2025 · 37,788 recorded births
Oliver was the most common name given in Kentucky in 2025, with 278 births. The state recorded 37,788 births across 1,601 distinct names that year.
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Names given far more often here than nationally. The multiplier is how much more common the name is in Kentucky than in the country as a whole.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Kolton | 32 | 5.2× |
| Memphis | 34 | 5.1× |
| Oaklyn | 29 | 4.9× |
| Harlan | 27 | 4.7× |
| Gracelynn | 38 | 4.1× |
| Colsen | 27 | 4.1× |
| Wrenlee | 46 | 4.0× |
| Winston | 42 | 3.8× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oliver | 278 |
| #2 | Liam | 253 |
| #3 | Hudson | 229 |
| #4 | Waylon | 223 |
| #5 | Amelia | 212 |
| #6 | Noah | 210 |
| #7 | Henry | 191 |
| #7 | Theodore | 191 |
| #9 | Charlotte | 187 |
| #10 | Elijah | 185 |
| #11 | James | 181 |
| #12 | William | 173 |
| #13 | Asher | 171 |
| #14 | Sophia | 166 |
| #15 | Evelyn | 164 |
| #16 | John | 163 |
| #17 | Lainey | 160 |
| #18 | Emma | 159 |
| #19 | Grayson | 157 |
| #19 | Levi | 157 |
| #21 | Willow | 156 |
| #22 | Ellie | 152 |
| #23 | Eleanor | 149 |
| #24 | Samuel | 148 |
| #25 | Harper | 147 |
| #26 | Lucas | 145 |
| #27 | Cooper | 143 |
| #28 | Maverick | 141 |
| #28 | Olivia | 141 |
| #30 | Carter | 138 |
| #31 | Walker | 136 |
| #31 | Weston | 136 |
| #33 | Ezra | 129 |
| #34 | Bennett | 128 |
| #35 | Jackson | 127 |
| #36 | Riley | 126 |
| #37 | Ivy | 124 |
| #38 | Ava | 123 |
| #39 | Ella | 122 |
| #40 | Wyatt | 121 |
| #41 | Elizabeth | 119 |
| #42 | Lincoln | 118 |
| #43 | Benjamin | 117 |
| #44 | Beau | 116 |
| #44 | Owen | 116 |
| #44 | Parker | 116 |
| #47 | Michael | 115 |
| #47 | Sawyer | 115 |
| #49 | Joseph | 114 |
| #49 | Rowan | 114 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org