State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,551 Kentucky births in 2015 across 1,489 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#71Macioutside the national top 200
#71Waylonoutside the national top 200
#75Gunneroutside the national top 200
#55Raelynn#179 nationally
#90Ryleigh#198 nationally
#94Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#62Gracie#165 nationally
#85Presley#188 nationally
#99Shelbyoutside the national top 200
#86Jase#182 nationally
#80Brooklynn#169 nationally
#38Adalynn#124 nationally

Girls

#1Emma309US #1
#2Olivia273US #2
#3Ava254US #4
#4Harper231US #10
#5Isabella214US #5
#6Addison180US #24
#7Sophia180US #3
#8Paisley175US #45
#9Abigail174US #7
#10Ella161US #18
#11Lillian153US #26
#12Avery152US #16
#13Elizabeth152US #13
#14Amelia145US #12
#15Mia138US #6
#16Aubrey136US #21
#17Evelyn131US #15
#18Emily130US #8
#19Madison124US #11
#20Chloe118US #17
#21Charlotte117US #9
#22Lily116US #25
#23Zoey114US #23
#24Hannah106US #28
#25Anna104US #44
#26Layla104US #30
#27Scarlett104US #22
#28Audrey100US #37
#29Caroline100US #62
#30Brooklyn98US #31
#31Sadie98US #52
#32Peyton97US #72
#33Piper96US #67
#34Kennedy92US #58
#35Kylie92US #66
#36Natalie92US #27
#37Riley92US #35
#38Adalynn88US #124
#39Ellie88US #48
#40Skylar88US #42
#41Hadley84US #103
#42Nora84US #41
#43Serenity83US #71
#44Nevaeh82US #70
#45Aubree81US #79
#46Aria80US #29
#47Kaylee79US #61
#48Savannah77US #38
#49Grace75US #19
#50Lydia74US #80
#51Allison73US #39
#52Alexis72US #85
#53Lucy72US #55
#54Madelyn72US #59
#55Raelynn71US #179
#56Eleanor70US #60
#57Stella70US #51
#58Kinsley69US #113
#59Willow69US #111
#60Sarah68US #57
#61Autumn67US #69
#62Gracie67US #165
#63Adalyn66US #132
#64Reagan64US #99
#65Sofia63US #14
#66Aaliyah62US #47
#67Claire62US #49
#68Penelope62US #34
#69Khloe58US #101
#70Gabriella57US #54
#71Maci57
#72Zoe57US #33
#73Kendall56US #147
#74Lilly56US #139
#75Leah55US #36
#76Bella54US #74
#77Cora54US #88
#78Trinity54US #129
#79Bailey52US #107
#80Brooklynn52US #169
#81Katherine52US #84
#82Madeline52US #91
#83Annabelle51US #92
#84Arianna50US #56
#85Presley50US #188
#86Rylee50US #120
#87Victoria50US #20
#88Violet50US #50
#89Molly49US #144
#90Ryleigh48US #198
#91Alice47US #87
#92Alyssa47US #93
#93Mackenzie47US #73
#94Paislee47
#95Alaina46US #176
#96Ariana46US #46
#97Taylor45US #77
#98Julia44US #89
#99Shelby44
#100Ivy43US #130

Boys

#1William338US #5
#2Mason286US #3
#3Elijah276US #11
#4James275US #7
#5Noah263US #1
#6Jackson240US #17
#7Liam238US #2
#8Jaxon217US #44
#9Hunter214US #41
#10Levi213US #42
#11Aiden201US #13
#12John194US #26
#13Grayson193US #47
#14Carter188US #24
#15Colton188US #60
#16Lucas187US #16
#17Easton182US #78
#18Wyatt180US #34
#19Jacob179US #4
#20Bentley175US #92
#21Luke172US #28
#22Joseph169US #21
#23Gabriel165US #22
#24Michael165US #9
#25Landon160US #46
#26Logan160US #14
#27Samuel160US #23
#28Benjamin154US #10
#29Brayden153US #61
#30Henry151US #29
#31Oliver148US #19
#32Charles143US #50
#33Alexander141US #8
#34Lincoln139US #66
#35Owen138US #36
#36Eli136US #53
#37Ethan129US #6
#38Christopher128US #32
#39Matthew124US #15
#40Carson122US #89
#41Andrew121US #30
#42David121US #18
#43Brantley118US #122
#44Jaxson118US #84
#45Joshua118US #33
#46Jayden117US #20
#47Braxton115US #121
#48Daniel114US #12
#49Isaac114US #31
#50Caleb113US #37
#51Cameron110US #56
#52Christian110US #43
#53Isaiah109US #49
#54Parker108US #72
#55Cooper106US #77
#56Thomas105US #51
#57Asher100US #82
#58Connor99US #55
#59Hudson98US #65
#60Nolan98US #71
#61Jeremiah96US #54
#62Sawyer96US #94
#63Robert94US #63
#64Bryson93US #133
#65Gavin91US #70
#66Ryan89US #39
#67Jack87US #40
#68Jonathan87US #48
#69Jordan84US #59
#70Ryder84US #98
#71Waylon84
#72Anthony83US #25
#73Kayden83US #95
#74Camden79US #104
#75Gunner79
#76Jace79US #75
#77Nathan79US #38
#78Josiah78US #57
#79Weston77US #120
#80Austin76US #69
#81Harrison76US #119
#82Maddox76US #148
#83Silas75US #128
#84Brody74US #106
#85Hayden73US #150
#86Jase73US #182
#87Aaron72US #52
#88Dylan72US #27
#89Ian72US #76
#90Ayden70US #87
#91Tyler69US #81
#92Evan67US #67
#93Xavier67US #90
#94Chase66US #74
#95Greyson65US #111
#96Zachary65US #88
#97Ashton63US #141
#98Ezra63US #93
#99Nathaniel63US #97
#100Blake61US #96

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑32Lincoln#34
↑32Asher#57
↑27Eleanor#56
↑26Penelope#68
↑25Nora#42
↑24Hannah#24
↑24Scarlett#27
↑21Raelynn#55

Falling

↓44Rylee#86
↓30Jace#76
↓27Taylor#97
↓24Lilly#74
↓24Annabelle#83
↓23Aubree#45
↓23Ariana#96
↓22Bailey#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.