State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,604 Kentucky births in 2022 across 1,557 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#43Lainey#174 nationally
#32Oaklynn#160 nationally
#80Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#82Suttonoutside the national top 200
#84Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#57Bentley#172 nationally
#86Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#96Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#97Ryleigh#191 nationally
#77Emerson#170 nationally
#75Blakely#167 nationally
#66Oakley#157 nationally

Girls

#1Harper204US #11
#2Olivia196US #1
#3Amelia190US #4
#4Emma182US #2
#5Charlotte166US #3
#6Ava162US #7
#7Paisley152US #53
#8Evelyn151US #9
#9Isabella141US #6
#10Willow135US #37
#11Eleanor132US #16
#12Sophia125US #5
#13Layla118US #29
#14Avery116US #26
#15Ellie115US #33
#16Elizabeth109US #15
#17Ella108US #25
#18Hazel108US #27
#19Scarlett108US #14
#20Nova107US #32
#21Mia104US #8
#22Ivy103US #42
#23Nora96US #28
#24Raelynn95US #99
#25Lily94US #30
#26Violet94US #20
#27Aurora91US #31
#28Caroline91US #77
#29Delilah91US #58
#30Everleigh91US #100
#31Addison90US #54
#32Oaklynn90US #160
#33Luna89US #10
#34Sadie85US #68
#35Chloe84US #19
#36Stella84US #40
#37Lillian82US #50
#38Everly79US #56
#39Lucy75US #48
#40Kinsley74US #61
#41Riley72US #39
#42Josie71US #120
#43Lainey68US #174
#44Penelope68US #21
#45Isla67US #36
#46Aria66US #23
#47Madison63US #34
#48Mila63US #18
#49Zoey63US #45
#50Abigail62US #24
#51Anna62US #83
#52Emily62US #17
#53Hadley62US #112
#54Cora61US #75
#55Lydia61US #93
#56Emersyn59US #135
#57Madelyn58US #60
#58Emery57US #82
#59Adalynn56US #132
#60Naomi56US #46
#61Remi55US #118
#62Brooklyn54US #72
#63Grace54US #35
#64Rylee54US #107
#65Mary53US #134
#66Oakley53US #157
#67Millie52US #128
#68Piper52US #114
#69Audrey51US #67
#70Eliza51US #121
#71Hannah51US #47
#72Lyla50US #105
#73Alice49US #64
#74Aubrey49US #81
#75Blakely49US #167
#76Eden48US #116
#77Emerson48US #170
#78Kennedy48US #74
#79Magnolia48US #151
#80Octavia48
#81Parker48US #115
#82Sutton47
#83Natalie46US #55
#84Aubree44
#85Ruby44US #62
#86Brynlee43
#87Charlie43US #123
#88Margaret43US #127
#89Claire42US #66
#90Nevaeh42US #96
#91Camila41US #12
#92Sofia41US #13
#93Bella40US #85
#94Eliana40US #41
#95Emilia40US #44
#96Gracelynn40
#97Ryleigh40US #191
#98Allison39US #101
#99Sophie39US #63
#100Aaliyah38US #69

Boys

#1Liam262US #1
#2Noah236US #2
#3Oliver229US #3
#4William223US #6
#5Asher205US #20
#6Elijah202US #5
#7Waylon201US #66
#8James197US #4
#9Levi189US #12
#10Hudson183US #27
#11Grayson170US #37
#12Maverick168US #40
#13Henry166US #7
#14John157US #26
#15Jackson155US #23
#16Carter150US #47
#17Theodore149US #10
#18Lincoln141US #54
#19Wyatt134US #38
#20Owen133US #18
#21Walker133US #78
#22Lucas132US #8
#23Samuel132US #19
#24Benjamin129US #9
#25Easton123US #80
#26Colton122US #91
#27Joseph118US #30
#28Jack116US #15
#29Mason116US #24
#30Luke112US #34
#31Michael110US #16
#32Cooper106US #53
#33Daniel105US #14
#34Ezra105US #25
#35Jaxon103US #67
#36Jacob102US #32
#37Weston99US #82
#38Charles97US #50
#39Nolan93US #65
#40Silas93US #87
#41Gabriel92US #36
#42Sawyer92US #131
#43David89US #31
#44River87US #105
#45Aiden86US #29
#46Carson86US #110
#47Parker86US #94
#48Thomas85US #45
#49Ryder83US #115
#50Alexander81US #17
#51Greyson81US #95
#52Hunter81US #101
#53Jasper81US #129
#54Kingston80US #127
#55Christopher79US #55
#56Matthew79US #39
#57Bentley77US #172
#58Logan77US #33
#59Beau74US #90
#60Bennett73US #83
#61Elias72US #43
#62Ethan72US #21
#63Jameson71US #85
#64Sebastian71US #13
#65Isaac70US #41
#66Brooks69US #77
#67Leo69US #22
#68Ezekiel68US #48
#69Isaiah68US #58
#70Landon68US #86
#71Roman67US #68
#72Braxton66US #156
#73Dylan66US #42
#74Eli66US #69
#75Everett66US #81
#76Miles66US #56
#77Atlas65US #130
#78Rhett63US #151
#79Axel62US #76
#80Jayden62US #46
#81Caleb61US #52
#82Hayden61US #162
#83Robert61US #84
#84Mateo60US #11
#85Xavier60US #100
#86Luca58US #28
#87Andrew57US #61
#88Josiah57US #51
#89Ashton56US #145
#90Ryker56US #175
#91Emmett55US #116
#92Joshua55US #60
#93Jude55US #160
#94Dawson54US #184
#95Julian53US #35
#96Myles53US #112
#97Rowan53US #96
#98Kai52US #59
#99Jaxson51US #119
#100Zayden51US #187

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑45Delilah#29
↑40Walker#21
↑37Lainey#43
↑37Remi#61
↑35Oaklynn#32
↑33Nolan#39
↑31Parker#47
↑30Ryder#49

Falling

↓44Jaxson#99
↓32Ruby#85
↓29Aubrey#74
↓27Audrey#69
↓26Claire#89
↓26Isaiah#69
↓26Braxton#72
↓23Robert#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.