FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Kentucky
In 2025, Amelia was the most popular girls' name in Kentucky, given to 212 babies, and Oliver was the top boys' name with 278. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 17,251 girls and 20,537 boys born in Kentucky that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Kentucky, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia | 212 | up 1 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 187 | down 1 |
| 3 | Sophia | 166 | up 9 |
| 4 | Evelyn | 164 | up 7 |
| 5 | Lainey | 160 | down 2 |
| 6 | Emma | 159 | same |
| 7 | Willow | 156 | down 3 |
| 8 | Ellie | 152 | up 1 |
| 9 | Eleanor | 149 | up 1 |
| 10 | Harper | 147 | down 3 |
| 11 | Olivia | 141 | down 6 |
| 12 | Ivy | 124 | down 4 |
| 13 | Ava | 123 | up 1 |
| 14 | Ella | 122 | up 2 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 119 | up 2 |
| 16 | Lily | 113 | up 8 |
| 17 | Violet | 110 | up 11 |
| 18 | Hazel | 106 | down 5 |
| 19 | Scarlett | 103 | up 2 |
| 20 | Lucy | 99 | up 7 |
| 21 | Nora | 98 | up 18 |
| 22 | Aurora | 97 | down 3 |
| 23 | Isabella | 96 | down 5 |
| 24 | Mia | 96 | down 9 |
| 25 | Avery | 95 | down 3 |
| 26 | Paisley | 95 | down 3 |
| 27 | Riley | 94 | up 5 |
| 28 | Sadie | 90 | down 2 |
| 29 | Josie | 86 | up 1 |
| 30 | Nova | 86 | down 10 |
| 31 | Oaklynn | 83 | up 9 |
| 32 | Eliana | 81 | up 39 |
| 33 | Millie | 81 | up 1 |
| 34 | Stella | 80 | up 7 |
| 35 | Delilah | 79 | down 4 |
| 36 | Penelope | 79 | down 7 |
| 37 | Wrenley | 79 | up 25 |
| 38 | Abigail | 76 | down 2 |
| 39 | Caroline | 76 | down 2 |
| 40 | Lillian | 74 | down 15 |
| 41 | Lydia | 74 | up 10 |
| 42 | Vivian | 73 | up 45 |
| 43 | Luna | 72 | up 18 |
| 44 | Emery | 71 | up 11 |
| 45 | Isla | 70 | up 4 |
| 46 | Layla | 68 | down 13 |
| 47 | Adeline | 67 | up 41 |
| 48 | Eden | 66 | up 5 |
| 49 | Zoe | 66 | up 43 |
| 50 | Chloe | 64 | down 6 |
| 51 | Naomi | 64 | down 6 |
| 52 | Ailany | 63 | up 196 |
| 53 | Hadley | 63 | up 7 |
| 54 | Raelynn | 63 | down 19 |
| 55 | Sofia | 63 | up 20 |
| 56 | Magnolia | 60 | down 14 |
| 57 | Ruby | 60 | down 5 |
| 58 | Clara | 59 | up 27 |
| 59 | Emersyn | 59 | up 5 |
| 60 | Oakley | 59 | down 2 |
| 61 | Emily | 58 | down 14 |
| 62 | Everleigh | 57 | down 14 |
| 63 | Josephine | 57 | same |
| 64 | Kennedy | 57 | up 27 |
| 65 | Georgia | 56 | down 8 |
| 66 | Kinsley | 56 | down 28 |
| 67 | Eliza | 55 | up 7 |
| 68 | Scottie | 55 | up 178 |
| 69 | Anna | 54 | down 23 |
| 70 | Grace | 53 | up 2 |
| 71 | Addison | 52 | down 28 |
| 72 | Eloise | 52 | up 18 |
| 73 | Everly | 52 | down 4 |
| 74 | Madelyn | 52 | up 3 |
| 75 | Aria | 51 | down 8 |
| 76 | Daisy | 51 | up 5 |
| 77 | Iris | 51 | down 27 |
| 78 | Brynlee | 50 | up 39 |
| 79 | Elena | 50 | down 11 |
| 80 | Parker | 50 | down 1 |
| 81 | Mary | 49 | down 16 |
| 82 | Rylee | 49 | down 16 |
| 83 | Madeline | 48 | up 45 |
| 84 | Annie | 47 | down 11 |
| 85 | Hannah | 47 | down 2 |
| 86 | Remi | 47 | up 28 |
| 87 | Sutton | 47 | up 29 |
| 88 | Melody | 46 | up 52 |
| 89 | Piper | 46 | up 16 |
| 90 | Wrenlee | 46 | up 4 |
| 91 | Zoey | 46 | down 15 |
| 92 | Blakely | 45 | down 3 |
| 93 | Amara | 44 | up 40 |
| 94 | Genesis | 44 | up 17 |
| 95 | Ashley | 43 | up 96 |
| 96 | Charlie | 43 | up 12 |
| 97 | Ember | 43 | down 38 |
