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Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,832 Kentucky births in 2021 across 1,512 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#67Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#80Laineyoutside the national top 200
#84Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#64Tucker#180 nationally
#73Callie#178 nationally
#96Maggieoutside the national top 200
#43Emersyn#147 nationally
#99Lillyoutside the national top 200
#49Bentley#150 nationally
#100Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#46Braxton#146 nationally
#92Brynlee#188 nationally

Girls

#1Emma230US #2
#2Olivia227US #1
#3Amelia220US #4
#4Ava204US #5
#5Charlotte176US #3
#6Harper160US #10
#7Sophia155US #6
#8Willow147US #39
#9Evelyn140US #9
#10Ellie129US #30
#11Elizabeth122US #14
#12Paisley119US #52
#13Nova117US #32
#14Ella113US #16
#15Eleanor111US #15
#16Nora111US #27
#17Isabella108US #7
#18Addison105US #45
#19Mia105US #8
#20Scarlett101US #20
#21Everleigh100US #99
#22Luna100US #11
#23Avery96US #19
#24Layla96US #24
#25Caroline94US #80
#26Kinsley93US #57
#27Lillian92US #51
#28Riley92US #37
#29Abigail91US #17
#30Hazel87US #28
#31Ivy86US #49
#32Raelynn86US #103
#33Everly85US #50
#34Penelope85US #23
#35Lily81US #31
#36Stella80US #41
#37Madison75US #29
#38Violet74US #36
#39Chloe71US #25
#40Hadley71US #112
#41Adalynn70US #119
#42Audrey69US #60
#43Emersyn69US #147
#44Skylar69US #74
#45Aubrey68US #64
#46Isla68US #34
#47Sadie66US #78
#48Zoey66US #38
#49Anna60US #85
#50Aria60US #22
#51Aurora60US #35
#52Eliza60US #111
#53Ruby60US #62
#54Hannah59US #44
#55Mila59US #26
#56Piper59US #96
#57Lucy57US #48
#58Magnolia57US #140
#59Lydia56US #89
#60Rylee56US #97
#61Emery55US #90
#62Josie55US #130
#63Claire54US #59
#64Cora54US #87
#65Emily54US #21
#66Mary54US #132
#67Oaklynn54
#68Madelyn53US #71
#69Brooklyn52US #63
#70Eden52US #121
#71Serenity51US #84
#72Blakely50US #156
#73Callie50US #178
#74Delilah49US #58
#75Grace49US #33
#76Kennedy49US #70
#77Natalie49US #56
#78Sophie49US #76
#79Alice48US #65
#80Lainey48
#81Naomi48US #54
#82Savannah48US #67
#83Clara45US #102
#84Elena45US #53
#85Eloise45US #109
#86Ember45US #163
#87Nevaeh45US #86
#88Adalyn44US #143
#89Parker44US #115
#90Sofia44US #18
#91Athena43US #98
#92Brynlee43US #188
#93Lyla42US #110
#94Allison41US #82
#95Autumn41US #66
#96Maggie41
#97Peyton41US #100
#98Remi41US #122
#99Lilly40
#100River40US #149

Boys

#1Liam271US #1
#2James236US #5
#3Elijah232US #4
#4William226US #6
#5Noah222US #2
#6Oliver212US #3
#7Waylon183US #69
#8Hudson179US #34
#9Grayson178US #35
#10Levi178US #12
#11Asher176US #25
#12Lincoln173US #45
#13Wyatt168US #29
#14Jackson164US #14
#15Henry156US #9
#16Lucas147US #8
#17Colton144US #75
#18John144US #27
#19Carter142US #39
#20Maverick140US #47
#21Easton137US #72
#22Owen137US #22
#23Samuel134US #23
#24Jack133US #11
#25Mason130US #18
#26Benjamin126US #7
#27Jaxon124US #54
#28Luke122US #32
#29Michael119US #17
#30Alexander114US #13
#31David113US #30
#32Charles111US #50
#33Gabriel104US #38
#34Silas103US #91
#35Thomas103US #46
#36Carson101US #97
#37Cooper99US #68
#38Daniel99US #16
#39Sawyer99US #114
#40Logan98US #21
#41Theodore96US #10
#42Aiden94US #26
#43Isaiah94US #56
#44Kingston93US #112
#45Jacob91US #24
#46Braxton89US #146
#47Ezra89US #37
#48Weston88US #95
#49Bentley87US #150
#50Greyson87US #84
#51Hunter87US #86
#52Joseph87US #28
#53River86US #110
#54Matthew85US #36
#55Jaxson84US #102
#56Landon83US #73
#57Christopher81US #52
#58Ethan80US #20
#59Jameson79US #80
#60Robert78US #79
#61Walker78US #130
#62Jasper77US #128
#63Leo77US #31
#64Tucker77US #180
#65Bennett75US #90
#66Andrew72US #57
#67Rhett71US #149
#68Sebastian71US #19
#69Caleb70US #51
#70Eli70US #64
#71Joshua70US #58
#72Nolan68US #60
#73Axel67US #76
#74Beau66US #94
#75Emmett66US #103
#76Everett66US #83
#77Miles66US #55
#78Parker66US #93
#79Ryder65US #111
#80Bryson63US #122
#81Elias63US #48
#82Jayden63US #41
#83Brooks62US #78
#84Dawson61
#85Ezekiel61US #53
#86Hayden61US #175
#87Connor60US #98
#88Dylan60US #44
#89Isaac60US #40
#90Xavier60US #100
#91Cameron58US #62
#92Harrison58US #121
#93Jace58US #101
#94Jonathan58US #77
#95Josiah58US #49
#96Ryker57US #153
#97August56US #120
#98Luca56US #42
#99Micah56US #107
#100Remington56

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑49Isla#46
↑42Skylar#44
↑33Nora#16
↑30Emersyn#43
↑30Jameson#59
↑30Tucker#64
↑28Violet#38
↑28Thomas#35

Falling

↓39Nevaeh#87
↓34Isaac#89
↓30Adalyn#88
↓29Serenity#71
↓29Peyton#97
↓26Eli#70
↓26Xavier#90
↓25Kennedy#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.