State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,145 Kentucky births in 2005 across 1,290 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#56Dalton#180 nationally
#87Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#90Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#90Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#92Malloryoutside the national top 200
#82Trenton#190 nationally
#94Bryson#195 nationally
#84Cheyenne#171 nationally
#62Dakota#148 nationally
#78Mckenzie#163 nationally
#89Bradley#173 nationally
#34Shelby#117 nationally

Girls

#1Madison453US #3
#2Emily434US #1
#3Emma390US #2
#4Hannah336US #7
#5Abigail315US #4
#6Olivia286US #5
#7Alexis263US #13
#8Sarah216US #15
#9Chloe199US #19
#10Haley183US #53
#11Alyssa182US #16
#12Elizabeth182US #11
#13Brooklyn172US #78
#14Kaylee165US #40
#15Isabella159US #6
#16Anna158US #22
#17Savannah153US #35
#18Taylor152US #24
#19Ava150US #9
#20Lauren144US #21
#21Kaitlyn143US #34
#22Sydney137US #30
#23Ella134US #23
#24Hailey134US #26
#25Makayla134US #44
#26Morgan127US #33
#27Gracie123US #94
#28Jasmine123US #29
#29Grace121US #14
#30Autumn120US #90
#31Natalie120US #18
#32Trinity120US #48
#33Destiny119US #32
#34Shelby118US #117
#35Brianna116US #20
#36Sophia115US #12
#37Katherine114US #36
#38Samantha113US #8
#39Ashley110US #10
#40Lillian107US #50
#41Allison105US #45
#42Jenna103US #62
#43Mary98US #72
#44Katelyn97US #59
#45Megan97US #41
#46Kylie92US #57
#47Lily92US #39
#48Mackenzie90US #51
#49Riley90US #54
#50Rachel88US #38
#51Kayla84US #25
#52Gabrielle83US #55
#53Caroline82US #83
#54Nevaeh82US #69
#55Bailey80US #108
#56Kennedy74US #118
#57Jessica71US #27
#58Mia70US #17
#59Leah69US #68
#60Molly69US #97
#61Audrey68US #77
#62Breanna68US #124
#63Victoria68US #28
#64Jada67US #76
#65Kendall67US #132
#66Faith66US #49
#67Madeline66US #70
#68Rebecca66US #81
#69Avery63US #67
#70Amber62US #101
#71Amelia62US #84
#72Summer62US #140
#73Sierra61US #105
#74Katie60US #99
#75Lydia60US #119
#76Zoe60US #58
#77Addison59US #106
#78Mckenzie58US #163
#79Reagan58US #139
#80Sara58US #75
#81Aubrey57US #153
#82Brooke56US #47
#83Peyton55US #131
#84Cheyenne54US #171
#85Skylar54US #154
#86Madelyn53US #107
#87Cadence52
#88Julia52US #31
#89Kylee52US #156
#90Makenzie52
#91Alexandria51US #133
#92Mallory51
#93Jennifer50US #42
#94Jordan50US #86
#95Paige50US #60
#96Claire49US #95
#97Erin49US #112
#98Alexandra48US #37
#99Courtney48US #157
#100Lindsey48US #162

Boys

#1Jacob554US #1
#2Ethan466US #5
#3William405US #11
#4James400US #17
#5Joshua353US #3
#6Matthew336US #4
#7Michael302US #2
#8Andrew298US #6
#9Logan282US #26
#10Austin280US #38
#11Tyler266US #16
#12Christopher262US #10
#13Landon252US #61
#14Caleb249US #35
#15Joseph248US #9
#16John245US #18
#17Samuel234US #21
#18Zachary234US #29
#19Noah232US #23
#20Elijah226US #31
#21Jackson223US #44
#22Mason223US #42
#23Hunter214US #53
#24Cameron207US #52
#25David206US #12
#26Dylan204US #24
#27Ryan200US #14
#28Nicholas193US #15
#29Christian192US #22
#30Nathan191US #20
#31Brayden190US #80
#32Charles190US #56
#33Benjamin185US #25
#34Gavin181US #47
#35Connor172US #48
#36Alexander169US #13
#37Brandon166US #27
#38Anthony164US #8
#39Robert163US #37
#40Jordan160US #46
#41Jonathan158US #19
#42Thomas155US #40
#43Luke154US #41
#44Gabriel148US #28
#45Daniel145US #7
#46Evan142US #39
#47Hayden142US #76
#48Aiden140US #50
#49Isaiah139US #45
#50Isaac137US #49
#51Nathaniel136US #67
#52Lucas129US #58
#53Justin125US #36
#54Aaron124US #57
#55Jayden123US #54
#56Dalton119US #180
#57Timothy118US #84
#58Ashton110US #107
#59Blake110US #99
#60Kaden109US #100
#61Cody107US #96
#62Dakota107US #148
#63Adam106US #64
#64Aidan103US #43
#65Jason97US #51
#66Chase94US #82
#67Caden92US #98
#68Carter92US #77
#69Jack90US #34
#70Jeremiah89US #78
#71Trevor89US #112
#72Brady88US #110
#73Seth88US #91
#74Kaleb86US #121
#75Carson85US #101
#76Conner85US #127
#77Kevin80US #33
#78Steven80US #83
#79Ian79US #68
#80Kyle79US #69
#81Peyton78US #138
#82Trenton77US #190
#83Devin76US #90
#84Preston76US #146
#85Levi74US #141
#86Tristan74US #113
#87Wyatt74US #81
#88Alex73US #71
#89Bradley73US #173
#90Braxton73
#91Jesse73US #89
#92Braden72US #133
#93Eric70US #66
#94Bryson69US #195
#95Colton67US #155
#96Bryce66US #109
#97Brian64US #63
#98Jaden64US #88
#99Tanner64US #131
#100Eli63US #152

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑34Ava#19
↑34Lily#47
↑30Kendall#65
↑30Brayden#31
↑28Rebecca#68
↑27Aiden#48
↑24Kaleb#74
↑22Molly#60

Falling

↓42Jordan#94
↓20Brianna#35
↓20Mackenzie#48
↓14Kayla#51
↓14Evan#46
↓13Riley#49
↓13Sara#80
↓13Alexandria#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.