State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,950 Kentucky births in 2019 across 1,520 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#66Lilly#190 nationally
#83Presleyoutside the national top 200
#85Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#88Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#92Gracieoutside the national top 200
#92Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#95Millieoutside the national top 200
#96Alaynaoutside the national top 200
#13Waylon#113 nationally
#52Emersyn#148 nationally
#21Raelynn#113 nationally
#31Adalynn#123 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia244US #7
#2Ava241US #3
#3Emma233US #2
#4Harper229US #9
#5Olivia212US #1
#6Sophia160US #4
#7Ella157US #13
#8Charlotte155US #6
#9Isabella151US #5
#10Avery138US #18
#11Mia138US #8
#12Layla129US #23
#13Abigail127US #11
#14Lillian126US #37
#15Evelyn123US #10
#16Paisley122US #53
#17Willow112US #45
#18Elizabeth111US #14
#19Eleanor110US #27
#20Nora101US #29
#21Raelynn96US #113
#22Scarlett95US #21
#23Addison94US #47
#24Caroline94US #61
#25Ellie94US #35
#26Emily90US #12
#27Aria89US #20
#28Aubrey88US #46
#29Zoey88US #31
#30Luna87US #16
#31Adalynn86US #123
#32Everly85US #42
#33Serenity85US #77
#34Hazel84US #33
#35Kinsley84US #74
#36Stella84US #40
#37Lily82US #34
#38Everleigh78US #108
#39Aurora76US #39
#40Natalie75US #41
#41Piper75US #84
#42Lucy74US #48
#43Riley74US #30
#44Mila73US #19
#45Sadie72US #87
#46Aubree70US #122
#47Hadley70US #112
#48Nova70US #51
#49Chloe69US #24
#50Cora69US #71
#51Penelope68US #22
#52Emersyn67US #148
#53Violet67US #36
#54Anna66US #63
#55Audrey65US #49
#56Naomi65US #59
#57Rylee65US #100
#58Autumn64US #82
#59Madison64US #26
#60Hannah63US #32
#61Kennedy63US #68
#62Madelyn62US #72
#63Ivy61US #67
#64Nevaeh59US #89
#65Reagan58US #102
#66Lilly57US #190
#67Clara55US #95
#68Leah55US #43
#69Brooklyn54US #52
#70Emery54US #93
#71Claire53US #55
#72Lydia53US #94
#73Skylar53US #56
#74Emilia51US #44
#75Josie51US #155
#76Ruby51US #66
#77Adalyn50US #160
#78Isla50US #57
#79Grace49US #28
#80Mary49US #126
#81Sarah48US #81
#82Eliza47US #119
#83Presley47
#84Victoria47US #25
#85Alice46US #73
#86Delilah46US #88
#87Ryleigh46US #138
#88Savannah46US #54
#89Remi45US #154
#90Allison43US #78
#91Bella43US #50
#92Gracie43
#93Sofia43US #17
#94Khloe42US #136
#95Millie42
#96Alayna40
#97Gabriella40US #75
#98Iris40US #128
#99Kaylee40US #114
#100Reese40US #159

Boys

#1Liam277US #1
#2William258US #4
#3Elijah251US #5
#4Noah239US #2
#5James237US #6
#6Lincoln196US #41
#7Grayson194US #33
#8Oliver191US #3
#9John179US #28
#10Benjamin176US #7
#11Jackson173US #17
#12Henry170US #13
#13Waylon169US #113
#14Mason168US #9
#15Levi163US #25
#16Wyatt163US #29
#17Jaxon162US #42
#18Carter159US #30
#19Easton158US #74
#20Colton156US #59
#21Owen154US #21
#22Lucas152US #8
#23Samuel147US #22
#24Hudson145US #50
#25Asher140US #43
#26Logan139US #16
#27Joseph135US #24
#28Maverick128US #58
#29Jack124US #19
#30Michael123US #14
#31Aiden122US #20
#32Alexander121US #10
#33Luke119US #32
#34Carson113US #82
#35Charles111US #52
#36Jacob111US #12
#37Hunter107US #66
#38Sawyer107US #106
#39Christopher104US #44
#40Greyson103US #79
#41Bentley102US #130
#42Silas102US #105
#43Matthew100US #23
#44Ethan98US #11
#45David97US #27
#46Gabriel97US #37
#47Jaxson97US #83
#48Landon96US #63
#49Eli94US #62
#50Braxton93US #126
#51Daniel93US #15
#52Thomas92US #47
#53Isaac88US #34
#54Bryson87US #102
#55Isaiah87US #53
#56Theodore87US #36
#57Xavier85US #90
#58Robert81US #76
#59Connor80US #68
#60Ezra80US #49
#61Harrison78US #111
#62Jeremiah78US #69
#63Cooper77US #80
#64Jameson77US #77
#65Weston77US #104
#66Andrew75US #46
#67Nolan75US #65
#68Joshua73US #48
#69Roman73US #72
#70Brooks72US #110
#71Cameron72US #67
#72Leo72US #40
#73Parker68US #98
#74Maddox67US #156
#75Ryder67US #116
#76Bennett66US #108
#77Everett66US #94
#78Kingston66US #117
#79Rhett66US #166
#80Caleb65US #51
#81Jace65US #93
#82Ryker64US #135
#83Sebastian64US #18
#84Anthony63US #38
#85Brantley63
#86Dylan63US #39
#87Elias63US #60
#88Dawson61
#89Kayden61US #97
#90Jayden60US #35
#91Jordan60US #89
#92Remington60
#93Ryan60US #54
#94Ashton59US #125
#95Emmett59US #107
#96Jonah58US #139
#97Abel57US #158
#98Brayden56US #101
#99Jude56US #152
#100River56US #168

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑39Emersyn#52
↑38Autumn#58
↑33Clara#67
↑30Jameson#64
↑26Leah#68
↑26Jeremiah#62
↑25Christopher#39
↑25Maddox#74

Falling

↓47Madison#59
↓39Savannah#88
↓33Skylar#73
↓31Brayden#98
↓27Andrew#66
↓25Chloe#49
↓25Jayden#90
↓24Bella#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.