State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,495 Kentucky births in 2017 across 1,529 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#79Josie#200 nationally
#83Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#84Charleeoutside the national top 200
#54Brantley#168 nationally
#90Presleyoutside the national top 200
#81Callie#188 nationally
#96Emersynoutside the national top 200
#97Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#91Gracie#194 nationally
#99Knoxoutside the national top 200
#100Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#25Raelynn#124 nationally

Girls

#1Emma292US #1
#2Ava246US #3
#3Harper239US #11
#4Olivia238US #2
#5Isabella212US #4
#6Amelia168US #8
#7Sophia168US #5
#8Avery157US #14
#9Charlotte152US #7
#10Paisley151US #45
#11Elizabeth144US #13
#12Ella143US #16
#13Evelyn142US #9
#14Abigail135US #10
#15Addison131US #34
#16Lillian125US #27
#17Caroline124US #55
#18Madison119US #17
#19Mia118US #6
#20Scarlett112US #18
#21Riley109US #25
#22Layla105US #26
#23Zoey104US #28
#24Aubrey103US #31
#25Raelynn103US #124
#26Emily101US #12
#27Kinsley101US #59
#28Eleanor96US #36
#29Brooklyn92US #39
#30Kennedy92US #58
#31Lily92US #33
#32Chloe90US #22
#33Ellie90US #44
#34Natalie90US #35
#35Willow90US #80
#36Serenity88US #78
#37Adalynn87US #116
#38Sadie87US #71
#39Nora86US #29
#40Piper86US #81
#41Anna85US #53
#42Aria85US #20
#43Hannah82US #32
#44Aubree81US #86
#45Nevaeh79US #74
#46Madelyn76US #63
#47Hadley74US #112
#48Lydia74US #85
#49Lucy73US #52
#50Skylar72US #48
#51Stella72US #42
#52Savannah68US #38
#53Kaylee67US #84
#54Aurora65US #51
#55Luna65US #37
#56Claire64US #49
#57Mary63US #126
#58Grace62US #21
#59Rylee61US #104
#60Reagan60US #98
#61Audrey58US #46
#62Cora58US #83
#63Gabriella58US #65
#64Victoria58US #19
#65Lilly57US #152
#66Penelope57US #24
#67Adalyn56US #134
#68Bailey56US #125
#69Peyton56US #89
#70Mila55US #30
#71Nova55US #94
#72Adeline54US #64
#73Annabelle54US #118
#74Autumn52US #75
#75Bella51US #50
#76Ruby51US #79
#77Clara50US #95
#78Hazel50US #43
#79Josie50US #200
#80Violet50US #47
#81Callie49US #188
#82Emerson49US #150
#83Paislee49
#84Charlee48
#85Naomi47US #69
#86Emery46US #115
#87Everly46US #82
#88Kylie46US #114
#89Leah46US #40
#90Presley46
#91Gracie45US #194
#92Sarah45US #62
#93Alexis43US #143
#94Eden43US #139
#95Alice41US #70
#96Emersyn41
#97Ivy41US #108
#98Molly41US #166
#99Taylor41US #113
#100Blakely40

Boys

#1William307US #3
#2Elijah283US #8
#3Noah276US #2
#4Liam271US #1
#5James262US #4
#6Grayson216US #34
#7Lincoln215US #41
#8Jaxon198US #43
#9Mason198US #7
#10Carter194US #24
#11Jackson187US #20
#12Lucas180US #11
#13Easton174US #66
#14Oliver172US #10
#15Samuel172US #21
#16Wyatt171US #25
#17Levi170US #35
#18Henry169US #19
#19John169US #27
#20Benjamin167US #6
#21Logan162US #5
#22Michael156US #12
#23Owen156US #28
#24Gabriel155US #31
#25Jacob152US #9
#26Aiden151US #17
#27Hunter150US #53
#28Colton142US #70
#29Braxton138US #118
#30Joseph135US #18
#31Alexander133US #13
#32Landon127US #57
#33Bentley126US #101
#34Bryson126US #86
#35Isaiah126US #46
#36Luke125US #30
#37Carson124US #83
#38Christopher118US #39
#39Hudson116US #64
#40Isaac113US #32
#41David112US #22
#42Eli112US #54
#43Greyson111US #80
#44Maverick111US #84
#45Connor110US #56
#46Ethan110US #14
#47Matthew109US #16
#48Andrew108US #40
#49Brayden107US #72
#50Charles106US #48
#51Cooper105US #88
#52Sawyer104US #95
#53Thomas104US #49
#54Brantley103US #168
#55Weston102US #109
#56Caleb101US #50
#57Parker101US #90
#58Jaxson100US #79
#59Asher98US #59
#60Jayden97US #26
#61Cameron93US #60
#62Jack93US #36
#63Jonathan93US #55
#64Joshua93US #38
#65Silas92US #120
#66Daniel91US #15
#67Nolan85US #67
#68Waylon84US #162
#69Ezra82US #69
#70Kayden82US #98
#71Ryder81US #122
#72Christian80US #52
#73Ryan79US #44
#74Gavin76US #96
#75Sebastian76US #23
#76Harrison75US #113
#77Jace73US #87
#78Jeremiah73US #63
#79Anthony71US #33
#80Ryker70US #131
#81Josiah69US #51
#82Austin68US #75
#83Robert67US #65
#84Nathan66US #45
#85Xavier65US #89
#86Dylan63US #29
#87Everett62US #106
#88Bennett61US #123
#89Evan61US #85
#90Zachary61US #103
#91Brody60US #152
#92Kingston60US #132
#93Ezekiel57US #82
#94Hayden57US #172
#95Jordan57US #73
#96Maddox57US #136
#97Remington57
#98Wesley57US #111
#99Knox55
#100Zayden55US #189

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑49Raelynn#25
↑32Luna#55
↑32Gabriella#63
↑31Aurora#54
↑28Hudson#39
↑25Stella#51
↑25Bella#75
↑20Braxton#29

Falling

↓30Alexis#93
↓28Taylor#99
↓24Robert#83
↓20Ruby#76
↓19Audrey#61
↓18Aubree#44
↓18Charles#50
↓17Sarah#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.