46Julie163US #22
#47Kelly158US #32
#48Denise157US #27
#49Beverly155US #81
#50Sherri143US #78
#51Margaret142US #46
#52Regina141US #92
#53Betty140US #104
#54Kim134US #39
#55Rita133US #115
#56Diana130US #62
#57Penny130US #86
#58Terri130US #58
#59Tracy129US #48
#60Amy126US #54
#61Dana125US #88
#62Joyce123US #84
#63Michelle120US #26
#64Carla119US #82
#65Diane119US #31
#66Jacqueline117US #51
#67Peggy116US #106
#68Janice115US #63
#69Shirley115US #99
#70Stephanie114US #64
#71Martha113US #90
#72Wanda112US #76
#73Anna104US #102
#74Melinda104US #121
#75Bonnie98US #83
#76Shelia98US #185
#77Ann97US #57
#78Gina97US #79
#79Kathleen97US #28
#80Darlene96US #85
#81Leslie95US #72
#82Vicki93US #100
#83Charlotte90US #153
#84Jane82US #75
#85Catherine80US #53
#86Sarah80US #94
#87Tamara79US #111
#88Jamie78US #160
#89Beth77US #66
#90Sandy77US #144
#91Phyllis76US #131
#92Ruth74US #113
#93Belinda73US #150
#94Tonya73US #167
#95Becky72US #126
#96Glenda72US #187
#97Virginia72US #103
#98Jackie69US #142
#99Melanie68US #101
#100Monica68US #110

Boys

#1James1,627US #4
#2David1,338US #3
#3Michael1,200US #1
#4John1,145US #2
#5Robert1,065US #5
#6William986US #7
#7Mark864US #6
#8Charles699US #16
#9Timothy686US #15
#10Jeffrey683US #10
#11Richard531US #8
#12Gregory517US #21
#13Joseph469US #13
#14Thomas464US #9
#15Kevin449US #11
#16Paul447US #17
#17Steven430US #14
#18Kenneth428US #18
#19Donald427US #25
#20Gary416US #24
#21Ricky399US #47
#22Terry355US #32
#23Anthony350US #22
#24Ronald315US #23
#25Jerry299US #38
#26Larry290US #36
#27Jeffery288US #46
#28Scott272US #12
#29Danny259US #55
#30Douglas257US #28
#31Stephen250US #29
#32Billy248US #74
#33Daniel246US #19
#34Tony238US #52
#35Brian232US #20
#36Christopher226US #26
#37Keith220US #33
#38Bobby216US #75
#39George215US #34
#40Roger206US #53
#41Randy186US #37
#42Edward184US #27
#43Todd178US #30
#44Barry177US #67
#45Darrell176US #95
#46Johnny167US #71
#47Phillip167US #70
#48Jimmy162US #78
#49Dennis159US #39
#50Ronnie158US #101
#51Randall155US #65
#52Jeff153US #48
#53Mike151US #44
#54Steve150US #49
#55Bruce149US #43
#56Patrick147US #35
#57Harold146US #96
#58Eric143US #31
#59Troy142US #66
#60Carl132US #54
#61Russell130US #57
#62Roy126US #89
#63Joe118US #58
#64Martin114US #62
#65Raymond109US #45
#66Rodney107US #76
#67Tommy107US #107
#68Gerald100US #60
#69Glenn99US #64
#70Timmy99
#71Eddie96US #109
#72Tim95US #79
#73Frank90US #41
#74Samuel89US #87
#75Dale88US #69
#76Chris87US #59
#77Alan85US #56
#78Marvin84US #120
#79Walter80US #77
#80Bryan78US #73
#81Greg78US #81
#82Jonathan78US #88
#83Curtis77US #72
#84Micheal77US #106
#85Earl76US #154
#86Wayne75US #63
#87Stanley72US #105
#88Allen70US #90
#89Henry70US #94
#90Dwayne69US #115
#91Ralph68US #99
#92Jackie67
#93Matthew67US #50
#94Donnie64
#95Kenny64
#96Mitchell63US #127
#97Vincent63US #61
#98Joey62
#99Ernest61US #122
#100Lonnie61US #189

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑22Gina#78
↑21Paula#24
↑21Kelly#47
↑21Ann#77
↑19Lori#22
↑19Marvin#78
↑18Amy#60
↑17Todd#43

Falling

↓25Vicki#82
↓23Donnie#94
↓20Melanie#99
↓15Phyllis#91
↓13Martha#71
↓13Becky#95
↓12Janice#68
↓12Catherine#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.