State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,293 Kentucky births in 1972 across 964 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#78Bettyoutside the national top 200
#81Donnieoutside the national top 200
#86Billieoutside the national top 200
#87Scottyoutside the national top 200
#79Beverly#185 nationally
#96Leighoutside the national top 200
#100Joeyoutside the national top 200
#82Penny#181 nationally
#68Ronnie#133 nationally
#84Tommy#146 nationally
#86Barry#148 nationally
#66Ricky#127 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer962US #1
#2Angela739US #6
#3Melissa702US #7
#4Kimberly611US #4
#5Lisa485US #3
#6Tammy478US #11
#7Stephanie458US #8
#8Amy440US #5
#9Michelle418US #2
#10Mary369US #13
#11Rebecca354US #14
#12Tina277US #18
#13Shannon266US #22
#14Tonya247US #37
#15Tracy246US #19
#16Heather231US #9
#17Julie231US #12
#18Laura228US #17
#19Susan212US #24
#20Karen210US #21
#21Elizabeth206US #15
#22Lori199US #28
#23Rhonda195US #60
#24Teresa190US #39
#25Stacy176US #33
#26Pamela173US #34
#27Cynthia172US #25
#28Sherry172US #70
#29Kelly171US #23
#30Dana170US #52
#31Donna168US #45
#32Sandra165US #31
#33Patricia163US #27
#34Robin159US #55
#35Crystal155US #59
#36Christy151US #74
#37Melinda139US #81
#38Christina138US #26
#39Tara125US #38
#40Paula123US #72
#41Stacey123US #41
#42Melanie119US #42
#43April117US #48
#44Dawn117US #20
#45Holly112US #71
#46Nicole111US #10
#47Deborah110US #43
#48Kathy106US #108
#49Leslie106US #75
#50Linda101US #51
#51Andrea100US #30
#52Sharon100US #50
#53Sarah99US #49
#54Barbara96US #58
#55Rachel95US #40
#56Brenda93US #44
#57Carla91US #106
#58Nancy91US #63
#59Wendy91US #29
#60Michele88US #36
#61Carrie87US #53
#62Cindy86US #80
#63Sheila85US #90
#64Amanda84US #76
#65Jessica84US #46
#66Monica83US #47
#67Katherine82US #69
#68Regina82US #104
#69Tiffany82US #61
#70Denise80US #35
#71Kristi80US #102
#72Margaret78US #95
#73Carol77US #109
#74Sonya72US #122
#75Deanna70US #107
#76Debra70US #66
#77Diana70US #83
#78Betty68
#79Beverly68US #185
#80Theresa68US #68
#81Connie67US #130
#82Penny67US #181
#83Sherri65US #129
#84Allison63US #115
#85Anna61US #86
#86Billie60
#87Catherine60US #65
#88Christine60US #16
#89Jill60US #62
#90Cheryl59US #56
#91Terri59US #124
#92Jamie58US #114
#93Gina57US #78
#94Tracey57US #88
#95Janet55US #111
#96Leigh55
#97Carolyn54US #110
#98Emily54US #131
#99Shelly54US #94
#100Tamara54US #84

Boys

#1James1,270US #3
#2Michael1,191US #1
#3Christopher1,157US #2
#4David814US #4
#5Robert808US #6
#6John793US #5
#7William782US #9
#8Brian721US #8
#9Jason572US #7
#10Charles519US #23
#11Kevin452US #13
#12Timothy421US #21
#13Mark416US #18
#14Joseph389US #12
#15Steven389US #19
#16Jeffrey381US #17
#17Richard351US #14
#18Anthony345US #22
#19Eric324US #16
#20Gregory322US #26
#21Thomas314US #20
#22Matthew268US #10
#23Daniel259US #15
#24Scott257US #11
#25Stephen249US #29
#26Paul248US #24
#27Kenneth244US #27
#28Donald242US #36
#29Larry234US #47
#30Chad211US #25
#31Ronald210US #32
#32Jerry202US #53
#33Jonathan196US #37
#34Troy192US #49
#35Gary189US #41
#36Shawn174US #28
#37Billy162US #81
#38Terry161US #62
#39Jeffery160US #58
#40Todd159US #31
#41Bryan157US #45
#42Keith153US #38
#43Phillip141US #75
#44George140US #44
#45Jeremy136US #42
#46Patrick130US #35
#47Bradley125US #61
#48Danny122US #87
#49Jamie119US #72
#50Rodney117US #65
#51Roger116US #76
#52Johnny114US #74
#53Sean114US #33
#54Douglas112US #43
#55Bobby111US #90
#56Dennis108US #52
#57Edward106US #34
#58Tony100US #68
#59Shannon97US #94
#60Aaron94US #40
#61Jimmy92US #97
#62Tracy92US #111
#63Russell90US #69
#64Samuel90US #66
#65Andrew87US #30
#66Ricky86US #127
#67Carl84US #85
#68Ronnie83US #133
#69Benjamin80US #64
#70Roy79US #114
#71Randy78US #70
#72Travis77US #57
#73Raymond76US #54
#74Chris73US #82
#75Darrell73US #122
#76Randall73US #120
#77Harold72US #132
#78Adam64US #51
#79Gerald64US #102
#80Brandon62US #63
#81Donnie62
#82Ryan62US #39
#83Shane62US #55
#84Tommy61US #146
#85Craig60US #46
#86Barry58US #148
#87Scotty58
#88Darren56US #106
#89Kelly56US #140
#90Micheal55US #108
#91Joshua53US #59
#92Curtis52US #92
#93Wesley52US #154
#94Allen51US #123
#95Brent51US #77
#96Justin49US #60
#97Derrick48US #91
#98Frank48US #56
#99Walter48US #98
#100Joey47

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑24Holly#45
↑22Tara#39
↑21Benjamin#69
↑20Tiffany#69
↑20Kristi#71
↑20Samuel#64
↑17Travis#72
↑16Allison#84

Falling

↓30Cheryl#90
↓28Gina#93
↓26Anna#85
↓24Tracey#94
↓23Terri#91
↓22Carolyn#97
↓18Sharon#52
↓18Debra#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.