State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,318 Kentucky births in 2012 across 1,424 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#72Macioutside the national top 200
#34Gracie#158 nationally
#37Brantley#158 nationally
#84Conneroutside the national top 200
#84Adalyn#198 nationally
#92Josieoutside the national top 200
#94Presleyoutside the national top 200
#96Adalynnoutside the national top 200
#98Allieoutside the national top 200
#79Kinsley#179 nationally
#85Peyton#184 nationally
#83Kinley#180 nationally

Girls

#1Emma358US #2
#2Isabella282US #3
#3Sophia267US #1
#4Ava258US #5
#5Abigail225US #7
#6Olivia212US #4
#7Addison208US #14
#8Chloe196US #11
#9Aubrey185US #15
#10Madison183US #9
#11Ella172US #12
#12Brooklyn157US #29
#13Harper157US #24
#14Emily151US #6
#15Kaylee148US #35
#16Zoey141US #20
#17Avery135US #13
#18Aubree134US #60
#19Lillian129US #25
#20Lily122US #16
#21Elizabeth121US #10
#22Amelia120US #23
#23Layla120US #31
#24Anna119US #34
#25Hannah116US #22
#26Alexis110US #40
#27Natalie105US #17
#28Nevaeh105US #39
#29Kylie97US #59
#30Alyssa96US #44
#31Khloe92US #55
#32Peyton91US #53
#33Caroline90US #80
#34Gracie90US #158
#35Charlotte88US #19
#36Serenity86US #58
#37Hadley85US #131
#38Trinity85US #91
#39Bailey82US #81
#40Mia80US #8
#41Savannah80US #43
#42Riley78US #47
#43Sophie78US #52
#44Bella77US #54
#45Payton77US #103
#46Audrey76US #41
#47Leah76US #33
#48Piper75US #98
#49Taylor75US #46
#50Hailey74US #32
#51Allison73US #38
#52Evelyn73US #27
#53Sarah73US #42
#54Molly70US #90
#55Grace68US #21
#56Madelyn68US #67
#57Rylee68US #109
#58Autumn65US #68
#59Gabriella64US #37
#60Kennedy64US #84
#61Lucy64US #66
#62Paisley64US #104
#63Aaliyah62US #36
#64Lydia62US #95
#65Mary59US #121
#66Claire57US #45
#67Katherine57US #64
#68Reagan57US #97
#69Annabelle56US #99
#70Brooklynn56US #138
#71Kylee56US #156
#72Maci56
#73Zoe56US #30
#74Arianna54US #49
#75Kendall54US #116
#76Jasmine53US #83
#77Makayla53US #70
#78Sydney53US #78
#79Kinsley52US #179
#80Skylar52US #87
#81Lauren51US #72
#82Sadie50US #120
#83Kinley49US #180
#84Adalyn48US #198
#85Brianna48US #51
#86Madeline48US #96
#87Ellie47US #85
#88Mckenzie47US #151
#89Samantha47US #26
#90Stella47US #62
#91Haley46US #184
#92Josie46
#93Morgan46US #82
#94Presley46
#95Victoria46US #28
#96Adalynn45
#97Alivia45US #187
#98Allie45
#99Isabelle44US #126
#100Scarlett44US #61

Boys

#1William353US #5
#2Mason337US #2
#3James307US #14
#4Jacob275US #1
#5Noah269US #4
#6Elijah251US #13
#7Liam249US #6
#8Ethan244US #3
#9Jackson244US #21
#10Aiden236US #10
#11Bentley230US #75
#12Landon224US #35
#13Brayden218US #39
#14Hunter217US #45
#15Logan214US #22
#16Jayden191US #8
#17Samuel191US #25
#18Gabriel189US #24
#19Jaxon189US #66
#20Christopher187US #23
#21John184US #28
#22Joshua180US #17
#23Colton177US #65
#24Michael174US #7
#25Eli173US #43
#26Matthew168US #12
#27Carter167US #36
#28Andrew165US #18
#29Levi165US #55
#30Joseph161US #19
#31Lucas159US #27
#32Benjamin156US #16
#33Caleb154US #32
#34Wyatt147US #41
#35Alexander144US #9
#36Charles142US #62
#37Brantley138US #158
#38Cameron137US #54
#39Isaiah136US #42
#40Carson135US #87
#41Luke133US #37
#42Braxton129US #125
#43Gavin129US #40
#44Anthony128US #15
#45Easton128US #96
#46David127US #20
#47Bryson120US #94
#48Austin116US #58
#49Grayson115US #86
#50Parker115US #81
#51Daniel114US #11
#52Isaac113US #30
#53Jace111US #85
#54Christian110US #33
#55Owen109US #38
#56Robert109US #60
#57Connor106US #59
#58Jordan106US #48
#59Henry103US #44
#60Jonathan101US #34
#61Ryan101US #26
#62Cooper99US #83
#63Hayden97US #109
#64Brody95US #91
#65Thomas94US #63
#66Tyler92US #50
#67Dylan90US #31
#68Hudson87US #93
#69Jack87US #46
#70Nathan87US #29
#71Evan86US #47
#72Jaxson85US #106
#73Zachary84US #67
#74Ayden83US #68
#75Blake83US #71
#76Kayden82US #97
#77Jeremiah81US #52
#78Chase79US #77
#79Aaron77US #51
#80Nathaniel75US #84
#81Justin74US #74
#82Nolan73US #89
#83Preston73US #130
#84Conner72
#85Peyton72US #184
#86Ian71US #78
#87Kaden69US #129
#88Nicholas69US #49
#89Timothy69US #118
#90Ryder68US #100
#91Xavier68US #80
#92Rylan67US #179
#93Tristan67US #88
#94Asher66US #108
#95Brandon64US #56
#96Kaleb64US #126
#97Sawyer64US #147
#98Josiah63US #79
#99Kaiden63US #154
#100Oliver62US #73

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑46Charlotte#35
↑34Jace#53
↑28Payton#45
↑27Hadley#37
↑22Lucy#61
↑21Aaliyah#63
↑20Serenity#36
↑20Annabelle#69

Falling

↓31Allie#98
↓31Brandon#95
↓27Taylor#49
↓23Jasmine#76
↓20Hayden#63
↓19Victoria#95
↓19Zachary#73
↓18Gavin#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.