State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,743 Kentucky births in 1966 across 921 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#75Timmyoutside the national top 200
#90Donnieoutside the national top 200
#93Jackieoutside the national top 200
#75Loretta#175 nationally
#89Shelia#181 nationally
#56Vickie#147 nationally
#97Lonnie#178 nationally
#59Rita#135 nationally
#71Peggy#139 nationally
#62Tommy#124 nationally
#91Charlotte#151 nationally
#63Betty#121 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,079US #1
#2Kimberly758US #2
#3Mary595US #3
#4Melissa577US #22
#5Tammy554US #8
#6Angela497US #9
#7Karen454US #5
#8Donna402US #12
#9Teresa391US #29
#10Jennifer382US #10
#11Pamela347US #15
#12Patricia334US #7
#13Sandra322US #17
#14Tina283US #23
#15Michelle277US #4
#16Linda273US #18
#17Susan272US #6
#18Cynthia263US #11
#19Rhonda263US #39
#20Rebecca259US #40
#21Deborah240US #14
#22Elizabeth240US #16
#23Laura239US #19
#24Sherry239US #53
#25Sharon226US #28
#26Brenda224US #25
#27Robin216US #42
#28Kathy208US #59
#29Julie207US #13
#30Paula201US #50
#31Barbara186US #27
#32Tracy186US #31
#33Amy184US #30
#34Lori181US #21
#35Stephanie181US #38
#36Nancy172US #33
#37Cheryl162US #34
#38Sheila158US #51
#39Dana153US #68
#40Connie151US #70
#41Kelly151US #26
#42Denise134US #32
#43Debra124US #35
#44Carol121US #48
#45Carolyn121US #60
#46Regina119US #82
#47Cindy117US #56
#48Dawn117US #24
#49Carla114US #77
#50Tonya114US #96
#51Janet112US #57
#52Theresa112US #46
#53Beverly111US #109
#54Anna110US #95
#55Gina110US #58
#56Vickie110US #147
#57Margaret106US #55
#58Melinda106US #102
#59Rita106US #135
#60Debbie104US #73
#61Judy100US #97
#62Jacqueline98US #47
#63Betty96US #121
#64Anita92US #88
#65Kim92US #43
#66Leslie92US #71
#67Sherri92US #92
#68Penny88US #112
#69Joyce86US #100
#70Terri86US #72
#71Peggy85US #139
#72Wanda83US #84
#73Tracey81US #69
#74Diana80US #64
#75Loretta80US #175
#76Martha80US #106
#77Jill79US #49
#78Andrea76US #52
#79Cathy76US #99
#80Diane74US #45
#81Beth73US #65
#82Michele73US #36
#83Sarah73US #85
#84Stacy73US #91
#85Ann71US #61
#86Virginia70US #122
#87Bonnie69US #90
#88Janice68US #80
#89Shelia67US #181
#90Shannon66US #120
#91Charlotte65US #151
#92Katherine65US #78
#93Shirley65US #124
#94Julia64US #117
#95Deanna63US #105
#96Ruth62US #128
#97Jamie60US #138
#98Catherine59US #54
#99Christine58US #20
#100Sonya56US #126

Boys

#1James1,451US #3
#2Michael1,163US #1
#3David1,080US #2
#4Robert923US #5
#5John904US #4
#6William883US #6
#7Timothy724US #11
#8Mark609US #7
#9Jeffrey584US #9
#10Charles571US #20
#11Kevin445US #17
#12Richard416US #8
#13Christopher398US #12
#14Joseph390US #15
#15Steven388US #13
#16Thomas378US #10
#17Anthony375US #22
#18Gregory356US #23
#19Kenneth353US #21
#20Gary350US #28
#21Paul348US #18
#22Brian336US #14
#23Donald297US #27
#24Ronald296US #24
#25Jeffery284US #42
#26Terry282US #40
#27Stephen256US #26
#28Daniel241US #19
#29Larry237US #38
#30Jerry236US #41
#31Scott232US #16
#32Billy215US #80
#33Ricky213US #64
#34Tony212US #49
#35Rodney209US #35
#36Keith207US #32
#37Roger201US #51
#38Danny194US #62
#39George184US #37
#40Bobby169US #82
#41Douglas169US #33
#42Eric167US #25
#43Patrick167US #31
#44Troy163US #48
#45Randy153US #45
#46Todd150US #29
#47Jimmy141US #77
#48Johnny138US #73
#49Barry137US #87
#50Edward133US #30
#51Randall130US #70
#52Dennis126US #44
#53Darrell115US #95
#54Bryan113US #52
#55Ronnie111US #108
#56Harold110US #99
#57Carl105US #56
#58Phillip105US #71
#59Matthew103US #34
#60Raymond101US #47
#61Roy99US #94
#62Tommy94US #124
#63Russell87US #61
#64Allen85US #97
#65Chris84US #55
#66Craig84US #46
#67Bruce82US #53
#68Joe81US #74
#69Jonathan79US #65
#70Andrew78US #36
#71Steve78US #67
#72Tracy78US #98
#73Jeff74US #72
#74Samuel74US #81
#75Timmy74
#76Walter74US #83
#77Eddie71US #121
#78Gerald69US #60
#79Glenn69US #90
#80Kelly69US #111
#81Dwayne68US #133
#82Frank68US #43
#83Bradley64US #68
#84Henry62US #92
#85Wayne61US #59
#86Tim59US #103
#87Dale58US #85
#88Marvin58US #113
#89Curtis56US #75
#90Donnie55
#91Mike55US #69
#92Darren53US #63
#93Jackie53
#94Philip52US #86
#95Ralph52US #112
#96Alan51US #57
#97Lonnie50US #178
#98Vincent49US #58
#99Darryl48US #88
#100Stanley48US #128

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑27Tonya#50
↑23Dawn#48
↑22Michelle#15
↑20Kelly#80
↑18Sherri#67
↑18Andrea#78
↑17Craig#66
↑16Dwayne#81

Falling

↓25Darryl#99
↓23Shelia#89
↓23Catherine#98
↓21Cathy#79
↓20Janice#88
↓18Bonnie#87
↓18Jeff#73
↓17Jackie#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.