| 98 | Lyla | 43 | down 42 |
| 99 | Adalynn | 42 | down 45 |
| 100 | Presley | 42 | down 1 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 278 | up 1 |
| 2 | Liam | 253 | down 1 |
| 3 | Hudson | 229 | up 3 |
| 4 | Waylon | 223 | down 1 |
| 5 | Noah | 203 | down 1 |
| 6 | Henry | 191 | up 5 |
| 7 | Theodore | 191 | up 5 |
| 8 | Elijah | 185 | down 3 |
| 9 | James | 181 | down 2 |
| 10 | William | 173 | down 2 |
| 11 | Asher | 171 | down 1 |
| 12 | John | 163 | up 2 |
| 13 | Grayson | 157 | same |
| 14 | Levi | 157 | down 5 |
| 15 | Samuel | 148 | same |
| 16 | Lucas | 145 | same |
| 17 | Cooper | 143 | up 2 |
| 18 | Maverick | 141 | down 1 |
| 19 | Walker | 136 | up 16 |
| 20 | Weston | 136 | same |
| 21 | Carter | 128 | up 4 |
| 22 | Jackson | 127 | same |
| 23 | Ezra | 123 | down 2 |
| 24 | Wyatt | 121 | down 6 |
| 25 | Lincoln | 118 | down 1 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 117 | up 5 |
| 27 | Beau | 116 | same |
| 28 | Owen | 116 | down 2 |
| 29 | Bennett | 115 | up 26 |
| 30 | Michael | 115 | up 2 |
| 31 | Joseph | 114 | down 1 |
| 32 | Silas | 112 | down 9 |
| 33 | Jack | 105 | down 4 |
| 34 | Thomas | 105 | up 12 |
| 35 | Colton | 101 | down 7 |
| 36 | Easton | 99 | up 6 |
| 37 | Rowan | 98 | up 17 |
| 38 | David | 97 | down 2 |
| 39 | Elias | 96 | up 4 |
| 40 | Alexander | 94 | up 9 |
| 41 | Charles | 94 | down 8 |
| 42 | Mason | 94 | up 3 |
| 43 | Sawyer | 92 | up 30 |
| 44 | Luke | 89 | same |
| 45 | Roman | 89 | up 40 |
| 46 | Gabriel | 87 | down 12 |
| 47 | Atlas | 85 | up 43 |
| 48 | Miles | 84 | down 11 |
| 49 | Dylan | 83 | up 1 |
| 50 | Carson | 82 | down 3 |
| 51 | Everett | 80 | up 9 |
| 52 | Daniel | 79 | down 12 |
| 53 | Ryker | 79 | up 26 |
| 54 | Stetson | 79 | up 2 |
| 55 | Ethan | 77 | down 17 |
| 56 | Myles | 76 | up 20 |
| 57 | Jasper | 74 | up 12 |
| 58 | Brooks | 72 | down 7 |
| 59 | Logan | 72 | up 2 |
| 60 | Matthew | 72 | down 21 |
| 61 | Wesley | 72 | up 6 |
| 62 | Dawson | 71 | up 19 |
| 63 | Mateo | 71 | up 7 |
| 64 | Ryder | 71 | up 25 |
| 65 | Colter | 70 | up 51 |
| 66 | Hayden | 70 | up 25 |
| 67 | Beckett | 68 | up 42 |
| 68 | Nolan | 68 | down 27 |
| 69 | Axel | 67 | down 5 |
| 70 | Harrison | 66 | down 7 |
| 71 | Isaiah | 66 | up 16 |
| 72 | Jaxon | 66 | down 24 |
| 73 | Joshua | 66 | up 2 |
| 74 | Leo | 66 | down 22 |
| 75 | Parker | 66 | down 3 |
| 76 | August | 65 | down 8 |
| 77 | Isaac | 64 | down 19 |
| 78 | Jacob | 64 | down 21 |
| 79 | River | 63 | down 2 |
| 80 | Sebastian | 63 | down 6 |
| 81 | Bentley | 62 | down 28 |
| 82 | Caleb | 59 | down 4 |
| 83 | Hunter | 59 | up 11 |
| 84 | Tucker | 58 | up 38 |
| 85 | Andrew | 57 | down 20 |
| 86 | Greyson | 57 | down 15 |
| 87 | Luka | 57 | up 42 |
| 88 | Nathan | 57 | up 25 |
| 89 | Beckham | 56 | up 6 |
| 90 | Luca | 56 | up 3 |
| 91 | Anthony | 55 | down 5 |
| 92 | Archer | 55 | up 10 |
| 93 | Christopher | 55 | down 34 |
| 94 | Jameson | 55 | down 2 |
| 95 | Jaxson | 55 | up 16 |
| 96 | Jonah | 55 | up 8 |
| 97 | Kingston | 55 | up 3 |
| 98 | Braxton | 54 | up 8 |
| 99 | Knox | 54 | up 22 |
| 100 | Micah | 54 | down 16 |
Names Kentucky likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Kentucky than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Anniston, Raylee and Memphis for girls, and Raylan, Gatlin and Kolson for boys.
