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Most popular baby names in Kentucky

Oliver and Amelia were the top names for babies born in Kentucky in 2025. Social Security counted 185,884 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Kentucky

Names given at least twice as often in Kentucky as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Raylan 5.5× (120)
  2. Gatlin 4.5× (77)
  3. Kolson 4.4× (66)
  4. Houston 4.3× (99)
  5. Branson 4.3× (51)
  6. Harlan 4.2× (102)
  7. Cason 4.2× (77)
  8. Booker 4.2× (41)
  9. Memphis 4× (140)
  10. Kolton 3.7× (119)
  11. Waylon 3.5× (1,016)
  12. Korbin 3.5× (46)
  13. Westyn 3.5× (58)
  14. Bentley 3.4× (393)
  15. Remington 3.2× (240)

Girls

  1. Anniston 7.6× (64)
  2. Raylee 5.7× (62)
  3. Memphis 5.6× (56)
  4. Madalynn 5.2× (53)
  5. Raylynn 5.2× (53)
  6. Rayleigh 5.1× (42)
  7. Maylee 4.9× (63)
  8. Wrenlee 4.7× (138)
  9. Emberlyn 4.6× (47)
  10. Emberlynn 4.4× (71)
  11. Wrenleigh 4.4× (59)
  12. Gracelynn 4.3× (187)
  13. Ansley 4.3× (47)
  14. Braylee 4.3× (49)
  15. Oaklynn 4.2× (395)

Top boy names in Kentucky, 2025

  1. Oliver 278
  2. Liam 253
  3. Hudson 229
  4. Waylon 223
  5. Noah 203
  6. Henry 191
  7. Theodore 191
  8. Elijah 185
  9. James 181
  10. William 173
  11. Asher 171
  12. John 163
  13. Grayson 157
  14. Levi 157
  15. Samuel 148
  16. Lucas 145
  17. Cooper 143
  18. Maverick 141
  19. Walker 136
  20. Weston 136
  21. Carter 128
  22. Jackson 127
  23. Ezra 123
  24. Wyatt 121
  25. Lincoln 118
  26. Benjamin 117
  27. Beau 116
  28. Owen 116
  29. Bennett 115
  30. Michael 115
  31. Joseph 114
  32. Silas 112
  33. Jack 105
  34. Thomas 105
  35. Colton 101
  36. Easton 99
  37. Rowan 98
  38. David 97
  39. Elias 96
  40. Alexander 94
  41. Charles 94
  42. Mason 94
  43. Sawyer 92
  44. Luke 89
  45. Roman 89
  46. Gabriel 87
  47. Atlas 85
  48. Miles 84
  49. Dylan 83
  50. Carson 82
  51. Everett 80
  52. Daniel 79
  53. Ryker 79
  54. Stetson 79
  55. Ethan 77
  56. Myles 76
  57. Jasper 74
  58. Brooks 72
  59. Logan 72
  60. Matthew 72
  61. Wesley 72
  62. Dawson 71
  63. Mateo 71
  64. Ryder 71
  65. Colter 70
  66. Hayden 70
  67. Beckett 68
  68. Nolan 68
  69. Axel 67
  70. Harrison 66
  71. Isaiah 66
  72. Jaxon 66
  73. Joshua 66
  74. Leo 66
  75. Parker 66
  76. August 65
  77. Isaac 64
  78. Jacob 64
  79. River 63
  80. Sebastian 63
  81. Bentley 62
  82. Caleb 59
  83. Hunter 59
  84. Tucker 58
  85. Andrew 57
  86. Greyson 57
  87. Luka 57
  88. Nathan 57
  89. Beckham 56
  90. Luca 56
  91. Anthony 55
  92. Archer 55
  93. Christopher 55
  94. Jameson 55
  95. Jaxson 55
  96. Jonah 55
  97. Kingston 55
  98. Braxton 54
  99. Knox 54
  100. Micah 54

Top girl names in Kentucky, 2025

  1. Amelia 212
  2. Charlotte 187
  3. Sophia 166
  4. Evelyn 164
  5. Lainey 160
  6. Emma 159
  7. Willow 156
  8. Ellie 152
  9. Eleanor 149
  10. Harper 147
  11. Olivia 141
  12. Ivy 124
  13. Ava 123
  14. Ella 122
  15. Elizabeth 119
  16. Lily 113
  17. Violet 110
  18. Hazel 106
  19. Scarlett 103
  20. Lucy 99
  21. Nora 98
  22. Aurora 97
  23. Isabella 96
  24. Mia 96
  25. Avery 95
  26. Paisley 95
  27. Riley 94
  28. Sadie 90
  29. Josie 86
  30. Nova 86
  31. Oaklynn 83
  32. Eliana 81
  33. Millie 81
  34. Stella 80
  35. Delilah 79
  36. Penelope 79
  37. Wrenley 79
  38. Abigail 76
  39. Caroline 76
  40. Lillian 74
  41. Lydia 74
  42. Vivian 73
  43. Luna 72
  44. Emery 71
  45. Isla 70
  46. Layla 68
  47. Adeline 67
  48. Eden 66
  49. Zoe 66
  50. Chloe 64
  51. Naomi 64
  52. Ailany 63
  53. Hadley 63
  54. Raelynn 63
  55. Sofia 63
  56. Magnolia 60
  57. Ruby 60
  58. Clara 59
  59. Emersyn 59
  60. Oakley 59
  61. Emily 58
  62. Everleigh 57
  63. Josephine 57
  64. Kennedy 57
  65. Georgia 56
  66. Kinsley 56
  67. Eliza 55
  68. Scottie 55
  69. Anna 54
  70. Grace 53
  71. Addison 52
  72. Eloise 52
  73. Everly 52
  74. Madelyn 52
  75. Aria 51
  76. Daisy 51
  77. Iris 51
  78. Brynlee 50
  79. Elena 50
  80. Parker 50
  81. Mary 49
  82. Rylee 49
  83. Madeline 48
  84. Annie 47
  85. Hannah 47
  86. Remi 47
  87. Sutton 47
  88. Melody 46
  89. Piper 46
  90. Wrenlee 46
  91. Zoey 46
  92. Blakely 45
  93. Amara 44
  94. Genesis 44
  95. Ashley 43
  96. Charlie 43
  97. Ember 43
  98. Lyla 43
  99. Adalynn 42
  100. Presley 42

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Kentucky?
In 2025, the most popular names in Kentucky were Oliver for boys (278 babies) and Amelia for girls (212 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Kentucky?
From 2021 to 2025, Raylan was 5.5 times more common for boys in Kentucky than across the US, and Anniston was 7.6 times more common for girls.

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