State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,490 Kentucky births in 2020 across 1,510 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#69Gracieoutside the national top 200
#72Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#81Lillyoutside the national top 200
#91Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#94Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#64Blakely#167 nationally
#99Charleeoutside the national top 200
#96Dawson#197 nationally
#100Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#94Tucker#191 nationally
#37Braxton#131 nationally
#82Magnolia#176 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia240US #6
#2Olivia221US #1
#3Emma219US #2
#4Ava216US #3
#5Harper212US #10
#6Charlotte178US #5
#7Isabella158US #7
#8Paisley150US #49
#9Sophia147US #4
#10Evelyn130US #9
#11Abigail128US #12
#12Ellie128US #29
#13Mia120US #8
#14Elizabeth119US #16
#15Eleanor118US #22
#16Willow114US #48
#17Caroline108US #71
#18Ella104US #15
#19Everleigh104US #94
#20Layla103US #24
#21Nova102US #38
#22Avery96US #19
#23Everly94US #43
#24Lillian94US #46
#25Scarlett94US #21
#26Addison93US #47
#27Kinsley93US #59
#28Stella89US #42
#29Chloe85US #25
#30Hannah84US #39
#31Hazel84US #31
#32Raelynn83US #104
#33Riley81US #33
#34Adalynn80US #116
#35Piper80US #91
#36Lily78US #35
#37Sadie78US #78
#38Luna76US #14
#39Zoey76US #32
#40Anna75US #68
#41Ivy74US #57
#42Serenity74US #69
#43Aurora73US #36
#44Emily73US #18
#45Mila71US #20
#46Aubrey70US #56
#47Hadley69US #111
#48Nevaeh69US #83
#49Nora69US #30
#50Lucy67US #50
#51Kennedy66US #72
#52Brooklyn65US #54
#53Madison63US #23
#54Lydia62US #95
#55Cora61US #88
#56Emery58US #89
#57Josie58US #135
#58Adalyn56US #141
#59Rylee56US #102
#60Natalie55US #51
#61Penelope55US #26
#62Aria54US #27
#63Audrey54US #60
#64Blakely54US #167
#65Madelyn54US #66
#66Violet54US #37
#67Naomi52US #52
#68Peyton50US #98
#69Gracie49
#70Mary49US #123
#71Eliza47US #115
#72Oaklynn47
#73Emersyn46US #164
#74Ruby46US #74
#75Sarah46US #86
#76Savannah46US #67
#77Autumn45US #82
#78Sofia45US #17
#79Bella44US #63
#80Gianna44US #13
#81Lilly44
#82Magnolia44US #176
#83Remi44US #125
#84Sophie44US #75
#85Delilah43US #70
#86Skylar43US #64
#87Charlie42US #122
#88Emilia42US #41
#89Alice41US #76
#90Callie41US #165
#91Eden41US #129
#92Gabriella41US #77
#93Grace41US #28
#94Gracelynn41
#95Isla41US #44
#96Aubree40US #156
#97Josephine40US #87
#98Parker40US #128
#99Charlee39
#100Remington39

Boys

#1Liam275US #1
#2William247US #5
#3Oliver235US #3
#4Elijah233US #4
#5James221US #6
#6Noah211US #2
#7Lincoln179US #40
#8Levi177US #18
#9Hudson174US #43
#10Jackson174US #17
#11Henry173US #9
#12Grayson172US #35
#13Mason164US #11
#14Asher157US #32
#15Carter153US #33
#16Wyatt151US #29
#17John149US #27
#18Owen149US #22
#19Lucas147US #8
#20Samuel147US #25
#21Maverick145US #50
#22Waylon145US #103
#23Benjamin134US #7
#24Easton129US #73
#25Jaxon129US #48
#26Colton119US #66
#27Alexander114US #10
#28Carson113US #84
#29Silas111US #100
#30Theodore110US #23
#31Michael107US #12
#32Charles106US #46
#33Logan106US #16
#34Luke105US #31
#35Gabriel102US #38
#36Joseph102US #26
#37Braxton101US #131
#38Aiden99US #24
#39Matthew98US #30
#40Cooper97US #75
#41David97US #28
#42Hunter97US #68
#43Jacob96US #15
#44Eli94US #60
#45Andrew90US #52
#46Jack90US #21
#47Daniel89US #14
#48Greyson89US #81
#49Bentley88US #141
#50Ezra88US #44
#51Jaxson85US #85
#52Weston85US #104
#53Sawyer84US #116
#54Isaiah83US #51
#55Isaac79US #39
#56River77US #129
#57Landon76US #69
#58Nolan76US #61
#59Parker74US #95
#60Christopher73US #47
#61Ethan72US #13
#62Kingston72US #118
#63Thomas72US #45
#64Xavier72US #91
#65Axel70US #72
#66Joshua70US #53
#67Elias69US #54
#68Jace69US #96
#69Rowan67US #113
#70Brooks65US #92
#71Caleb65US #56
#72Anthony64US #41
#73Beau63US #109
#74Brayden63US #111
#75Miles63US #59
#76Robert63US #80
#77Bryson62US #115
#78Bennett61US #101
#79Connor61US #78
#80Jayden61US #37
#81Leo61US #36
#82Sebastian60US #19
#83Roman59US #77
#84Ryder59US #108
#85Everett58US #90
#86Kayden58US #99
#87Ryker58US #148
#88Christian57US #62
#89Jameson57US #79
#90Rhett57US #159
#91Brantley56
#92Jeremiah56US #74
#93Jonathan56US #70
#94Tucker56US #191
#95Ashton54US #136
#96Dawson54US #197
#97Jonah54US #128
#98Abel53US #181
#99Cameron53US #65
#100Emmett52US #107

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑44River#56
↑30Hannah#30
↑27Nova#21
↑26Theodore#30
↑24Brayden#74
↑23Gracie#69
↑23Cooper#40
↑22Ivy#41

Falling

↓50Aubree#96
↓35Aria#62
↓30Jeremiah#92
↓29Nora#49
↓28Cameron#99
↓25Jameson#89
↓23Bryson#77
↓21Emersyn#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.