State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2006 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,284 Kentucky births in 2006 across 1,371 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#68Dalton#200 nationally
#75Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#77Makenzie#197 nationally
#78Courtney#191 nationally
#60Dakota#172 nationally
#82Trenton#192 nationally
#95Abbyoutside the national top 200
#97Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#100Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#76Bryson#176 nationally
#67Mckenzie#166 nationally
#88Kelsey#185 nationally

Girls

#1Madison419US #3
#2Emma354US #2
#3Emily347US #1
#4Hannah332US #8
#5Abigail292US #6
#6Olivia254US #7
#7Alexis250US #14
#8Chloe245US #18
#9Ava224US #5
#10Isabella212US #4
#11Addison209US #28
#12Elizabeth204US #11
#13Kaylee195US #42
#14Brooklyn187US #66
#15Alyssa180US #19
#16Sarah175US #15
#17Savannah171US #30
#18Taylor159US #23
#19Hailey155US #25
#20Anna152US #22
#21Lillian146US #38
#22Destiny138US #36
#23Lauren138US #24
#24Ella136US #21
#25Kaitlyn131US #41
#26Haley130US #75
#27Makayla126US #45
#28Morgan126US #35
#29Ashley125US #12
#30Natalie121US #17
#31Grace118US #16
#32Jasmine114US #29
#33Brianna113US #20
#34Allison112US #47
#35Mackenzie110US #53
#36Nevaeh110US #43
#37Shelby110US #133
#38Sydney108US #34
#39Gracie107US #103
#40Sophia107US #9
#41Samantha106US #10
#42Mary105US #80
#43Riley105US #56
#44Trinity98US #64
#45Kylie96US #67
#46Lily94US #33
#47Caroline91US #89
#48Jenna89US #88
#49Aubrey87US #93
#50Audrey87US #69
#51Kayla86US #26
#52Autumn84US #95
#53Katelyn83US #61
#54Breanna82US #126
#55Victoria82US #27
#56Jessica81US #32
#57Rachel81US #48
#58Bailey80US #112
#59Katherine80US #37
#60Mia79US #13
#61Julia74US #31
#62Sara73US #72
#63Faith71US #62
#64Avery70US #52
#65Amelia68US #83
#66Megan67US #60
#67Mckenzie64US #166
#68Zoey64US #119
#69Katie61US #106
#70Lydia61US #130
#71Brooke60US #44
#72Kylee60US #146
#73Madeline60US #71
#74Kennedy58US #115
#75Molly58US #105
#76Cheyenne57US #170
#77Makenzie56US #197
#78Courtney55US #191
#79Gabrielle55US #63
#80Leah55US #68
#81Maria54US #46
#82Aaliyah53US #90
#83Jada53US #92
#84Jayla53US #99
#85Reagan53US #156
#86Rebecca53US #96
#87Sierra53US #140
#88Kelsey51US #185
#89Claire50US #86
#90Peyton50US #138
#91Zoe50US #54
#92Kendall49US #148
#93Layla49US #101
#94Madelyn49US #113
#95Abby48
#96Alexandra48US #40
#97Jayden48
#98Skylar48US #145
#99Alexandria47US #147
#100Cadence47

Boys

#1Jacob500US #1
#2William463US #10
#3Ethan429US #4
#4James369US #16
#5Landon339US #50
#6Logan303US #20
#7Christopher289US #8
#8Michael285US #2
#9Austin282US #41
#10Andrew281US #7
#11Noah277US #15
#12Matthew272US #5
#13Joshua271US #3
#14John269US #19
#15Joseph251US #11
#16Jackson249US #35
#17Caleb243US #34
#18Elijah229US #29
#19Tyler227US #18
#20Dylan216US #26
#21Hunter214US #54
#22Mason211US #40
#23Samuel210US #25
#24Cameron208US #52
#25Nicholas207US #17
#26Zachary203US #33
#27Alexander201US #12
#28David197US #13
#29Benjamin188US #24
#30Daniel188US #6
#31Aiden185US #32
#32Ryan183US #14
#33Christian180US #21
#34Robert180US #47
#35Brayden176US #79
#36Gavin175US #38
#37Charles173US #60
#38Jonathan172US #22
#39Nathan170US #23
#40Anthony164US #9
#41Gabriel159US #28
#42Brandon157US #27
#43Evan156US #42
#44Luke150US #43
#45Hayden148US #73
#46Jayden145US #49
#47Lucas144US #59
#48Connor143US #53
#49Jordan142US #46
#50Carson138US #87
#51Aidan137US #44
#52Justin137US #45
#53Isaiah132US #39
#54Isaac124US #48
#55Kaden124US #92
#56Nathaniel119US #69
#57Tristan119US #86
#58Thomas118US #51
#59Carter117US #75
#60Dakota112US #172
#61Aaron111US #57
#62Chase108US #83
#63Jack107US #36
#64Wyatt106US #82
#65Cody102US #105
#66Preston101US #114
#67Timothy101US #93
#68Dalton95US #200
#69Jason94US #55
#70Caden93US #91
#71Adam92US #64
#72Ashton92US #121
#73Seth92US #103
#74Blake91US #97
#75Braxton91
#76Bryson90US #176
#77Braden89US #143
#78Jaden85US #88
#79Kevin85US #37
#80Peyton83US #157
#81Riley83US #101
#82Trenton83US #192
#83Colton82US #135
#84Jeremiah81US #71
#85Ian79US #80
#86Sean78US #68
#87Trevor78US #125
#88Cole77US #84
#89Steven77US #90
#90Devin74US #100
#91Owen74US #58
#92Jesse73US #102
#93Kyle73US #81
#94Kaleb72US #115
#95Brady71US #106
#96Parker70US #116
#97Brian69US #72
#98Conner69US #144
#99Cooper69US #113
#100Alex66US #67

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑66Addison#11
↑32Aubrey#49
↑29Tristan#57
↑27Julia#61
↑25Carson#50
↑23Wyatt#64
↑21Courtney#78
↑20Jaden#78

Falling

↓27Gabrielle#79
↓27Kendall#92
↓23Brady#95
↓22Autumn#52
↓22Katherine#59
↓22Conner#98
↓21Megan#66
↓21Leah#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.