State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,916 Kentucky births in 1970 across 965 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#93Marshaoutside the national top 200
#91Lonnie#194 nationally
#99Jackieoutside the national top 200
#94Vickie#195 nationally
#87Judy#177 nationally
#71Tommy#148 nationally
#58Ronnie#133 nationally
#82Penny#157 nationally
#96Charlotte#166 nationally
#63Anita#127 nationally
#89Wesley#152 nationally
#89Beverly#150 nationally

Girls

#1Melissa766US #7
#2Kimberly726US #3
#3Angela724US #6
#4Lisa714US #2
#5Jennifer706US #1
#6Tammy630US #8
#7Mary462US #9
#8Amy447US #5
#9Michelle433US #4
#10Stephanie346US #17
#11Tina336US #21
#12Tracy334US #10
#13Rebecca311US #29
#14Shannon300US #22
#15Karen290US #12
#16Laura289US #13
#17Pamela281US #26
#18Donna276US #32
#19Susan258US #15
#20Julie252US #11
#21Rhonda252US #46
#22Teresa250US #34
#23Lori248US #23
#24Elizabeth238US #18
#25Patricia237US #24
#26Tonya223US #49
#27Sandra222US #27
#28Cynthia205US #25
#29Sherry204US #60
#30Kelly190US #20
#31Robin188US #51
#32Dana177US #54
#33Dawn177US #16
#34Heather166US #19
#35Linda165US #38
#36Kathy159US #77
#37Sharon155US #37
#38Deborah145US #33
#39Paula143US #57
#40Stacy135US #42
#41Leslie129US #64
#42Melinda126US #93
#43Regina125US #86
#44Barbara124US #41
#45Brenda124US #40
#46Christina124US #35
#47Stacey123US #48
#48Sheila112US #75
#49Wendy106US #28
#50Christine105US #14
#51Carol104US #71
#52Carolyn102US #84
#53Debra102US #47
#54Denise102US #36
#55Sarah102US #65
#56Christy100US #105
#57Cheryl97US #44
#58Nancy97US #50
#59Michele95US #31
#60Tracey94US #55
#61Theresa93US #53
#62Monica92US #56
#63Anita90US #127
#64Holly90US #74
#65Connie89US #116
#66Gina88US #61
#67Jacqueline88US #66
#68Jill85US #52
#69Andrea84US #43
#70Anna84US #102
#71Crystal84US #101
#72Ann82US #62
#73Tamara82US #79
#74Rachel81US #58
#75Carla80US #94
#76Margaret80US #80
#77Cindy79US #72
#78Deanna79US #90
#79Janet79US #96
#80Katherine79US #67
#81Melanie79US #91
#82Penny79US #157
#83Julia74US #121
#84Amanda73US #108
#85Carrie73US #73
#86Jamie72US #120
#87Judy72US #177
#88Sherri71US #122
#89Beverly69US #150
#90Sonya69US #131
#91April68US #82
#92Catherine68US #59
#93Marsha65
#94Vickie64US #195
#95Cathy63US #137
#96Charlotte62US #166
#97Jessica62US #98
#98Kelli59US #115
#99Shelly59US #103
#100Terri59US #113

Boys

#1James1,570US #2
#2Michael1,319US #1
#3David1,150US #3
#4William983US #7
#5John955US #4
#6Robert914US #5
#7Christopher818US #6
#8Charles615US #21
#9Brian544US #8
#10Timothy544US #20
#11Jeffrey507US #11
#12Mark502US #9
#13Kevin491US #14
#14Richard448US #10
#15Steven444US #15
#16Joseph417US #16
#17Anthony412US #22
#18Thomas404US #17
#19Paul352US #23
#20Jason328US #13
#21Kenneth311US #25
#22Stephen304US #27
#23Gregory300US #26
#24Scott300US #12
#25Eric281US #18
#26Gary272US #35
#27Donald271US #30
#28Larry268US #43
#29Ronald262US #29
#30Daniel254US #19
#31Jerry238US #45
#32Jeffery206US #50
#33Todd203US #28
#34Troy199US #41
#35Billy194US #78
#36Matthew188US #24
#37Terry185US #54
#38George169US #40
#39Bobby165US #87
#40Douglas157US #36
#41Tony156US #57
#42Patrick152US #33
#43Edward146US #31
#44Keith143US #38
#45Roger140US #61
#46Bryan134US #53
#47Johnny134US #65
#48Danny132US #85
#49Rodney131US #55
#50Shawn130US #34
#51Bradley129US #47
#52Jonathan127US #42
#53Phillip126US #73
#54Ricky122US #105
#55Dennis121US #46
#56Jimmy116US #86
#57Randall111US #100
#58Ronnie109US #133
#59Andrew103US #32
#60Barry101US #117
#61Darrell101US #102
#62Russell98US #58
#63Harold95US #122
#64Chris94US #63
#65Craig93US #39
#66Randy92US #59
#67Roy92US #108
#68Sean91US #37
#69Raymond90US #49
#70Chad78US #51
#71Tommy78US #148
#72Brent72US #74
#73Carl71US #66
#74Samuel70US #62
#75Aaron68US #52
#76Darren64US #75
#77Frank64US #48
#78Jeremy63US #70
#79Travis63US #69
#80Walter63US #89
#81Jamie62US #125
#82Gerald61US #67
#83Joe61US #90
#84Shannon60US #128
#85Jon59US #68
#86Kelly59US #135
#87Benjamin58US #81
#88Shane58US #64
#89Wesley58US #152
#90Allen57US #113
#91Lonnie57US #194
#92Marcus57US #71
#93Philip57US #92
#94Glenn56US #109
#95Bruce53US #94
#96Curtis53US #88
#97Lawrence53US #83
#98Dale51US #110
#99Jackie51
#100Lee51US #118

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑31Heather#34
↑26Holly#64
↑20Anita#63
↑18Jacqueline#67
↑18Jill#68
↑15Jason#20
↑13Patrick#42
↑12Tracey#60

Falling

↓24Janet#79
↓21Terri#100
↓19Carla#75
↓17Allen#90
↓16Connie#65
↓16Glenn#94
↓16Lee#100
↓15Nancy#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.