State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 56,302 Kentucky births in 1965 across 927 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#73Timmyoutside the national top 200
#76Jackieoutside the national top 200
#66Shelia#182 nationally
#93Joeyoutside the national top 200
#96Martyoutside the national top 200
#98Donnieoutside the national top 200
#52Vickie#138 nationally
#94Lonnie#175 nationally
#80Charlotte#153 nationally
#91Phyllis#155 nationally
#70Rita#126 nationally
#64Tommy#119 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,186US #1
#2Mary744US #2
#3Kimberly722US #4
#4Karen717US #3
#5Tammy559US #11
#6Donna482US #7
#7Angela459US #10
#8Teresa432US #24
#9Patricia422US #6
#10Pamela395US #12
#11Melissa365US #38
#12Sandra334US #15
#13Rhonda333US #37
#14Susan314US #5
#15Jennifer300US #20
#16Rebecca299US #41
#17Cynthia296US #9
#18Linda294US #8
#19Robin292US #33
#20Tina290US #29
#21Sherry280US #56
#22Deborah269US #13
#23Brenda266US #23
#24Sharon256US #22
#25Kathy244US #54
#26Barbara236US #25
#27Laura233US #17
#28Elizabeth219US #16
#29Connie217US #61
#30Paula216US #49
#31Sheila201US #50
#32Lori197US #19
#33Julie196US #14
#34Debra181US #27
#35Nancy176US #32
#36Tracy175US #36
#37Michelle169US #18
#38Stephanie168US #44
#39Cheryl163US #31
#40Kelly161US #30
#41Amy156US #35
#42Theresa153US #45
#43Janet149US #55
#44Carol145US #42
#45Carolyn138US #58
#46Regina135US #82
#47Dana134US #78
#48Beverly130US #101
#49Debbie130US #62
#50Betty128US #103
#51Cindy128US #53
#52Vickie126US #138
#53Denise124US #28
#54Margaret121US #52
#55Anita118US #94
#56Carla115US #76
#57Penny115US #97
#58Cathy107US #88
#59Jacqueline105US #47
#60Melinda103US #100
#61Kim100US #43
#62Anna99US #96
#63Gina98US #70
#64Joyce97US #90
#65Judy97US #86
#66Shelia95US #182
#67Martha93US #99
#68Janice92US #73
#69Bonnie91US #89
#70Rita91US #126
#71Dawn90US #26
#72Peggy89US #124
#73Terri89US #69
#74Wanda89US #81
#75Catherine88US #57
#76Monica87US #72
#77Tonya87US #129
#78Diana82US #64
#79Leslie81US #75
#80Charlotte76US #153
#81Jill76US #51
#82Shirley76US #111
#83Sarah75US #92
#84Ann74US #59
#85Sherri73US #91
#86Vicki72US #114
#87Diane71US #40
#88Beth68US #66
#89Maria68US #46
#90Ruth68US #118
#91Phyllis66US #155
#92Katherine65US #79
#93Christine64US #21
#94Deanna64US #110
#95Michele64US #48
#96Andrea63US #63
#97Darlene63US #83
#98Julia63US #123
#99Kathleen63US #34
#100Suzanne63US #65

Boys

#1James1,585US #4
#2David1,179US #3
#3Michael1,117US #1
#4John1,020US #2
#5Robert887US #5
#6William886US #6
#7Timothy764US #12
#8Charles650US #20
#9Mark641US #7
#10Jeffrey634US #10
#11Richard489US #8
#12Thomas442US #9
#13Kevin435US #13
#14Joseph427US #11
#15Steven419US #14
#16Gregory398US #23
#17Kenneth397US #21
#18Anthony390US #22
#19Paul369US #16
#20Gary349US #27
#21Donald346US #26
#22Christopher321US #18
#23Ronald311US #24
#24Terry296US #40
#25Brian289US #19
#26Stephen286US #28
#27Jeffery272US #47
#28Jerry270US #41
#29Larry268US #38
#30Daniel262US #17
#31Ricky258US #57
#32Danny215US #56
#33Billy211US #77
#34Tony207US #48
#35Douglas203US #32
#36Rodney198US #33
#37Bobby191US #80
#38George190US #34
#39Randy184US #42
#40Keith183US #35
#41Roger181US #49
#42Phillip176US #70
#43Scott175US #15
#44Eric168US #25
#45Barry165US #86
#46Edward163US #29
#47Jimmy158US #81
#48Troy154US #53
#49Patrick153US #31
#50Todd150US #30
#51Randall145US #73
#52Johnny138US #76
#53Darrell134US #91
#54Ronnie133US #107
#55Jeff119US #62
#56Roy116US #95
#57Dennis114US #44
#58Harold111US #99
#59Raymond109US #45
#60Carl104US #54
#61Samuel97US #84
#62Bruce96US #50
#63Steve96US #55
#64Tommy96US #119
#65Joe95US #71
#66Gerald91US #64
#67Bryan90US #63
#68Matthew88US #36
#69Russell81US #58
#70Chris80US #60
#71Glenn79US #85
#72Allen78US #92
#73Timmy75
#74Darryl74US #68
#75Frank74US #43
#76Jackie73
#77Walter72US #82
#78Jonathan71US #74
#79Mike70US #51
#80Dale69US #83
#81Eddie69US #113
#82Andrew68US #37
#83Craig67US #46
#84Alan66US #59
#85Henry66US #94
#86Marvin64US #109
#87Tim64US #97
#88Jack63US #104
#89Darren62US #52
#90Bradley59US #72
#91Ralph59US #103
#92Micheal58US #118
#93Joey57
#94Lonnie57US #175
#95Lawrence56US #66
#96Marty56
#97Dwayne54US #126
#98Donnie53
#99Jesse53US #139
#100Kelly53US #136

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑24Tracy#36
↑22Darryl#74
↑19Gina#63
↑18Andrew#82
↑17Stephanie#38
↑17Melinda#60
↑17Rodney#36
↑15Dale#80

Falling

↓22Judy#65
↓22Darlene#97
↓20Sherri#85
↓20Ralph#91
↓19Eddie#81
↓17Terri#73
↓15Diana#78
↓15Tim#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.