By state

Popular names in Kentucky

Every name given in Kentucky, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Kentucky

  1. #1Mary103,699
  2. #2Betty33,825
  3. #3Linda30,823
  4. #4Elizabeth29,883
  5. #5Patricia27,422
  6. #6Barbara26,618
  7. #7Anna25,044
  8. #8Dorothy24,114
  9. #9Jennifer22,569
  10. #10Margaret22,533

Top 10 boys' names in Kentucky

  1. #1James145,857
  2. #2William106,224
  3. #3John83,746
  4. #4Robert80,927
  5. #5Charles69,729
  6. #6Michael63,255
  7. #7David61,377
  8. #8Joseph40,309
  9. #9Thomas37,030
  10. #10Christopher35,110