100 Most Popular Baby Names in Kentucky for Girls and Boys

If you’re expecting a new little bundle of joy and live in Kentucky, you may want to know what are the most popular baby names in the state. You don’t want to rush into naming your future child at such a critical time—you’ll want it to be just right! Whether you choose something particularly Kentucky-specific or find inspiration from fellow parents across The Bluegrass State, researching local trends can help make this challenging yet exciting decision easier.

We have pulled the 100 most popular names for girls and 100 most popular names for boys in Kentucky and provided the number of babies given those names from the latest set of data released by the Social Security Administration (from 2021). Further, we also pulled the national ranking for you to see how Kentucky baby names stack up next to national trends. And prepare to be surprised! Kentuckians pick some good ones!

Most Popular Baby Names in Kentucky for Girls

1-5

• 1. Emma – Number of babies in 2021: 230; National rank: #2
• 2. Olivia – Number of babies in 2021: 227; National rank: #1
• 3. Amelia – Number of babies in 2021: 220; National rank: #4
• 4. Ava – Number of babies in 2021: 203; National rank: #5
• 5. Charlotte – Number of babies in 2021: 175; National rank: #3

6-10

• 6. Harper – Number of babies in 2021: 160; National rank: #10
• 7. Sophia – Number of babies in 2021: 155; National rank: #6
• 8. Willow – Number of babies in 2021: 146; National rank: #39
• 9. Evelyn – Number of babies in 2021: 140; National rank: #9
• 10. Ellie – Number of babies in 2021: 129; National rank: #30

11-15

• 11. Elizabeth – Number of babies in 2021: 122; National rank: #14
• 12. Paisley – Number of babies in 2021: 119; National rank: #52
• 13. Nova – Number of babies in 2021: 117; National rank: #32
• 14. Ella – Number of babies in 2021: 113; National rank: #16
• 15. Eleanor – Number of babies in 2021: 111; National rank: #15

16-20

• 16. Nora – Number of babies in 2021: 111; National rank: #27
• 17. Isabella – Number of babies in 2021: 108; National rank: #7
• 18. Addison – Number of babies in 2021: 104; National rank: #45
• 19. Mia – Number of babies in 2021: 104; National rank: #8
• 20. Scarlett– Number of babies in 2021: 101; National rank: #20

21-25

• 21. Everleigh – Number of babies in 2021: 100; National rank: #100
• 22. Luna – Number of babies in 2021: 99; National rank: #11
• 23. Avery – Number of babies in 2021: 96; National rank: #19
• 24. Layla – Number of babies in 2021: 96; National rank: #24
• 25. Caroline – Number of babies in 2021: 94; National rank: #81

26-30

• 26. Kinsley – Number of babies in 2021: 93; National rank: #57
• 27. Lillian – Number of babies in 2021: 92; National rank: #51
• 28. Abigail – Number of babies in 2021: 91; National rank: #17
• 29. Riley – Number of babies in 2021: 91; National rank: #37
• 30. Hazel – Number of babies in 2021: 86; National rank: #28

31-35

• 31. Ivy – Number of babies in 2021: 86; National rank: #49
• 32. Raelynn – Number of babies in 2021: 86; National rank: #103
• 33. Everly – Number of babies in 2021: 85; National rank: #50
• 34. Penelope – Number of babies in 2021: 85; National rank: #23
• 35. Lily – Number of babies in 2021: 81; National rank: #31

36-40

• 36. Stella – Number of babies in 2021: 79; National rank: #41
• 37. Madison – Number of babies in 2021: 75; National rank: #29
• 38. Violet – Number of babies in 2021: 74; National rank: #35
• 39. Chloe – Number of babies in 2021: 71; National rank: #25
• 40. Hadley – Number of babies in 2021: 71; National rank: #112

41-45

• 41. Adalynn – Number of babies in 2021: 70; National rank: #119
• 42. Audrey – Number of babies in 2021: 69; National rank: #60
• 43. Emersyn – Number of babies in 2021: 69; National rank: #147
• 44. Skylar – Number of babies in 2021: 69; National rank: #74
• 45. Aubrey – Number of babies in 2021: 68; National rank: #64

46-50

• 46. Isla – Number of babies in 2021: 68; National rank: #33
• 47. Sadie – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #78
• 48. Zoey – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #38
• 49. Anna – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #84
• 50. Aria – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #22

51-55

• 51. Aurora – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #36
• 52. Eliza – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #111
• 53. Ruby – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #62
• 54. Hannah – Number of babies in 2021: 59; National rank: #44
• 55. Mila – Number of babies in 2021: 59; National rank: #26

56-60

• 56. Piper – Number of babies in 2021: 59; National rank: #96
• 57. Lucy – Number of babies in 2021: 57; National rank: #47
• 58. Magnolia – Number of babies in 2021: 57; National rank: #140
• 59. Lydia – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #89
• 60. Rylee – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #97

