State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1997 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,977 Kentucky births in 1997 across 1,039 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#69Brooklynoutside the national top 200
#44Whitney#158 nationally
#92Ashtonoutside the national top 200
#93Brandi#199 nationally
#86Trenton#182 nationally
#96Abby#192 nationally
#92Cory#166 nationally
#50Bethany#121 nationally
#60Summer#131 nationally
#67Hayley#136 nationally
#45Makayla#102 nationally
#37Autumn#91 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah502US #5
#2Emily393US #1
#3Taylor366US #7
#4Sarah347US #4
#5Ashley345US #3
#6Madison331US #10
#7Brittany297US #20
#8Kayla279US #12
#9Samantha265US #6
#10Alexis258US #8
#11Morgan252US #22
#12Jessica246US #2
#13Megan246US #11
#14Haley243US #31
#15Courtney241US #28
#16Elizabeth237US #9
#17Lauren233US #14
#18Shelby228US #43
#19Amber225US #29
#20Rachel206US #13
#21Savannah182US #47
#22Sydney168US #35
#23Kelsey165US #57
#24Brianna164US #17
#25Mary160US #46
#26Kaitlyn157US #41
#27Rebecca155US #25
#28Abigail154US #26
#29Alyssa146US #15
#30Olivia146US #27
#31Destiny142US #42
#32Victoria139US #19
#33Allison130US #39
#34Amanda120US #16
#35Katherine120US #32
#36Sierra118US #56
#37Autumn115US #91
#38Danielle114US #34
#39Katelyn113US #63
#40Tiffany111US #61
#41Cheyenne109US #68
#42Anna107US #33
#43Chelsea107US #73
#44Whitney105US #158
#45Makayla103US #102
#46Breanna100US #74
#47Jordan98US #40
#48Bailey93US #65
#49Jasmine92US #24
#50Bethany91US #121
#51Emma91US #36
#52Alexandria90US #78
#53Jennifer90US #18
#54Mackenzie89US #71
#55Erin87US #52
#56Lindsey84US #95
#57Sara80US #50
#58Alexandra79US #30
#59Brooke79US #45
#60Summer78US #131
#61Cassidy76US #105
#62Madeline76US #59
#63Kristen75US #82
#64Miranda75US #70
#65Christina73US #62
#66Kimberly73US #49
#67Hayley72US #136
#68Natalie72US #48
#69Brooklyn71
#70Heather69US #90
#71Mariah69US #67
#72Stephanie69US #23
#73Katie68US #87
#74Michaela68US #100
#75Sabrina68US #53
#76Caitlin67US #88
#77Caroline67US #75
#78Gabrielle67US #51
#79Nicole65US #21
#80Kaylee64US #107
#81Marissa64US #60
#82Paige63US #64
#83Kathryn62US #86
#84Laura62US #66
#85Erica61US #84
#86Kaitlin61US #119
#87Andrea59US #58
#88Molly57US #98
#89Catherine53US #96
#90Hailey53US #80
#91Julia53US #37
#92Ashton52
#93Brandi52US #199
#94Mikayla52US #112
#95Angel51US #144
#96Abby50US #192
#97Caitlyn50US #133
#98Faith50US #124
#99Leah48US #104
#100Alicia47US #89

Boys

#1Austin729US #9
#2Jacob720US #2
#3James539US #17
#4William515US #19
#5Matthew485US #3
#6Michael461US #1
#7Joshua455US #5
#8Brandon447US #8
#9Zachary429US #13
#10Christopher422US #4
#11Tyler393US #10
#12John384US #15
#13Andrew361US #7
#14Nicholas334US #6
#15Joseph310US #12
#16Dylan295US #30
#17Jordan293US #26
#18David287US #14
#19Justin287US #20
#20Robert285US #23
#21Cody278US #36
#22Jonathan274US #21
#23Logan254US #42
#24Ryan243US #16
#25Benjamin222US #29
#26Aaron215US #33
#27Daniel214US #11
#28Samuel205US #27
#29Dakota193US #66
#30Kyle189US #24
#31Christian186US #25
#32Charles185US #49
#33Anthony183US #18
#34Thomas183US #31
#35Dustin181US #88
#36Cameron180US #45
#37Nathan179US #34
#38Timothy179US #43
#39Hunter178US #44
#40Alexander177US #22
#41Noah168US #38
#42Dalton155US #90
#43Ethan155US #46
#44Caleb154US #47
#45Steven147US #40
#46Trevor136US #62
#47Bradley130US #94
#48Jared126US #56
#49Adam120US #39
#50Devin118US #59
#51Nathaniel117US #65
#52Chase114US #77
#53Brian111US #37
#54Mason111US #89
#55Jason109US #41
#56Blake105US #80
#57Jesse101US #63
#58Kevin101US #28
#59Travis100US #81
#60Eric97US #35
#61Tanner96US #82
#62Seth95US #97
#63Lucas91US #98
#64Evan87US #61
#65Jeremy87US #64
#66Taylor87US #87
#67Stephen86US #68
#68Patrick85US #50
#69Sean84US #48
#70Kenneth82US #83
#71Richard80US #51
#72Alex79US #55
#73Connor79US #52
#74Corey78US #110
#75Shawn74US #109
#76Elijah73US #74
#77Tristan73US #92
#78Mark72US #58
#79Paul71US #79
#80Luke70US #78
#81Isaac65US #73
#82Jeffrey65US #84
#83Bryan64US #69
#84Jackson63US #124
#85Shane63US #114
#86Trenton63US #182
#87Gregory62US #103
#88Isaiah62US #60
#89Marcus62US #93
#90Colton61US #108
#91Garrett61US #85
#92Cory60US #166
#93Johnathan60US #142
#94Clayton59US #147
#95Wesley59US #144
#96Collin52US #122
#97Grant52US #115
#98Devon51US #119
#99Spencer51US #104
#100Derek50US #106

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑31Cassidy#61
↑28Hayley#67
↑25Summer#60
↑18Bailey#48
↑18Kaylee#80
↑17Madeline#62
↑16Michaela#74
↑15Lucas#63

Falling

↓30Heather#70
↓27Tristan#77
↓25Kristen#63
↓24Derek#100
↓20Corey#74
↓19Laura#84
↓19Leah#99
↓17Erica#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.