Baby names

The most popular baby names in Kentucky, 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Kentucky were Amelia (212 babies) for girls and Oliver (278 babies) for boys. Amelia was 2nd for girls in 2024. Oliver was 2nd for boys in 2024. Of the top 100, Ailany climbed the most, up 196 places from 2024.

Top girl's name in 2025

Amelia

212 girls in Kentucky

Top boy's name in 2025

Oliver

278 boys in Kentucky

Top girls' names in Kentucky, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 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 4
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
23 Mia 96 down 9
25 Avery 95 down 3
The rest of the top 100 girls' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
25 Paisley 95 down 2
27 Riley 94 up 4
28 Sadie 90 down 3
29 Josie 86 up 1
29 Nova 86 down 9
31 Oaklynn 83 up 9
32 Eliana 81 up 39
32 Millie 81 up 2
34 Stella 80 up 7
35 Delilah 79 down 4
35 Penelope 79 down 6
35 Wrenley 79 up 24
38 Abigail 76 down 2
38 Caroline 76 down 1
40 Lillian 74 down 15
40 Lydia 74 up 10
42 Vivian 73 up 45
43 Luna 72 up 16
44 Emery 71 up 10
45 Isla 70 up 4
46 Layla 68 down 13
47 Adeline 67 up 41
48 Eden 66 up 5
48 Zoe 66 up 40
50 Chloe 64 down 6
50 Naomi 64 down 6
52 Ailany 63 up 196
52 Hadley 63 up 7
52 Raelynn 63 down 17
52 Sofia 63 up 21
56 Magnolia 60 down 14
56 Ruby 60 down 4
58 Clara 59 up 27
58 Emersyn 59 up 6
58 Oakley 59 down 1
61 Emily 58 down 15
62 Everleigh 57 down 16
62 Josephine 57 up 1
62 Kennedy 57 up 26
65 Georgia 56 down 8
65 Kinsley 56 down 28
67 Eliza 55 up 6
67 Scottie 55 up 166
69 Anna 54 down 23
70 Grace 53 up 1
71 Addison 52 down 28
71 Eloise 52 up 17
71 Everly 52 down 4
71 Madelyn 52 up 6
75 Aria 51 down 8
75 Daisy 51 up 5
75 Iris 51 down 25
78 Brynlee 50 up 39
78 Elena 50 down 11
78 Parker 50 same
81 Mary 49 down 17
81 Rylee 49 down 17
83 Madeline 48 up 44
84 Annie 47 down 11
84 Hannah 47 down 4
84 Remi 47 up 29
84 Sutton 47 up 29
88 Melody 46 up 44
88 Piper 46 up 15
88 Wrenlee 46 up 5
88 Zoey 46 down 15
92 Blakely 45 down 4
93 Amara 44 up 39
93 Genesis 44 up 14
95 Ashley 43 up 93
95 Charlie 43 up 12
95 Ember 43 down 36
95 Lyla 43 down 41
99 Adalynn 42 down 45
99 Presley 42 down 1

Climbed the most since 2024

Top boys' names in Kentucky, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Oliver 278 up 1
2 Liam 253 down 1
3 Hudson 229 up 2
4 Waylon 223 down 1
5 Noah 203 down 1
6 Henry 191 up 5
6 Theodore 191 up 6
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
13 Levi 157 down 4
15 Samuel 148 same
16 Lucas 145 same
17 Cooper 143 up 2
18 Maverick 141 down 1
19 Walker 136 up 16
19 Weston 136 up 1
21 Carter 128 up 4
22 Jackson 127 same
23 Ezra 123 down 2
24 Wyatt 121 down 6
25 Lincoln 118 down 1
The rest of the top 100 boys' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Benjamin 117 up 5
27 Beau 116 same
27 Owen 116 down 1
29 Bennett 115 up 26
29 Michael 115 up 2
31 Joseph 114 down 4
32 Silas 112 down 9
33 Jack 105 down 6
33 Thomas 105 up 9
35 Colton 101 down 8
36 Easton 99 up 6
37 Rowan 98 up 16
38 David 97 down 2
39 Elias 96 up 3
40 Alexander 94 up 9
40 Charles 94 down 7
40 Mason 94 up 2
43 Sawyer 92 up 28
44 Luke 89 down 2
44 Roman 89 up 39
46 Gabriel 87 down 12
47 Atlas 85 up 43
48 Miles 84 down 12
49 Dylan 83 same
50 Carson 82 down 3
51 Everett 80 up 8
52 Daniel 79 down 12
52 Ryker 79 up 26
52 Stetson 79 up 3
55 Ethan 77 down 17
56 Myles 76 up 20
57 Jasper 74 up 11
58 Brooks 72 down 7
58 Logan 72 up 1
58 Matthew 72 down 19
58 Wesley 72 up 7
62 Dawson 71 up 19
62 Mateo 71 up 6
62 Ryder 71 up 27
65 Colter 70 up 51
65 Hayden 70 up 25
67 Beckett 68 up 41
67 Nolan 68 down 27
69 Axel 67 down 5
70 Harrison 66 down 8
70 Isaiah 66 up 16
70 Jaxon 66 down 23
70 Joshua 66 up 5
70 Leo 66 down 19
70 Parker 66 up 1
76 August 65 down 8
77 Isaac 64 down 19
77 Jacob 64 down 20
79 River 63 down 3
79 Sebastian 63 down 8
81 Bentley 62 down 28
82 Caleb 59 down 4
82 Hunter 59 up 12
84 Tucker 58 up 35
85 Andrew 57 down 20
85 Greyson 57 down 14
85 Luka 57 up 41
85 Nathan 57 up 23
89 Beckham 56 up 6
89 Luca 56 up 1
91 Anthony 55 down 5
91 Archer 55 up 11
91 Christopher 55 down 32
91 Jameson 55 down 1
91 Jaxson 55 up 17
91 Jonah 55 up 11
91 Kingston 55 up 8
98 Braxton 54 up 7
98 Knox 54 up 21
98 Micah 54 down 15

Climbed the most since 2024

Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data for 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in Kentucky. Names given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in the state in a year are left out for privacy. Names with the same number of babies share a rank, and spellings count separately: Sofia and Sophia are different names here.