State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,738 Kentucky births in 2014 across 1,459 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#75Macioutside the national top 200
#76Raelynnoutside the national top 200
#76Waylonoutside the national top 200
#84Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#85Kyleeoutside the national top 200
#88Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#92Gunneroutside the national top 200
#95Josieoutside the national top 200
#96Conneroutside the national top 200
#97Kaydenceoutside the national top 200
#98Presley#190 nationally
#41Adalynn#129 nationally

Girls

#1Emma320US #1
#2Ava266US #5
#3Olivia262US #2
#4Sophia239US #3
#5Isabella219US #4
#6Harper201US #11
#7Addison170US #24
#8Avery168US #14
#9Abigail167US #8
#10Lillian163US #25
#11Aubrey158US #21
#12Madison156US #9
#13Paisley155US #53
#14Amelia150US #15
#15Ella148US #17
#16Elizabeth146US #13
#17Emily134US #7
#18Brooklyn132US #26
#19Chloe129US #18
#20Sadie128US #46
#21Zoey122US #22
#22Aubree116US #62
#23Layla114US #29
#24Lily114US #27
#25Mia112US #6
#26Caroline108US #59
#27Riley104US #47
#28Nevaeh103US #63
#29Kennedy102US #54
#30Anna98US #34
#31Piper94US #75
#32Alexis93US #65
#33Audrey93US #36
#34Evelyn93US #16
#35Peyton92US #56
#36Natalie91US #23
#37Skylar90US #48
#38Madelyn89US #60
#39Charlotte86US #10
#40Kaylee86US #52
#41Adalynn85US #129
#42Rylee85US #113
#43Serenity82US #58
#44Savannah81US #38
#45Hadley80US #100
#46Lydia79US #84
#47Kylie78US #73
#48Hannah77US #28
#49Kinsley77US #131
#50Lilly77US #124
#51Scarlett76US #30
#52Ellie75US #55
#53Gabriella75US #42
#54Claire74US #44
#55Allison68US #39
#56Lucy68US #61
#57Bailey67US #104
#58Aria66US #31
#59Annabelle65US #57
#60Sofia65US #12
#61Willow65US #136
#62Bella64US #70
#63Reagan64US #106
#64Sarah64US #50
#65Khloe63US #88
#66Kendall62US #133
#67Nora62US #49
#68Adalyn61US #153
#69Grace61US #20
#70Taylor61US #77
#71Aaliyah60US #45
#72Arianna60US #40
#73Ariana58US #37
#74Gracie58US #161
#75Maci58
#76Raelynn55
#77Zoe54US #32
#78Autumn53US #71
#79Molly53US #122
#80Katherine52US #82
#81Leah52US #35
#82Madeline52US #89
#83Eleanor50US #78
#84Kinley50
#85Kylee50
#86Trinity50US #110
#87Sophie49US #91
#88Paislee48
#89Payton48US #135
#90Cora45US #103
#91Faith45US #79
#92Hailey45US #51
#93Alyssa44US #76
#94Penelope44US #43
#95Josie43
#96Mackenzie43US #69
#97Kaydence42
#98Presley42US #190
#99Sydney42US #109
#100Eden41US #150

Boys

#1William367US #5
#2Elijah289US #11
#3James286US #9
#4Mason282US #3
#5Noah265US #1
#6Liam245US #2
#7Hunter212US #40
#8Jackson211US #18
#9Samuel209US #23
#10Michael204US #7
#11Lucas193US #19
#12Colton191US #65
#13Jacob191US #4
#14Aiden189US #14
#15Carter186US #27
#16Bentley184US #89
#17Jaxon182US #46
#18John176US #26
#19Landon176US #43
#20Gabriel173US #24
#21Levi171US #45
#22Luke170US #28
#23Wyatt170US #39
#24Logan169US #13
#25Easton166US #83
#26Benjamin164US #12
#27Brayden161US #62
#28Joseph160US #20
#29Alexander157US #8
#30Grayson156US #63
#31Joshua154US #25
#32Ethan150US #6
#33Braxton148US #120
#34Owen148US #36
#35Brantley143US #121
#36Eli143US #49
#37Henry139US #33
#38Matthew135US #16
#39Andrew132US #22
#40Christopher131US #30
#41David130US #17
#42Caleb126US #35
#43Jayden126US #15
#44Connor123US #52
#45Robert121US #60
#46Jace119US #68
#47Bryson117US #115
#48Charles116US #51
#49Isaac116US #31
#50Oliver113US #32
#51Carson112US #91
#52Gavin112US #61
#53Isaiah112US #48
#54Jaxson108US #85
#55Cooper105US #86
#56Ryder105US #95
#57Cameron104US #53
#58Daniel104US #10
#59Hudson104US #80
#60Parker104US #73
#61Jordan101US #55
#62Sawyer101US #110
#63Jack98US #41
#64Jase96US #105
#65Nolan95US #81
#66Lincoln93US #87
#67Thomas93US #54
#68Austin92US #66
#69Christian92US #42
#70Brody91US #93
#71Anthony88US #21
#72Jonathan88US #44
#73Josiah86US #64
#74Dylan81US #29
#75Jeremiah81US #56
#76Waylon81
#77Evan80US #58
#78Greyson78US #133
#79Blake77US #84
#80Zachary77US #82
#81Chase76US #78
#82Aaron75US #50
#83Kayden75US #90
#84Hayden73US #140
#85Nicholas73US #57
#86Tyler73US #72
#87Ryan72US #37
#88Xavier72US #88
#89Asher71US #92
#90Brandon69US #71
#91Camden69US #101
#92Gunner69
#93Jason69US #75
#94Weston69US #136
#95Tucker64US #176
#96Conner62
#97Maddox61US #163
#98Ian60US #77
#99Preston60US #148
#100Roman60US #113

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑36Oliver#50
↑33Willow#61
↑29Gabriella#53
↑25Adalynn#41
↑24Hudson#59
↑23Claire#54
↑23Kendall#66
↑23Nolan#65

Falling

↓46Alyssa#93
↓36Autumn#78
↓35Jase#64
↓32Trinity#86
↓27Presley#98
↓26Kylee#85
↓23Mackenzie#96
↓23Ryan#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.