61-65

• 61. Josie – Number of babies in 2021: 55; National rank: #130
• 62. Claire – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #59
• 63. Cora – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #87
• 64. Emery – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #90
• 65. Emily – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #21

66-70

• 66. Mary – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #132
• 67. Oaklynn – Number of babies in 2021: 54; National rank: #206
• 68. Madelyn – Number of babies in 2021: 53; National rank: #71
• 69. Brooklyn – Number of babies in 2021: 52; National rank: #63
• 70. Eden – Number of babies in 2021: 52; National rank: #121

71-75

• 71. Serenity – Number of babies in 2021: 51; National rank: #85
• 72. Blakely – Number of babies in 2021: 50; National rank: #156
• 73. Callie – Number of babies in 2021: 50; National rank: #177
• 74. Delilah – Number of babies in 2021: 49; National rank: #58
• 75. Kennedy – Number of babies in 2021: 49; National rank: #70

76-80

• 76. Natalie – Number of babies in 2021: 49; National rank: #56
• 77. Sophie – Number of babies in 2021: 49; National rank: #76
• 78. Alice – Number of babies in 2021: 48; National rank: #65
• 79. Grace – Number of babies in 2021: 48; National rank: #34
• 80. Savannah – Number of babies in 2021: 48; National rank: #68

81-85

• 81. Lainey – Number of babies in 2021: 47; National rank: #250
• 82. Naomi – Number of babies in 2021: 47; National rank: #54
• 83. Clara – Number of babies in 2021: 45; National rank: #101
• 84. Elena – Number of babies in 2021: 45; National rank: #53
• 85. Eloise – Number of babies in 2021: 45; National rank: #109

86-90

• 86. Ember – Number of babies in 2021: 45; National rank: #163
• 87. Nevaeh – Number of babies in 2021: 45; National rank: #86
• 88. Adalyn – Number of babies in 2021: 44; National rank: #143
• 89. Parker – Number of babies in 2021: 44; National rank: #115
• 90. Sofia – Number of babies in 2021: 44; National rank: #18

91-95

• 91. Athena – Number of babies in 2021: 43; National rank: #98
• 92. Brynlee – Number of babies in 2021: 43; National rank: #187
• 93. Lyla – Number of babies in 2021: 42; National rank: #110
• 94. Allison – Number of babies in 2021: 41; National rank: #82
• 95. Maggie – Number of babies in 2021: 41; National rank: #285

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96-100

• 96. Peyton – Number of babies in 2021: 41; National rank: #99
• 97. Remi – Number of babies in 2021: 41; National rank: #122
• 98. Autumn – Number of babies in 2021: 40; National rank: #66
• 99. Lilly – Number of babies in 2021: 39; National rank: #219
• 100. Aubree – Number of babies in 2021: 39; National rank: #190

Most Popular Baby Names in Kentucky for Boys

1-5

• 1. Liam – Number of babies in 2021: 270; National rank: #1
• 2. James – Number of babies in 2021: 235; National rank: #5
• 3. Elijah – Number of babies in 2021: 231; National rank: #4
• 4. William – Number of babies in 2021: 226; National rank: #6
• 5. Noah – Number of babies in 2021: 222; National rank: #2

6-10

• 6. Oliver – Number of babies in 2021: 210; National rank: #3
• 7. Waylon – Number of babies in 2021: 182; National rank: #69
• 8. Hudson – Number of babies in 2021: 179; National rank: #34
• 9. Grayson – Number of babies in 2021: 178; National rank: #35
• 10. Levi – Number of babies in 2021: 178; National rank: #12

11-15

• 11. Asher – Number of babies in 2021: 175; National rank: #25
• 12. Lincoln – Number of babies in 2021: 173; National rank: #45
• 13. Wyatt – Number of babies in 2021: 168; National rank: #29
• 14. Jackson – Number of babies in 2021: 163; National rank: #14
• 15. Henry – Number of babies in 2021: 156; National rank: #9

16-20

• 16. Lucas – Number of babies in 2021: 147; National rank: #8
• 17. Colton – Number of babies in 2021: 144; National rank: #74
• 18. John – Number of babies in 2021: 144; National rank: #27
• 19. Carter – Number of babies in 2021: 142; National rank: #39
• 20. Maverick – Number of babies in 2021: 140; National rank: #47

21-25

• 21. Easton – Number of babies in 2021: 137; National rank: #71
• 22. Owen – Number of babies in 2021: 137; National rank: #22
• 23. Jack – Number of babies in 2021: 133; National rank: #11
• 24. Samuel – Number of babies in 2021: 133; National rank: #23
• 25. Mason – Number of babies in 2021: 130; National rank: #18

26-30

• 26. Benjamin – Number of babies in 2021: 124; National rank: #7
• 27. Jaxon – Number of babies in 2021: 124; National rank: #54
• 28. Luke – Number of babies in 2021: 122; National rank: #32
• 29. Michael – Number of babies in 2021: 119; National rank: #17
• 30. Alexander – Number of babies in 2021: 114; National rank: #13

