State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,573 Kentucky births in 1964 across 1,015 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
#90Jackieoutside the national top 200
#92Donnieoutside the national top 200
#78Shelia#186 nationally
#94Marshaoutside the national top 200
#97Marty#196 nationally
#44Vickie#127 nationally
#90Belinda#161 nationally
#98Sandy#168 nationally
#92Charlotte#158 nationally
#88Tonya#150 nationally
#88Earl#149 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,116US #1
#2Mary863US #2
#3Kimberly623US #6
#4Tammy618US #10
#5Teresa557US #21
#6Karen553US #4
#7Donna552US #7
#8Patricia433US #5
#9Pamela427US #11
#10Sandra420US #13
#11Angela400US #22
#12Deborah392US #12
#13Susan381US #3
#14Linda371US #8
#15Kathy335US #39
#16Sharon334US #20
#17Brenda332US #18
#18Laura322US #14
#19Tina309US #34
#20Sherry308US #50
#21Rhonda296US #43
#22Melissa292US #53
#23Robin289US #27
#24Elizabeth286US #16
#25Cynthia271US #9
#26Paula262US #45
#27Jennifer258US #31
#28Barbara255US #19
#29Rebecca250US #46
#30Connie240US #64
#31Debra235US #24
#32Sheila229US #51
#33Julie197US #17
#34Nancy191US #26
#35Carol189US #36
#36Janet183US #48
#37Theresa181US #38
#38Carolyn180US #56
#39Cindy179US #47
#40Debbie179US #52
#41Cheryl175US #29
#42Lori171US #15
#43Judy169US #74
#44Vickie155US #127
#45Betty154US #102
#46Denise154US #25
#47Kelly153US #35
#48Michelle152US #23
#49Dana151US #70
#50Jacqueline147US #37
#51Anita144US #85
#52Regina144US #83
#53Carla142US #78
#54Amy141US #44
#55Stephanie139US #57
#56Terri138US #62
#57Cathy136US #75
#58Beverly135US #91
#59Margaret133US #49
#60Tracy133US #40
#61Kim132US #42
#62Rita131US #122
#63Diana122US #63
#64Janice116US #69
#65Sherri113US #86
#66Penny110US #96
#67Martha109US #95
#68Wanda109US #81
#69Peggy108US #106
#70Catherine104US #54
#71Leslie104US #73
#72Anna102US #97
#73Valerie102US #66
#74Joyce100US #87
#75Darlene98US #80
#76Diane98US #32
#77Melinda98US #113
#78Shelia97US #186
#79Ann95US #60
#80Dawn95US #33
#81Bonnie88US #89
#82Gina88US #79
#83Sarah83US #92
#84Shirley83US #103
#85Monica80US #90
#86Jill79US #61
#87Jane78US #93
#88Tonya77US #150
#89Virginia77US #109
#90Belinda76US #161
#91Beth76US #65
#92Charlotte75US #158
#93Jackie75US #128
#94Marsha74
#95Vicki74US #112
#96Kathleen73US #30
#97Ruth73US #114
#98Sandy73US #168
#99Julia72US #117
#100Phyllis72US #140

Boys

#1James1,635US #4
#2David1,282US #3
#3John1,258US #2
#4Michael1,134US #1
#5Robert1,074US #5
#6William1,045US #7
#7Mark797US #6
#8Timothy736US #15
#9Charles711US #17
#10Jeffrey650US #10
#11Richard558US #8
#12Joseph518US #11
#13Steven476US #12
#14Thomas471US #9
#15Gregory457US #22
#16Paul457US #16
#17Kevin455US #13
#18Kenneth442US #18
#19Gary402US #26
#20Anthony396US #21
#21Donald368US #25
#22Terry356US #35
#23Ricky325US #54
#24Ronald292US #24
#25Jeffery284US #45
#26Billy280US #71
#27Larry278US #36
#28Stephen276US #29
#29Christopher272US #23
#30Jerry261US #40
#31Daniel250US #19
#32Douglas242US #31
#33Barry240US #69
#34Danny239US #56
#35Brian237US #20
#36Scott233US #14
#37Keith227US #34
#38Tony226US #50
#39Randy223US #38
#40Bobby222US #73
#41George214US #33
#42Roger208US #49
#43Edward204US #27
#44Phillip190US #67
#45Todd179US #28
#46Jimmy177US #78
#47Darrell175US #96
#48Dennis173US #42
#49Patrick168US #30
#50Ronnie162US #104
#51Troy154US #57
#52Johnny146US #74
#53Rodney145US #59
#54Randall142US #66
#55Steve138US #51
#56Carl134US #55
#57Roy125US #89
#58Eric124US #32
#59Bruce120US #46
#60Raymond118US #44
#61Tommy118US #108
#62Eddie117US #106
#63Harold117US #98
#64Jeff116US #52
#65Russell112US #58
#66Mike109US #47
#67Gerald107US #60
#68Samuel99US #86
#69Joe98US #62
#70Timmy98
#71Ralph95US #103
#72Tim92US #82
#73Frank91US #41
#74Alan87US #53
#75Walter87US #80
#76Jonathan86US #83
#77Matthew83US #43
#78Allen82US #93
#79Bradley78US #77
#80Bryan78US #70
#81Chris77US #65
#82Greg77US #95
#83Wayne77US #61
#84Glenn76US #81
#85Martin75US #63
#86Philip74US #76
#87Curtis72US #75
#88Earl72US #149
#89Dwayne71US #120
#90Jackie70
#91Marvin69US #119
#92Donnie68
#93Henry67US #92
#94Jack65US #99
#95Dale64US #72
#96Darryl63US #87
#97Marty63US #196
#98Lawrence62US #68
#99Kelly61US #132
#100Andrew60US #37

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑20Ralph#71
↑17Melissa#22
↑16Jacqueline#50
↑16Matthew#77
↑15Michelle#48
↑15Stephanie#55
↑15Catherine#70
↑15Monica#85

Falling

↓21Martin#85
↓20Lori#42
↓20Dale#95
↓17Kathleen#96
↓15Sherri#65
↓15Shirley#84
↓15Glenn#84
↓13Debra#31

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.