State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,540 Kentucky births in 2011 across 1,427 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#67Allie#198 nationally
#78Kinley#195 nationally
#39Braxton#153 nationally
#64Hadley#178 nationally
#68Maci#180 nationally
#91Addysonoutside the national top 200
#96Daltonoutside the national top 200
#97Shelbyoutside the national top 200
#98Callieoutside the national top 200
#98Trentonoutside the national top 200
#75Conner#175 nationally
#42Gracie#135 nationally

Girls

#1Emma335US #3
#2Isabella308US #2
#3Sophia260US #1
#4Olivia245US #4
#5Addison239US #13
#6Ava235US #5
#7Madison220US #8
#8Chloe206US #10
#9Abigail205US #7
#10Brooklyn174US #21
#11Emily173US #6
#12Lillian170US #22
#13Aubrey164US #20
#14Alexis160US #26
#15Elizabeth160US #11
#16Kaylee144US #36
#17Ella141US #12
#18Hannah130US #25
#19Avery121US #18
#20Nevaeh116US #33
#21Lily115US #15
#22Taylor115US #44
#23Zoey114US #28
#24Alyssa111US #37
#25Anna104US #38
#26Khloe103US #49
#27Harper100US #54
#28Savannah97US #41
#29Natalie96US #14
#30Amelia93US #30
#31Layla92US #35
#32Aubree90US #99
#33Peyton90US #53
#34Audrey88US #43
#35Mia84US #9
#36Bailey83US #88
#37Trinity83US #77
#38Allison82US #40
#39Sarah80US #39
#40Sophie79US #51
#41Grace78US #16
#42Gracie78US #135
#43Leah78US #29
#44Kylie75US #57
#45Riley75US #47
#46Caroline74US #87
#47Kennedy74US #91
#48Molly74US #78
#49Autumn72US #69
#50Piper72US #110
#51Rylee71US #102
#52Hailey70US #32
#53Jasmine70US #72
#54Kylee70US #138
#55Lilly70US #103
#56Serenity70US #66
#57Bella69US #60
#58Reagan69US #122
#59Zoe69US #31
#60Claire68US #50
#61Madelyn68US #79
#62Gabriella67US #34
#63Lydia66US #96
#64Hadley64US #178
#65Mary64US #112
#66Sydney63US #65
#67Allie62US #198
#68Maci62US #180
#69Evelyn61US #24
#70Katherine60US #61
#71Lauren60US #62
#72Brianna59US #45
#73Payton59US #95
#74Haley58US #158
#75Makayla58US #56
#76Victoria58US #23
#77Kendall57US #124
#78Kinley57US #195
#79Brooklynn56US #129
#80Samantha56US #17
#81Charlotte55US #27
#82Katelyn55US #106
#83Lucy54US #73
#84Aaliyah52US #46
#85Ellie52US #97
#86Morgan52US #75
#87Kaitlyn51US #100
#88Stella50US #74
#89Annabelle49US #111
#90Makenzie49US #139
#91Addyson48
#92Mckenzie48US #136
#93Madeline47US #85
#94Jordyn46US #121
#95Mackenzie46US #68
#96Scarlett45US #80
#97Shelby45
#98Callie44
#99Eva44US #83
#100Sadie44US #123

Boys

#1William397US #3
#2Mason328US #2
#3Elijah324US #13
#4Jacob300US #1
#5Brayden281US #36
#6Noah271US #5
#7Aiden260US #9
#8Landon248US #34
#9Jackson247US #23
#10James232US #17
#11Logan221US #21
#12Bentley213US #75
#13Ethan212US #7
#14Christopher194US #20
#15Michael193US #6
#16Joshua191US #14
#17Samuel189US #26
#18Jayden187US #4
#19Hunter186US #55
#20Gabriel182US #24
#21John182US #27
#22Benjamin179US #19
#23Caleb179US #32
#24Joseph179US #22
#25Gavin170US #37
#26Liam168US #15
#27Alexander164US #8
#28David162US #18
#29Matthew162US #12
#30Andrew161US #16
#31Levi157US #66
#32Carter156US #41
#33Jaxon156US #86
#34Eli154US #58
#35Colton152US #74
#36Lucas149US #29
#37Wyatt149US #48
#38Charles148US #61
#39Braxton140US #153
#40Daniel140US #10
#41Carson137US #85
#42Isaiah135US #43
#43Hayden134US #90
#44Robert132US #62
#45Cameron130US #53
#46Jordan130US #46
#47Bryson128US #97
#48Ryan125US #25
#49Austin124US #60
#50Anthony123US #11
#51Parker123US #79
#52Luke121US #39
#53Dylan116US #33
#54Zachary111US #64
#55Jonathan109US #31
#56Connor108US #54
#57Easton107US #103
#58Christian106US #30
#59Cooper104US #82
#60Henry104US #57
#61Grayson102US #98
#62Blake100US #73
#63Thomas100US #63
#64Brandon98US #47
#65Isaac98US #35
#66Owen97US #44
#67Nathan93US #28
#68Ayden92US #70
#69Justin91US #59
#70Tyler91US #38
#71Brody89US #83
#72Chase89US #69
#73Jeremiah88US #49
#74Evan86US #40
#75Conner84US #175
#76Jaxson84US #141
#77Kaden83US #119
#78Nicholas82US #42
#79Kayden79US #105
#80Peyton79US #166
#81Ian78US #72
#82Nolan78US #92
#83Tristan75US #87
#84Xavier74US #76
#85Aaron73US #51
#86Jack71US #45
#87Jace70US #106
#88Jason70US #71
#89Preston70US #136
#90Rylan67US #146
#91Josiah66US #80
#92Timothy66US #123
#93Kaleb65US #116
#94Micah64US #102
#95Camden63US #160
#96Dalton63
#97Riley63US #111
#98Trenton60
#99Maddox59US #169
#100Tanner59US #182

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑31Allie#67
↑30Harper#27
↑26Easton#57
↑24Kennedy#47
↑24Henry#60
↑23Mia#35
↑23Serenity#56
↑21Bentley#12

Falling

↓46Mackenzie#95
↓31Payton#73
↓30Madeline#93
↓29Hailey#52
↓29Samantha#80
↓28Brianna#72
↓25Tyler#70
↓23Sydney#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.