State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,696 Kentucky births in 2009 across 1,417 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#38Braxton#174 nationally
#44Shelby#169 nationally
#84Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#85Allieoutside the national top 200
#86Cayleeoutside the national top 200
#86Trentonoutside the national top 200
#87Daltonoutside the national top 200
#93Landenoutside the national top 200
#94Addysonoutside the national top 200
#51Kylee#148 nationally
#66Brooklynn#162 nationally
#92Cheyenne#186 nationally

Girls

#1Emma331US #2
#2Isabella303US #1
#3Madison281US #7
#4Olivia280US #3
#5Abigail272US #8
#6Alexis262US #13
#7Addison258US #12
#8Ava255US #5
#9Chloe240US #9
#10Emily233US #6
#11Kaylee200US #26
#12Elizabeth181US #11
#13Brooklyn180US #37
#14Lillian166US #27
#15Ella163US #15
#16Sophia160US #4
#17Hannah145US #23
#18Alyssa143US #19
#19Taylor141US #22
#20Peyton130US #42
#21Hailey127US #25
#22Savannah123US #39
#23Lily120US #18
#24Natalie120US #16
#25Nevaeh117US #34
#26Anna116US #28
#27Sarah115US #21
#28Kylie109US #62
#29Riley106US #38
#30Aubrey103US #41
#31Bailey101US #85
#32Madelyn99US #59
#33Trinity99US #74
#34Zoey97US #75
#35Avery94US #32
#36Kaitlyn92US #67
#37Autumn91US #81
#38Brianna89US #24
#39Layla88US #45
#40Leah87US #29
#41Gracie86US #114
#42Samantha84US #14
#43Destiny83US #56
#44Shelby83US #169
#45Allison82US #30
#46Lauren82US #46
#47Makayla82US #44
#48Mia82US #10
#49Sydney81US #48
#50Amelia78US #55
#51Kylee78US #148
#52Payton78US #84
#53Haley77US #123
#54Bella75US #58
#55Mackenzie75US #77
#56Madeline75US #64
#57Morgan75US #57
#58Audrey74US #49
#59Claire73US #53
#60Mary72US #102
#61Molly72US #92
#62Jasmine70US #51
#63Grace69US #17
#64Caroline67US #87
#65Sophie67US #65
#66Brooklynn65US #162
#67Katelyn65US #90
#68Jenna64US #121
#69Lydia63US #117
#70Lilly61US #116
#71Lucy60US #101
#72Rylee60US #118
#73Khloe58US #95
#74Victoria58US #31
#75Sadie57US #111
#76Evelyn56US #40
#77Kayla56US #35
#78Kennedy56US #115
#79Mckenzie55US #155
#80Katie54US #143
#81Serenity54US #93
#82Aaliyah53US #63
#83Katherine53US #60
#84Kayleigh53
#85Allie52
#86Caylee52
#87Kendall52US #133
#88Makenzie52US #175
#89Zoe52US #47
#90Mariah51US #88
#91Ashley50US #20
#92Cheyenne50US #186
#93Gabriella49US #33
#94Addyson48
#95Reagan48US #127
#96Faith46US #79
#97Jayden46US #188
#98Rachel46US #89
#99Alivia45US #178
#100Julia45US #50

Boys

#1Jacob427US #1
#2William409US #5
#3James334US #18
#4Ethan313US #2
#5Noah300US #9
#6Landon289US #36
#7Aiden275US #12
#8Brayden271US #48
#9Elijah265US #21
#10Jackson251US #27
#11Logan247US #17
#12Jayden246US #8
#13Michael245US #3
#14Joshua240US #6
#15Samuel233US #24
#16Hunter229US #56
#17Caleb227US #31
#18Matthew227US #13
#19Mason221US #34
#20Joseph216US #15
#21Gavin211US #33
#22John211US #26
#23Christopher206US #10
#24Andrew192US #16
#25Gabriel191US #22
#26Lucas188US #39
#27Benjamin184US #19
#28David179US #14
#29Tyler168US #28
#30Jordan156US #45
#31Charles151US #64
#32Cameron149US #58
#33Christian149US #23
#34Dylan149US #30
#35Wyatt148US #60
#36Hayden147US #91
#37Isaiah147US #41
#38Braxton146US #174
#39Alexander144US #4
#40Carter143US #50
#41Evan143US #35
#42Carson141US #88
#43Connor140US #52
#44Ryan140US #20
#45Luke139US #47
#46Austin138US #63
#47Daniel135US #7
#48Zachary132US #53
#49Robert131US #55
#50Nathan127US #25
#51Colton124US #93
#52Anthony117US #11
#53Eli117US #90
#54Nicholas115US #32
#55Brody114US #77
#56Levi111US #85
#57Thomas110US #57
#58Isaac108US #40
#59Jonathan107US #29
#60Justin106US #46
#61Liam105US #49
#62Peyton105US #148
#63Chase104US #61
#64Brandon103US #38
#65Kaden97US #102
#66Jaxon96US #124
#67Aaron95US #54
#68Jack95US #42
#69Tristan95US #80
#70Xavier91US #68
#71Jason89US #66
#72Jeremiah89US #65
#73Nathaniel88US #75
#74Bryson85US #152
#75Cooper85US #84
#76Parker85US #96
#77Caden84US #103
#78Timothy84US #109
#79Preston83US #120
#80Owen82US #51
#81Aidan81US #72
#82Ayden81US #87
#83Conner81US #156
#84Kaleb79US #108
#85Blake77US #89
#86Trenton75
#87Dalton74
#88Brady73US #110
#89Micah72US #118
#90Cayden71US #143
#91Trevor71US #149
#92Kevin70US #44
#93Landen70
#94Ian69US #73
#95Ashton66US #115
#96Adam65US #74
#97Bryce65US #111
#98Alex63US #83
#99Kayden63US #138
#100Seth63US #139

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑49Zoey#34
↑34Levi#56
↑28Madeline#56
↑27Jaxon#66
↑25Avery#35
↑25Leah#40
↑25Mia#48
↑25Lucy#71

Falling

↓32Katherine#83
↓31Cheyenne#92
↓29Grace#63
↓27Blake#85
↓23Brady#88
↓21Audrey#58
↓21Gabriella#93
↓21Kaleb#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.