State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,672 Kentucky births in 2023 across 1,556 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

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

#45Bentley#186 nationally
#26Oaklynn#157 nationally
#87Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#37Everleigh#149 nationally
#93Sayloroutside the national top 200
#97Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#98Cohenoutside the national top 200
#70Bailey#172 nationally
#82Ryker#184 nationally
#97Presley#197 nationally
#51Emersyn#147 nationally
#86Ada#179 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia203US #4
#2Charlotte191US #3
#3Emma185US #2
#4Olivia182US #1
#5Evelyn156US #9
#6Harper154US #11
#7Willow148US #41
#8Sophia142US #5
#9Ava139US #8
#10Ella138US #32
#11Paisley125US #56
#12Eleanor121US #14
#13Lainey120US #54
#14Scarlett119US #17
#15Ivy118US #38
#16Hazel117US #18
#17Isabella107US #7
#18Ellie106US #27
#19Elizabeth104US #15
#20Nora102US #24
#21Mia101US #6
#22Nova100US #35
#23Layla98US #30
#24Riley94US #43
#25Lily93US #20
#26Oaklynn93US #157
#27Avery91US #29
#28Kinsley90US #67
#29Aurora89US #22
#30Violet88US #16
#31Lillian86US #55
#32Abigail81US #31
#33Luna79US #10
#34Raelynn79US #112
#35Sadie78US #59
#36Stella78US #46
#37Everleigh77US #149
#38Josie71US #108
#39Eden70US #77
#40Lucy70US #40
#41Addison69US #62
#42Delilah68US #52
#43Madelyn68US #58
#44Emily65US #19
#45Emery64US #70
#46Penelope64US #23
#47Adalynn63US #129
#48Aria63US #25
#49Chloe63US #26
#50Eliza63US #116
#51Emersyn63US #147
#52Millie63US #105
#53Caroline62US #83
#54Cora62US #93
#55Grace62US #39
#56Isla61US #33
#57Naomi61US #44
#58Iris58US #78
#59Zoey57US #51
#60Ruby56US #65
#61Georgia55US #128
#62Hannah55US #48
#63Everly54US #69
#64Kennedy54US #72
#65Magnolia54US #145
#66Mary54US #133
#67Rylee54US #118
#68Josephine53US #64
#69Lydia53US #94
#70Bailey51US #172
#71Charlie51US #125
#72Hadley51US #119
#73Oakley51US #153
#74Serenity51US #102
#75Madison50US #37
#76Mila50US #28
#77Natalie50US #63
#78Sofia50US #12
#79Victoria50US #45
#80Vivian50US #87
#81Audrey49US #74
#82Emilia47US #42
#83Alice46US #66
#84Blakely46US #156
#85Remi46US #127
#86Ada45US #179
#87Brynlee45
#88Claire45US #68
#89Wrenley45US #175
#90Piper44US #135
#91Sarah44US #91
#92Elena43US #47
#93Saylor43
#94Parker42US #122
#95Clara41US #98
#96Gianna41US #21
#97Presley41US #197
#98Lyla40US #99
#99Amara39US #123
#100Eliana39US #34

Boys

#1Liam257US #1
#2Oliver248US #3
#3Noah225US #2
#4William218US #10
#5Elijah208US #5
#6Waylon185US #63
#7James183US #4
#8Levi180US #12
#9Hudson179US #21
#10Theodore179US #7
#11Henry176US #8
#12Asher170US #23
#13Maverick161US #37
#14Grayson152US #44
#15Samuel151US #19
#16Owen147US #20
#17Jackson133US #28
#18Lincoln132US #64
#19Silas130US #80
#20Wyatt128US #47
#21Carter127US #48
#22John120US #26
#23Cooper118US #52
#24Weston118US #75
#25Benjamin116US #11
#26Lucas116US #9
#27Mason116US #30
#28Ezra111US #15
#29Walker107US #85
#30Jack106US #14
#31Thomas106US #41
#32Daniel104US #17
#33Easton102US #98
#34Michael100US #16
#35David97US #27
#36Nolan97US #57
#37Joseph96US #29
#38Alexander95US #22
#39Luke95US #31
#40Sawyer95US #127
#41Beau94US #81
#42Colton92US #94
#43Gabriel88US #38
#44Miles88US #43
#45Bentley87US #186
#46Carson87US #112
#47Bennett86US #74
#48Parker86US #91
#49Jacob85US #35
#50Logan83US #39
#51Jasper81US #122
#52Jaxon81US #86
#53Atlas80US #111
#54Charles79US #54
#55Christopher75US #55
#56Dylan74US #34
#57Ethan74US #24
#58Matthew73US #32
#59Elias72US #36
#60Hunter72US #115
#61Joshua72US #60
#62Everett70US #89
#63Ezekiel70US #50
#64Greyson70US #118
#65River70US #116
#66Brooks69US #73
#67Caleb69US #51
#68Isaac69US #42
#69Leo69US #18
#70Myles69US #107
#71Rowan69US #76
#72Dawson67US #149
#73Jonathan67US #82
#74Kingston67US #142
#75Mateo66US #6
#76Aiden64US #40
#77Braxton64US #169
#78Eli64US #79
#79Josiah63US #53
#80Luca63US #25
#81Ryder63US #128
#82Ryker63US #184
#83Jameson62US #102
#84Roman62US #66
#85Xavier61US #105
#86Axel60US #71
#87August59US #104
#88Emmett59US #117
#89Isaiah59US #56
#90Andrew58US #65
#91Jaxson57US #138
#92Cameron56US #58
#93Landon55US #97
#94Stetson55US #183
#95Jayden54US #49
#96Nathan54US #59
#97Tucker54
#98Cohen53
#99Anthony52US #46
#100Harrison52US #119

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑37Eden#39
↑32Miles#44
↑31Joshua#61
↑30Lainey#13
↑26Myles#70
↑26Rowan#71
↑25Ruby#60
↑24Atlas#53

Falling

↓32Ryder#81
↓31Aiden#76
↓28Madison#75
↓28Mila#76
↓26Lyla#98
↓25Caroline#53
↓25Everly#63
↓24Remi#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.