State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2010 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,824 Kentucky births in 2010 across 1,408 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#61Hadleyoutside the national top 200
#62Macioutside the national top 200
#46Braxton#170 nationally
#85Trentonoutside the national top 200
#88Carlyoutside the national top 200
#76Shelby#184 nationally
#94Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#86Addyson#192 nationally
#97Daltonoutside the national top 200
#37Gracie#130 nationally
#98Allie#189 nationally
#87Jaxson#172 nationally

Girls

#1Isabella376US #1
#2Emma315US #3
#3Addison257US #11
#4Abigail256US #7
#5Madison254US #8
#6Olivia234US #4
#7Sophia224US #2
#8Chloe220US #9
#9Ava217US #5
#10Alexis190US #16
#11Kaylee178US #35
#12Emily171US #6
#13Lillian160US #22
#14Brooklyn157US #34
#15Ella157US #13
#16Elizabeth150US #12
#17Hannah140US #20
#18Alyssa133US #21
#19Peyton122US #51
#20Khloe121US #42
#21Aubrey117US #45
#22Anna114US #27
#23Hailey113US #19
#24Kylie113US #57
#25Lily113US #17
#26Zoey113US #47
#27Nevaeh111US #25
#28Taylor110US #37
#29Riley108US #40
#30Layla105US #36
#31Avery100US #23
#32Allison98US #38
#33Natalie95US #14
#34Bailey91US #78
#35Autumn89US #81
#36Audrey85US #52
#37Gracie85US #130
#38Amelia82US #41
#39Sarah82US #26
#40Savannah82US #44
#41Leah80US #24
#42Payton80US #79
#43Sydney79US #60
#44Brianna78US #30
#45Trinity78US #72
#46Caroline75US #88
#47Sophie75US #59
#48Zoe74US #31
#49Mackenzie73US #68
#50Madelyn71US #76
#51Samantha71US #15
#52Gabriella69US #33
#53Grace66US #18
#54Jasmine65US #62
#55Kylee65US #139
#56Claire64US #53
#57Harper64US #120
#58Mia64US #10
#59Destiny63US #71
#60Evelyn63US #39
#61Hadley63
#62Maci63
#63Madeline61US #77
#64Reagan61US #127
#65Rylee61US #102
#66Lydia60US #110
#67Molly60US #87
#68Makayla59US #43
#69Aaliyah58US #56
#70Katherine57US #70
#71Kennedy57US #111
#72Lilly57US #106
#73Morgan57US #63
#74Bella56US #48
#75Kendall56US #133
#76Shelby56US #184
#77Stella55US #85
#78Sadie54US #118
#79Serenity54US #83
#80Kaitlyn53US #90
#81Brooklynn52US #142
#82Jordyn52US #112
#83Charlotte51US #46
#84Gabrielle51US #94
#85Mary51US #108
#86Addyson50US #192
#87Annabelle50US #117
#88Carly50
#89Eva50US #91
#90Victoria50US #32
#91Haley49US #154
#92Mckenzie48US #145
#93Ashley47US #29
#94Jayden47
#95Makenzie47US #153
#96Hayden46US #162
#97Faith44US #74
#98Allie43US #189
#99Rachel43US #99
#100Arianna42US #54

Boys

#1William376US #5
#2Jacob345US #1
#3Brayden307US #40
#4Noah296US #7
#5James293US #19
#6Mason290US #12
#7Jackson281US #25
#8Landon281US #33
#9Ethan263US #2
#10Aiden259US #9
#11Elijah257US #18
#12Logan253US #17
#13Michael231US #3
#14Joshua211US #11
#15Samuel204US #24
#16Hunter198US #58
#17Caleb197US #32
#18Jayden194US #4
#19John194US #26
#20Andrew193US #14
#21Gabriel185US #21
#22Alexander183US #6
#23Joseph176US #20
#24Christopher173US #13
#25Gavin172US #38
#26Lucas169US #35
#27Matthew167US #16
#28Benjamin165US #22
#29David163US #15
#30Colton162US #73
#31Carson158US #82
#32Cameron153US #60
#33Bentley151US #100
#34Charles150US #63
#35Daniel149US #8
#36Liam146US #30
#37Connor145US #49
#38Bryson144US #120
#39Carter143US #48
#40Jordan143US #46
#41Eli140US #65
#42Luke137US #41
#43Austin136US #64
#44Levi132US #70
#45Tyler132US #34
#46Braxton130US #170
#47Jaxon129US #99
#48Ryan129US #23
#49Robert127US #54
#50Isaiah126US #43
#51Evan121US #36
#52Anthony120US #10
#53Dylan120US #31
#54Wyatt119US #57
#55Zachary119US #61
#56Isaac116US #39
#57Hayden115US #96
#58Christian113US #29
#59Jonathan107US #28
#60Nathan106US #27
#61Cooper105US #75
#62Parker103US #85
#63Blake102US #87
#64Brody101US #83
#65Ayden99US #78
#66Owen98US #47
#67Jeremiah96US #51
#68Nicholas96US #37
#69Brandon91US #44
#70Jack89US #45
#71Kayden89US #123
#72Thomas88US #62
#73Peyton86US #149
#74Justin85US #50
#75Kaden84US #106
#76Aaron83US #55
#77Conner83US #158
#78Grayson82US #122
#79Ian78US #72
#80Xavier76US #71
#81Chase75US #66
#82Tristan75US #84
#83Easton74US #145
#84Henry73US #67
#85Trenton72
#86Ashton71US #127
#87Jaxson71US #172
#88Brady68US #126
#89Cayden68US #151
#90Nathaniel68US #81
#91Collin67US #148
#92Preston67US #131
#93Aidan65US #94
#94Jesse65US #124
#95Kevin65US #59
#96Caden62US #119
#97Dalton62
#98Timothy62US #114
#99Steven61US #116
#100Tanner58US #176

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑53Khloe#20
↑41Zoe#48
↑41Gabriella#52
↑36Bryson#38
↑31Reagan#64
↑28Kayden#71
↑25Liam#36
↑22Audrey#36

Falling

↓44Kaitlyn#80
↓38Haley#91
↓32Shelby#76
↓25Mary#85
↓25Christian#58
↓21Makayla#68
↓21Hayden#57
↓20Bella#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.