State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1980 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,979 Kentucky births in 1980 across 991 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#68Chasityoutside the national top 200
#82Whitneyoutside the national top 200
#86Brittany#190 nationally
#76Rhonda#179 nationally
#100Joeyoutside the national top 200
#92Sherry#192 nationally
#66Tabitha#155 nationally
#95Shannon#184 nationally
#73Donna#144 nationally
#59Miranda#128 nationally
#99Darrell#168 nationally
#90Roy#153 nationally

Girls

#1Amanda1,275US #2
#2Jennifer1,009US #1
#3Jessica752US #3
#4Melissa562US #4
#5Amy490US #8
#6Sarah448US #5
#7Angela420US #12
#8Crystal415US #18
#9Heather392US #6
#10Stephanie388US #13
#11Rebecca387US #17
#12Kimberly361US #11
#13Mary352US #25
#14Elizabeth348US #9
#15Tiffany348US #14
#16April329US #26
#17Christina288US #15
#18Ashley266US #40
#19Misty247US #49
#20Jamie228US #24
#21Lisa224US #16
#22Michelle220US #10
#23Kelly218US #19
#24Laura217US #21
#25Amber209US #22
#26Shannon209US #29
#27Rachel203US #23
#28Andrea198US #28
#29Erin193US #20
#30Brandy182US #42
#31Emily173US #31
#32Sara173US #27
#33Leslie158US #61
#34Julie149US #32
#35Christy146US #83
#36Nicole145US #7
#37Carrie135US #46
#38Kristin133US #37
#39Tara131US #43
#40Tonya128US #97
#41Tracy127US #56
#42Katherine126US #35
#43Samantha124US #58
#44Erica120US #34
#45Stacy119US #53
#46Kristy113US #78
#47Lori110US #76
#48Patricia108US #51
#49Megan106US #30
#50Kristen105US #39
#51Brandi102US #63
#52Susan98US #62
#53Tina98US #72
#54Melanie97US #60
#55Pamela96US #86
#56Anna95US #55
#57Dana94US #68
#58Karen91US #54
#59Miranda91US #128
#60Tammy90US #96
#61Lauren89US #38
#62Holly88US #52
#63Melinda84US #92
#64Robin83US #109
#65Cynthia82US #64
#66Tabitha81US #155
#67Allison80US #59
#68Chasity80
#69Wendy80US #75
#70Alicia79US #47
#71Natasha74US #89
#72Courtney73US #48
#73Donna73US #144
#74Brooke71US #57
#75Danielle71US #33
#76Rhonda71US #179
#77Stacey71US #74
#78Bethany69US #124
#79Lindsey67US #91
#80Monica66US #45
#81Catherine64US #77
#82Whitney62
#83Natalie61US #65
#84Julia60US #98
#85Mindy59US #131
#86Brittany58US #190
#87Jacqueline58US #81
#88Katie57US #44
#89Katrina57US #90
#90Jill56US #66
#91Leah56US #84
#92Sherry56US #192
#93Casey55US #135
#94Cheryl54US #119
#95Kristina54US #73
#96Beth53US #106
#97Dawn53US #67
#98Kathryn53US #50
#99Kristi53US #122
#100Nancy52US #111

Boys

#1Jason1,167US #3
#2Michael1,145US #1
#3James1,087US #5
#4Joshua914US #7
#5Christopher907US #2
#6David743US #4
#7William732US #14
#8John704US #8
#9Robert628US #9
#10Joseph568US #10
#11Matthew539US #6
#12Jeremy504US #18
#13Brian486US #12
#14Jonathan452US #21
#15Justin436US #13
#16Charles434US #29
#17Timothy430US #20
#18Daniel415US #11
#19Eric394US #16
#20Brandon338US #31
#21Anthony328US #24
#22Adam322US #22
#23Steven316US #28
#24Kevin300US #23
#25Nicholas282US #17
#26Thomas282US #25
#27Richard247US #26
#28Jeffrey242US #27
#29Andrew232US #19
#30Travis228US #37
#31Aaron227US #34
#32Mark216US #30
#33Stephen216US #40
#34Ryan215US #15
#35Chad213US #39
#36Bradley206US #51
#37Nathan204US #36
#38Benjamin198US #32
#39Kenneth189US #41
#40Gregory182US #42
#41Paul168US #35
#42Derek160US #50
#43Gary159US #63
#44Billy157US #100
#45Dustin155US #44
#46Scott152US #33
#47Shawn152US #47
#48Patrick148US #38
#49Kyle147US #57
#50Donald143US #53
#51Larry135US #70
#52Bryan128US #49
#53Phillip123US #65
#54Terry123US #101
#55Bobby121US #109
#56Jacob119US #43
#57Wesley117US #95
#58Ronald113US #58
#59George109US #60
#60Jerry107US #94
#61Jesse104US #45
#62Samuel104US #54
#63Derrick100US #74
#64Jeffery98US #90
#65Danny90US #120
#66Jamie86US #105
#67Keith86US #56
#68Ricky85US #122
#69Edward84US #52
#70Douglas78US #62
#71Sean78US #48
#72Marcus77US #71
#73Jared76US #61
#74Dennis73US #80
#75Shaun72US #79
#76Rodney71US #121
#77Jeremiah68US #76
#78Craig67US #73
#79Jimmy67US #126
#80Brent66US #84
#81Tony65US #108
#82Corey64US #68
#83Roger64US #134
#84Carl62US #103
#85Nathaniel61US #86
#86Shane61US #69
#87Johnny60US #113
#88Randall60US #136
#89Russell60US #92
#90Roy59US #153
#91Randy58US #87
#92Curtis55US #89
#93Raymond55US #66
#94Todd55US #75
#95Shannon54US #184
#96Troy54US #106
#97Lucas53US #98
#98Zachary51US #72
#99Darrell50US #168
#100Joey48

On the move since 1979

Rising

↑59Kristin#38
↑39Miranda#59
↑29Sean#71
↑28Natasha#71
↑28Dustin#45
↑25Derek#42
↑19Ashley#18
↑19Samantha#43

Falling

↓24Troy#96
↓23Kristina#95
↓22Dawn#97
↓19Todd#94
↓18Stacey#77
↓16Tammy#60
↓15Holly#62
↓15Rhonda#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1979 rankings.