31-35

• 31. David – Number of babies in 2021: 113; National rank: #30
• 32. Charles – Number of babies in 2021: 110; National rank: #50
• 33. Gabriel – Number of babies in 2021: 104; National rank: #38
• 34. Silas – Number of babies in 2021: 103; National rank: #91
• 35. Thomas – Number of babies in 2021: 103; National rank: #46

36-40

• 36. Carson – Number of babies in 2021: 101; National rank: #97
• 37. Cooper – Number of babies in 2021: 99; National rank: #68
• 38. Sawyer – Number of babies in 2021: 99; National rank: #114
• 39. Daniel – Number of babies in 2021: 98; National rank: #16
• 40. Logan – Number of babies in 2021: 97; National rank: #21

41-45

• 41. Theodore – Number of babies in 2021: 96; National rank: #10
• 42. Aiden – Number of babies in 2021: 94; National rank: #26
• 43. Isaiah – Number of babies in 2021: 94; National rank: #56
• 44. Kingston – Number of babies in 2021: 93; National rank: #112
• 45. Jacob – Number of babies in 2021: 91; National rank: #24

46-50

• 46. Braxton – Number of babies in 2021: 88; National rank: #146
• 47. Ezra – Number of babies in 2021: 88; National rank: #37
• 48. Weston – Number of babies in 2021: 88; National rank: #95
• 49. Bentley – Number of babies in 2021: 87; National rank: #150
• 50. Greyson – Number of babies in 2021: 87; National rank: #84

51-55

• 51. Hunter – Number of babies in 2021: 87; National rank: #86
• 52. Joseph – Number of babies in 2021: 86; National rank: #28
• 53. River – Number of babies in 2021: 85; National rank: #110
• 54. Jaxson – Number of babies in 2021: 84; National rank: #102
• 55. Matthew – Number of babies in 2021: 84; National rank: #36

56-60

• 56. Landon – Number of babies in 2021: 83; National rank: #73
• 57. Christopher – Number of babies in 2021: 80; National rank: #52
• 58. Ethan – Number of babies in 2021: 79; National rank: #20
• 59. Jameson – Number of babies in 2021: 79; National rank: #80
• 60. Robert – Number of babies in 2021: 78; National rank: #79

61-65

• 61. Walker – Number of babies in 2021: 78; National rank: #129
• 62. Jasper – Number of babies in 2021: 77; National rank: #128
• 63. Leo – Number of babies in 2021: 77; National rank: #31
• 64. Tucker – Number of babies in 2021: 76; National rank: #180
• 65. Bennett – Number of babies in 2021: 75; National rank: #90

66-70

• 66. Andrew – Number of babies in 2021: 72; National rank: #57
• 67. Rhett – Number of babies in 2021: 71; National rank: #149
• 68. Sebastian – Number of babies in 2021: 71; National rank: #19
• 69. Eli – Number of babies in 2021: 70; National rank: #64
• 70. Joshua – Number of babies in 2021: 70; National rank: #58

71-75

• 71. Caleb – Number of babies in 2021: 68; National rank: #51
• 72. Nolan – Number of babies in 2021: 68; National rank: #60
• 73. Axel – Number of babies in 2021: 67; National rank: #76
• 74. Beau – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #94
• 75. Emmett – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #103

76-80

• 76. Everett – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #82
• 77. Miles – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #55
• 78. Parker – Number of babies in 2021: 66; National rank: #93
• 79. Ryder – Number of babies in 2021: 65; National rank: #111
• 80. Elias – Number of babies in 2021: 63; National rank: #48

81-85

• 81. Jayden – Number of babies in 2021: 63; National rank: #41
• 82. Brooks – Number of babies in 2021: 62; National rank: #78
• 83. Bryson – Number of babies in 2021: 62; National rank: #122
• 84. Dawson – Number of babies in 2021: 61; National rank: #207
• 85. Ezekiel – Number of babies in 2021: 61; National rank: #53

86-90

• 86. Hayden – Number of babies in 2021: 61; National rank: #176
• 87. Connor – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #98
• 88. Dylan – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #44
• 89. Xavier – Number of babies in 2021: 60; National rank: #100
• 90. Isaac – Number of babies in 2021: 59; National rank: #40

91-95

• 91. Cameron – Number of babies in 2021: 58; National rank: #62
• 92. Harrison – Number of babies in 2021: 58; National rank: #121
• 93. Jace – Number of babies in 2021: 58; National rank: #101
• 94. Jonathan – Number of babies in 2021: 57; National rank: #77
• 95. Josiah – Number of babies in 2021: 57; National rank: #49

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96-100

• 96. Ryker – Number of babies in 2021: 57; National rank: #153
• 97. August – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #120
• 98. Luca – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #42
• 99. Micah – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #107
• 100. Remington – Number of babies in 2021: 56; National rank: #231

There you go! Now you know the most popular baby names in Kentucky. Did any of these Kentucky names surprise you? We hope you learned more about Kentucky’s baby names and found some ideas if you are hunting for a baby appellation!