State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 1999 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,521 Kentucky births in 1999 across 1,126 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#51Brooklyn#182 nationally
#74Whitneyoutside the national top 200
#90Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#85Trenton#180 nationally
#79Wesley#168 nationally
#62Hayley#144 nationally
#98Holly#180 nationally
#54Dustin#133 nationally
#65Bethany#140 nationally
#66Summer#136 nationally
#73Mckenzie#141 nationally
#88Kaitlin#155 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah510US #2
#2Emily428US #1
#3Madison408US #7
#4Sarah365US #4
#5Haley329US #31
#6Alexis328US #3
#7Taylor316US #8
#8Ashley263US #6
#9Elizabeth239US #10
#10Lauren229US #12
#11Megan220US #15
#12Kayla214US #13
#13Kaitlyn208US #33
#14Morgan204US #24
#15Shelby200US #62
#16Olivia199US #20
#17Brittany194US #35
#18Rachel192US #19
#19Sydney191US #23
#20Abigail189US #18
#21Samantha188US #5
#22Jessica182US #9
#23Brianna181US #14
#24Courtney181US #44
#25Destiny178US #28
#26Savannah178US #42
#27Victoria167US #16
#28Emma165US #17
#29Amber161US #41
#30Alyssa156US #11
#31Makayla144US #66
#32Allison137US #40
#33Mary133US #45
#34Katelyn131US #55
#35Sierra130US #49
#36Anna123US #29
#37Autumn121US #77
#38Rebecca121US #38
#39Katherine117US #36
#40Jasmine112US #26
#41Grace110US #27
#42Kelsey108US #72
#43Breanna105US #74
#44Cheyenne105US #84
#45Amanda104US #22
#46Brooke99US #47
#47Kaylee97US #69
#48Jordan96US #48
#49Natalie96US #34
#50Hailey93US #54
#51Brooklyn86US #182
#52Danielle84US #43
#53Lindsey84US #96
#54Tiffany84US #80
#55Bailey82US #65
#56Mackenzie81US #52
#57Erin79US #58
#58Sara79US #50
#59Alexandra78US #32
#60Faith78US #76
#61Caroline77US #71
#62Hayley76US #144
#63Alexandria75US #83
#64Katie74US #92
#65Bethany73US #140
#66Summer73US #136
#67Jenna72US #61
#68Heather71US #112
#69Jennifer70US #21
#70Kimberly70US #51
#71Kristen70US #114
#72Laura70US #81
#73Mckenzie68US #141
#74Whitney68
#75Gabrielle67US #46
#76Madeline65US #70
#77Caitlyn63US #124
#78Julia63US #30
#79Chloe62US #63
#80Chelsea61US #122
#81Paige61US #67
#82Nicole59US #25
#83Stephanie58US #37
#84Cassidy55US #99
#85Andrea54US #59
#86Caitlin54US #93
#87Molly54US #102
#88Kaitlin53US #155
#89Christina52US #75
#90Makenzie52
#91Mariah51US #68
#92Angel50US #121
#93Michaela50US #125
#94Claire49US #86
#95Kathryn49US #91
#96Mikayla49US #85
#97Maria47US #39
#98Holly46US #180
#99Lillian46US #147
#100Miranda46US #94

Boys

#1Jacob732US #1
#2Austin605US #13
#3William548US #14
#4James461US #19
#5Matthew448US #3
#6Michael425US #2
#7Zachary419US #17
#8Christopher414US #6
#9Tyler406US #10
#10Joshua392US #4
#11Andrew341US #7
#12Brandon341US #11
#13Cameron340US #33
#14Nicholas328US #5
#15John326US #15
#16Dylan322US #23
#17Joseph318US #8
#18Justin283US #20
#19David278US #16
#20Noah275US #24
#21Robert262US #26
#22Ethan245US #37
#23Logan245US #42
#24Hunter244US #36
#25Caleb238US #41
#26Jonathan238US #22
#27Christian226US #25
#28Ryan226US #12
#29Nathan213US #32
#30Jordan209US #30
#31Dalton205US #86
#32Cody204US #45
#33Aaron197US #38
#34Dakota195US #77
#35Samuel194US #27
#36Daniel191US #9
#37Benjamin190US #29
#38Thomas183US #31
#39Charles167US #50
#40Kyle166US #28
#41Alexander161US #21
#42Anthony150US #18
#43Seth148US #65
#44Trevor148US #66
#45Timothy142US #49
#46Nathaniel125US #62
#47Steven123US #47
#48Evan119US #57
#49Adam115US #44
#50Jared113US #54
#51Devin111US #68
#52Luke108US #67
#53Mason106US #71
#54Dustin100US #133
#55Isaiah100US #51
#56Brian99US #43
#57Chase99US #76
#58Kevin99US #34
#59Tanner97US #87
#60Elijah96US #60
#61Tristan96US #99
#62Jason95US #40
#63Jackson92US #83
#64Kenneth92US #89
#65Bradley91US #104
#66Blake90US #84
#67Lucas89US #90
#68Alex85US #58
#69Stephen83US #85
#70Isaac81US #64
#71Jeremy80US #81
#72Corey79US #135
#73Connor77US #48
#74Travis76US #102
#75Eric75US #39
#76Garrett75US #78
#77Jesse74US #82
#78Richard74US #61
#79Wesley74US #168
#80Dawson73US #136
#81Spencer71US #92
#82Bryce70US #93
#83Patrick68US #63
#84Ian66US #72
#85Trenton62US #180
#86Sean61US #56
#87Johnathan60US #146
#88Jack59US #52
#89Shane59US #110
#90Shawn59US #117
#91Taylor59US #120
#92Jeffrey57US #100
#93Mark57US #69
#94Cole56US #75
#95Gregory55US #122
#96Chandler54US #151
#97Jeremiah54US #108
#98Clayton53US #157
#99Gabriel52US #53
#100Devon51US #125

On the move since 1998

Rising

↑42Grace#41
↑26Luke#52
↑24Hayley#62
↑20Seth#43
↑19Isaiah#55
↑18Katie#64
↑16Natalie#49
↑16Elijah#60

Falling

↓38Miranda#100
↓27Madeline#76
↓26Chelsea#80
↓22Caitlin#86
↓21Michaela#93
↓21Patrick#83
↓20Richard#78
↓19Taylor#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1998 rankings.