State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,050 Kentucky births in 2016 across 1,493 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#58Waylon#196 nationally
#79Macioutside the national top 200
#84Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#86Callieoutside the national top 200
#45Brantley#156 nationally
#93Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#78Gracie#181 nationally
#91Kendall#193 nationally
#74Raelynn#158 nationally
#92Tucker#173 nationally
#62Adalyn#141 nationally
#32Hadley#108 nationally

Girls

#1Emma313US #1
#2Ava272US #3
#3Olivia246US #2
#4Harper222US #11
#5Sophia184US #4
#6Isabella182US #5
#7Amelia178US #10
#8Abigail173US #8
#9Charlotte152US #7
#10Elizabeth152US #13
#11Addison151US #29
#12Mia151US #6
#13Evelyn148US #12
#14Avery142US #16
#15Ella131US #17
#16Emily129US #9
#17Paisley129US #46
#18Lillian128US #28
#19Madison123US #15
#20Chloe117US #20
#21Zoey114US #26
#22Aubrey109US #25
#23Caroline109US #56
#24Riley106US #22
#25Layla104US #30
#26Aubree103US #84
#27Sadie103US #60
#28Lily102US #24
#29Ellie100US #43
#30Brooklyn99US #34
#31Scarlett99US #18
#32Hadley98US #108
#33Piper96US #67
#34Kennedy93US #59
#35Hannah92US #33
#36Willow90US #96
#37Anna89US #49
#38Nora88US #36
#39Serenity85US #70
#40Eleanor83US #41
#41Kaylee83US #72
#42Audrey82US #39
#43Natalie79US #31
#44Reagan79US #98
#45Kinsley78US #86
#46Savannah78US #38
#47Claire77US #40
#48Adalynn75US #124
#49Nevaeh73US #73
#50Penelope73US #27
#51Aria72US #23
#52Lucy70US #55
#53Skylar70US #42
#54Lydia69US #80
#55Peyton68US #81
#56Ruby67US #71
#57Allison62US #50
#58Autumn62US #65
#59Rylee62US #105
#60Grace61US #19
#61Madelyn61US #62
#62Adalyn60US #141
#63Alexis59US #118
#64Khloe59US #125
#65Violet59US #47
#66Trinity58US #137
#67Annabelle57US #104
#68Cora54US #87
#69Lilly54US #143
#70Mary54US #126
#71Taylor54US #89
#72Bailey53US #116
#73Hazel53US #52
#74Raelynn53US #158
#75Sarah53US #57
#76Stella53US #45
#77Clara52US #100
#78Gracie52US #181
#79Maci52
#80Kylie51US #83
#81Naomi51US #75
#82Aaliyah50US #53
#83Arianna49US #69
#84Kinley48
#85Aurora47US #66
#86Callie47
#87Luna47US #77
#88Nova47US #136
#89Sofia47US #14
#90Eden46US #148
#91Kendall46US #193
#92Sophie46US #109
#93Zoe46US #35
#94Everly45US #107
#95Gabriella45US #61
#96Katherine45US #91
#97Quinn45US #79
#98Mackenzie44US #85
#99Alice43US #76
#100Bella43US #78

Boys

#1William317US #3
#2Elijah262US #9
#3Liam261US #2
#4James260US #5
#5Noah260US #1
#6Grayson219US #37
#7Wyatt217US #33
#8Mason214US #4
#9Jackson201US #17
#10Oliver200US #12
#11John195US #28
#12Jaxon194US #41
#13Benjamin191US #6
#14Levi187US #42
#15Lucas186US #14
#16Carter179US #26
#17Hunter179US #45
#18Jacob169US #7
#19Gabriel167US #25
#20Colton166US #68
#21Easton161US #66
#22Samuel160US #21
#23Landon156US #53
#24Michael155US #8
#25Lincoln153US #51
#26Aiden152US #16
#27Owen152US #24
#28Luke144US #29
#29Ethan142US #10
#30Henry142US #22
#31Joseph139US #20
#32Charles138US #52
#33Bentley137US #100
#34Logan133US #18
#35Alexander132US #11
#36Andrew130US #34
#37Bryson128US #94
#38Brayden124US #64
#39Carson124US #81
#40Connor119US #54
#41David117US #19
#42Isaiah117US #47
#43Jaxson116US #82
#44Matthew116US #15
#45Brantley114US #156
#46Christopher114US #36
#47Isaac114US #31
#48Joshua113US #35
#49Braxton105US #125
#50Caleb105US #44
#51Parker104US #87
#52Sawyer104US #97
#53Daniel103US #13
#54Greyson103US #95
#55Cooper102US #79
#56Eli102US #50
#57Jayden101US #27
#58Waylon101US #196
#59Robert100US #62
#60Jace99US #76
#61Thomas98US #48
#62Silas97US #119
#63Asher93US #71
#64Nolan93US #67
#65Cameron92US #57
#66Gavin91US #80
#67Hudson91US #61
#68Jack88US #38
#69Jonathan88US #56
#70Christian85US #46
#71Josiah85US #55
#72Weston83US #121
#73Dylan82US #32
#74Ryan81US #40
#75Xavier80US #88
#76Anthony78US #30
#77Camden78US #124
#78Jeremiah78US #58
#79Jordan78US #65
#80Kingston76US #132
#81Kayden75US #101
#82Ezra74US #85
#83Ryder73US #102
#84Brody72US #135
#85Harrison72US #107
#86Tyler70US #91
#87Chase69US #86
#88Ayden68US #92
#89Ashton65US #133
#90Sebastian65US #23
#91Tristan64US #108
#92Tucker64US #173
#93Dawson62
#94Cole61US #110
#95Jonah61US #150
#96Abel60US #137
#97Leo60US #74
#98Maddox60US #143
#99Zachary60US #89
#100Austin59US #73

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑41Greyson#54
↑27Rylee#59
↑27Bryson#37
↑26Taylor#71
↑23Willow#36
↑23Violet#65
↑21Oliver#10
↑21Silas#62

Falling

↓45Kylie#80
↓25Gabriella#95
↓24Sofia#89
↓24Bella#100
↓23Peyton#55
↓21Zoe#93
↓20Eli#56
↓20Austin#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.