State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,681 Kentucky births in 2013 across 1,450 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#63Macioutside the national top 200
#71Presley#199 nationally
#62Adalyn#179 nationally
#59Kylee#171 nationally
#91Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#66Adalynn#173 nationally
#95Conneroutside the national top 200
#96Shelbyoutside the national top 200
#97Makennaoutside the national top 200
#97Waylonoutside the national top 200
#98Addysonoutside the national top 200
#99Josieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma347US #2
#2Sophia285US #1
#3Ava275US #5
#4Isabella257US #4
#5Olivia228US #3
#6Addison211US #19
#7Madison193US #9
#8Abigail191US #8
#9Avery174US #12
#10Chloe172US #14
#11Harper164US #16
#12Lillian162US #26
#13Brooklyn159US #28
#14Zoey154US #24
#15Aubrey147US #18
#16Aubree144US #53
#17Emily136US #7
#18Ella135US #15
#19Elizabeth131US #10
#20Lily129US #27
#21Paisley126US #80
#22Sadie123US #49
#23Amelia119US #17
#24Layla114US #30
#25Kaylee112US #40
#26Nevaeh108US #46
#27Caroline106US #63
#28Hannah105US #23
#29Audrey101US #33
#30Mia101US #6
#31Anna100US #35
#32Hadley100US #110
#33Charlotte99US #11
#34Peyton95US #51
#35Kylie94US #61
#36Natalie93US #21
#37Kennedy92US #65
#38Evelyn90US #20
#39Alexis88US #47
#40Serenity83US #52
#41Aria81US #41
#42Autumn80US #64
#43Rylee78US #109
#44Khloe77US #78
#45Lucy77US #66
#46Savannah76US #36
#47Alyssa73US #57
#48Mary73US #118
#49Riley73US #45
#50Bella71US #58
#51Lydia71US #95
#52Lilly70US #122
#53Piper69US #97
#54Trinity69US #108
#55Bailey68US #105
#56Madelyn68US #68
#57Skylar68US #73
#58Annabelle67US #81
#59Kylee67US #171
#60Scarlett67US #42
#61Kinsley65US #161
#62Adalyn64US #179
#63Maci64
#64Molly64US #102
#65Ellie63US #74
#66Adalynn62US #173
#67Gracie62US #165
#68Grace60US #22
#69Zoe60US #31
#70Allison59US #34
#71Presley59US #199
#72Leah58US #32
#73Mackenzie57US #62
#74Sarah57US #48
#75Sofia57US #13
#76Arianna56US #44
#77Claire56US #50
#78Reagan55US #104
#79Taylor54US #59
#80Aaliyah53US #37
#81Victoria53US #25
#82Gabriella52US #38
#83Sophie51US #76
#84Payton50US #123
#85Stella50US #70
#86Sydney50US #98
#87Hailey49US #43
#88Penelope49US #56
#89Kendall48US #130
#90Brooklynn47US #142
#91Kinley47
#92Makenzie47US #166
#93Samantha47US #29
#94Willow47US #155
#95Katherine46US #77
#96Shelby45
#97Makenna44
#98Addyson43
#99Josie43
#100Jenna42

Boys

#1William312US #5
#2Mason282US #4
#3Noah282US #1
#4James280US #13
#5Elijah273US #11
#6Hunter255US #36
#7Jacob255US #2
#8Liam236US #3
#9Bentley234US #81
#10Jackson202US #16
#11Landon201US #39
#12Carter200US #33
#13Jaxon199US #45
#14Gabriel197US #24
#15Brayden196US #48
#16Colton193US #65
#17Aiden190US #12
#18Eli187US #43
#19John186US #27
#20Lucas184US #23
#21Ethan180US #6
#22Samuel180US #25
#23Levi179US #49
#24Luke177US #34
#25Michael176US #7
#26Wyatt172US #42
#27Logan163US #18
#28Easton159US #88
#29Jase159US #89
#30Joseph158US #20
#31Alexander156US #8
#32Benjamin153US #14
#33Caleb152US #32
#34Joshua151US #21
#35Matthew151US #15
#36Christopher148US #26
#37Andrew143US #22
#38Brantley139US #119
#39David139US #17
#40Jayden137US #9
#41Jace134US #66
#42Braxton133US #123
#43Isaac133US #28
#44Daniel132US #10
#45Connor126US #56
#46Henry126US #37
#47Owen125US #38
#48Bryson124US #102
#49Gavin123US #50
#50Parker122US #74
#51Grayson121US #77
#52Carson119US #90
#53Charles117US #57
#54Cameron116US #59
#55Isaiah116US #44
#56Anthony110US #19
#57Cooper103US #84
#58Jonathan103US #41
#59Thomas103US #61
#60Robert102US #62
#61Jaxson100US #92
#62Ayden98US #71
#63Christian96US #35
#64Ryan95US #30
#65Jordan93US #53
#66Blake91US #75
#67Jeremiah91US #58
#68Lincoln89US #95
#69Nathan87US #31
#70Kaden85US #151
#71Austin82US #64
#72Tyler82US #63
#73Aaron80US #51
#74Camden79US #99
#75Ryder78US #103
#76Hayden77US #129
#77Zachary77US #73
#78Brody76US #94
#79Chase76US #78
#80Jack76US #40
#81Xavier76US #83
#82Dylan75US #29
#83Hudson74US #87
#84Nicholas74US #54
#85Silas74US #116
#86Oliver73US #52
#87Josiah72US #69
#88Nolan72US #86
#89Evan71US #55
#90Kayden71US #93
#91Timothy70US #124
#92Jason69US #79
#93Brandon66US #70
#94Asher65US #104
#95Conner65
#96Weston65US #163
#97Waylon64
#98Ian62US #80
#99Jayce62US #147
#100Kevin62US #72

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑60Sadie#22
↑41Paisley#21
↑40Scarlett#60
↑30Adalynn#66
↑23Kennedy#37
↑23Skylar#57
↑23Presley#71
↑22Adalyn#62

Falling

↓40Sophie#83
↓39Payton#84
↓37Hailey#87
↓33Gracie#67
↓30Taylor#79
↓28Katherine#95
↓25Leah#72
↓24Jayden#40

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.