State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,742 Kentucky births in 2003 across 1,207 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#83Brittanyoutside the national top 200
#88Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#91Malloryoutside the national top 200
#91Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#70Trenton#179 nationally
#97Harleyoutside the national top 200
#41Dalton#143 nationally
#82Wesley#184 nationally
#87Maggie#188 nationally
#80Hayley#174 nationally
#26Brooklyn#118 nationally
#62Mckenzie#149 nationally

Girls

#1Emily473US #1
#2Madison448US #3
#3Hannah445US #4
#4Emma386US #2
#5Abigail308US #6
#6Alexis308US #7
#7Haley292US #34
#8Sarah267US #11
#9Olivia249US #5
#10Elizabeth218US #9
#11Alyssa192US #14
#12Taylor188US #19
#13Morgan180US #29
#14Lauren177US #15
#15Chloe168US #24
#16Brianna166US #17
#17Hailey166US #26
#18Sydney165US #25
#19Savannah160US #41
#20Kaylee155US #53
#21Kaitlyn153US #32
#22Grace149US #13
#23Isabella148US #12
#24Shelby147US #94
#25Ashley140US #8
#26Brooklyn140US #118
#27Makayla138US #51
#28Kayla137US #16
#29Destiny133US #37
#30Anna132US #21
#31Autumn126US #75
#32Allison123US #46
#33Jessica121US #18
#34Rachel118US #28
#35Victoria117US #22
#36Jasmine112US #27
#37Megan111US #30
#38Natalie111US #23
#39Jenna109US #55
#40Katelyn109US #58
#41Katherine106US #35
#42Samantha106US #10
#43Mary102US #59
#44Amber101US #74
#45Kylie101US #52
#46Mackenzie96US #45
#47Courtney91US #103
#48Ella89US #44
#49Gracie88US #126
#50Sierra87US #73
#51Lillian85US #76
#52Sara83US #65
#53Audrey81US #78
#54Madeline81US #61
#55Bailey80US #98
#56Jordan78US #48
#57Kelsey77US #130
#58Kennedy77US #122
#59Molly77US #99
#60Sophia77US #20
#61Gabrielle76US #66
#62Mckenzie76US #149
#63Trinity75US #56
#64Breanna73US #105
#65Caroline72US #68
#66Rebecca69US #63
#67Lily68US #69
#68Paige68US #47
#69Erin65US #80
#70Riley63US #72
#71Faith61US #50
#72Ava60US #39
#73Avery60US #89
#74Julia60US #33
#75Alexandria59US #123
#76Lindsey59US #132
#77Brooke58US #43
#78Zoe57US #57
#79Cheyenne56US #134
#80Hayley53US #174
#81Kathryn53US #117
#82Leah53US #81
#83Brittany52
#84Danielle52US #82
#85Katie52US #107
#86Lydia52US #127
#87Maggie52US #188
#88Makenzie52
#89Skylar52US #144
#90Jennifer51US #31
#91Mallory51
#92Angel50US #119
#93Alexandra49US #38
#94Andrea49US #60
#95Laura48US #124
#96Abby47US #164
#97Harley47
#98Madelyn47US #115
#99Mia47US #36
#100Marissa45US #95

Boys

#1Jacob627US #1
#2James456US #18
#3Ethan435US #7
#4William429US #11
#5Joshua368US #3
#6Matthew361US #4
#7Andrew332US #5
#8Zachary332US #20
#9Michael327US #2
#10Austin312US #33
#11Dylan300US #19
#12John300US #17
#13Logan299US #28
#14Tyler288US #15
#15Christopher285US #9
#16Joseph279US #6
#17Caleb255US #34
#18Nicholas250US #12
#19Samuel248US #23
#20Cameron239US #40
#21Hunter235US #41
#22David227US #14
#23Noah215US #31
#24Daniel204US #8
#25Benjamin202US #24
#26Robert200US #35
#27Elijah197US #37
#28Jordan195US #38
#29Nathan192US #26
#30Brandon190US #21
#31Justin186US #27
#32Ryan185US #13
#33Jackson184US #52
#34Jonathan172US #22
#35Alexander170US #16
#36Christian168US #25
#37Charles164US #57
#38Luke151US #46
#39Thomas150US #36
#40Evan147US #44
#41Dalton146US #143
#42Landon146US #97
#43Aaron145US #50
#44Mason144US #54
#45Anthony143US #10
#46Gavin140US #51
#47Dakota136US #126
#48Isaiah134US #49
#49Gabriel133US #29
#50Isaac126US #48
#51Jason126US #42
#52Brayden125US #110
#53Nathaniel124US #63
#54Connor123US #43
#55Timothy122US #76
#56Seth115US #80
#57Cody107US #78
#58Blake106US #79
#59Kyle106US #53
#60Hayden99US #84
#61Trevor98US #99
#62Adam97US #58
#63Chase96US #87
#64Lucas94US #71
#65Brian92US #59
#66Ashton89US #101
#67Devin89US #74
#68Jayden86US #75
#69Tanner86US #120
#70Trenton85US #179
#71Ian84US #65
#72Steven83US #70
#73Colton80US #135
#74Kevin79US #32
#75Caden78US #113
#76Aidan77US #39
#77Carson77US #89
#78Eric77US #56
#79Garrett77US #106
#80Jeremiah76US #90
#81Kaleb76US #118
#82Wesley75US #184
#83Alex74US #62
#84Cole74US #69
#85Conner73US #153
#86Jesse72US #94
#87Jack71US #45
#88Aiden70US #73
#89Carter70US #102
#90Jaden69US #82
#91Dawson66
#92Kaden66US #121
#93Brady65US #142
#94Bryce65US #103
#95Stephen65US #128
#96Travis65US #159
#97Preston63US #154
#98Tristan63US #112
#99Grant61US #137
#100Kenneth59US #111

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑39Ella#48
↑29Molly#59
↑27Lily#67
↑27Colton#73
↑26Erin#69
↑26Riley#70
↑26Landon#42
↑26Brayden#52

Falling

↓28Angel#92
↓27Tristan#98
↓26Alexandra#93
↓21Faith#71
↓18Mackenzie#46
↓18Julia#74
↓17Katie#85
↓17Cody#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.