Girls
- Anniston: 7.6× (64 babies)
- Raylee: 5.7× (62 babies)
- Memphis: 5.6× (56 babies)
- Madalynn: 5.2× (53 babies)
- Raylynn: 5.2× (53 babies)
- Maylee: 4.9× (63 babies)
- Wrenlee: 4.7× (138 babies)
- Emberlynn: 4.4× (71 babies)
- Wrenleigh: 4.4× (59 babies)
- Gracelynn: 4.3× (187 babies)
Boys
- Raylan: 5.5× (120 babies)
- Gatlin: 4.5× (77 babies)
- Kolson: 4.4× (66 babies)
- Houston: 4.3× (99 babies)
- Branson: 4.3× (51 babies)
- Harlan: 4.2× (102 babies)
- Cason: 4.2× (77 babies)
- Memphis: 4× (140 babies)
- Kolton: 3.7× (119 babies)
- Waylon: 3.5× (1,016 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Kentucky belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's James, from 1914 to 1972.
Girls
- Amelia: 2025
- Charlotte: 2024
- Amelia: 2023
- Harper: 2022
- Emma: 2021
- Amelia: 2019–2020
- Emma: 2011–2018
- Isabella: 2010
- Emma: 2009
- Madison: 2004–2008
- Emily: 2003
- Madison: 2001–2002
- Hannah: 1996–2000
- Ashley: 1991–1995
- Brittany: 1989–1990
- Ashley: 1984–1988
- Amanda: 1979–1983
- Jennifer: 1971–1978
- Melissa: 1970
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1953–1962
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Oliver: 2025
- Liam: 2019–2024
- William: 2010–2018
- Jacob: 2009
- William: 2008
- Jacob: 1998–2007
- Austin: 1994–1997
- James: 1993
- Joshua: 1987–1992
- Christopher: 1986
- Joshua: 1985
- Christopher: 1982–1984
- Joshua: 1981
- Jason: 1979–1980
- Michael: 1978
- Jason: 1977
- Michael: 1973–1976
- James: 1914–1972
- William: 1911–1913
- James: 1910
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Amelia, Emma, Olivia, Charlotte, Harper | Liam, Oliver, Noah, William, Elijah |
| 2010s | Emma, Ava, Olivia, Isabella, Sophia | William, Elijah, Noah, James, Mason |
| 2000s | Madison, Emily, Hannah, Emma, Abigail | Jacob, William, Ethan, James, Joshua |
| 1990s | Ashley, Brittany, Jessica, Sarah, Emily | Jacob, James, Joshua, Christopher, Michael |
| 1980s | Jessica, Amanda, Ashley, Jennifer, Sarah | Joshua, Christopher, Michael, James, Matthew |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Melissa, Angela, Amy, Kimberly | James, Michael, Christopher, Jason, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Kimberly, Tammy, Karen | James, David, Michael, John, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Deborah, Patricia, Brenda | James, David, William, Michael, Robert |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Betty, Patricia | James, William, Robert, Charles, John |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Barbara, Shirley, Dorothy | James, William, Charles, Robert, John |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Anna, Virginia | James, William, John, Charles, Robert |
| 1910s | Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Anna, Ruth | James, William, John, Robert, Charles |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.