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Most popular baby names in Kentucky, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Kentucky in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 17,251 girls and 20,537 boys are in the Kentucky list.

#1 for girls
Amelia
212 babies · #4 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
278 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Kentucky 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Amelia“vigor, bravery”212▲ 1
  2. #2CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”187▼ 1
  3. #3Sophia“wisdom”166▲ 9
  4. #4EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”164▲ 7
  5. #5LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025160▼ 2
  6. #6Emma“entire”159same
  7. #7WillowFrom the word “willow”156▼ 4
  8. #8EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records152▲ 1
  9. #9Eleanorpossibly “other”149▲ 1
  10. #10HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”147▼ 3
  11. #11Olivia“olive; olive branch”141▼ 6
  12. #12IvyFrom the word “ivy”124▼ 4
  13. #13AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records123▲ 1
  14. #14EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”122▲ 2
  15. #15Elizabeth“my God is an oath”119▲ 2
  16. #16LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”113▲ 8
  17. #17VioletFrom the word “violet”110▲ 11
  18. #18HazelFrom the word “hazel”106▼ 5
  19. #19ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US103▲ 2
  20. #20Lucy“light”99▲ 7
  21. #21NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”98▲ 18
  22. #22AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”97▼ 3
  23. #23IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”96▼ 5
  24. #23MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records96▼ 9
  25. #25AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls95▼ 3
  26. #25Paisley“pasture”95▼ 2

Top 25 boys · Kentucky 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records278▲ 1
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”253▼ 1
  3. #3HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records229▲ 2
  4. #4WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025223▼ 1
  5. #5NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records203▼ 1
  6. #6HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records191▲ 5
  7. #6TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025191▲ 6
  8. #8Elijah“Yahweh is my god”185▼ 3
  9. #9James“May He Heel”181▼ 2
  10. #10William“will + helmet”173▼ 2
  11. #11AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025171▼ 1
  12. #12Johnpossibly “God is gracious”163▲ 2
  13. #13Grayson“steward”157same
  14. #13LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records157▼ 4
  15. #15Samuel“God has set or God has placed”148same
  16. #16LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records145same
  17. #17CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025143▲ 2
  18. #18MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025141▼ 1
  19. #19WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025136▲ 16
  20. #19WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025136▲ 1
  21. #21Carter“son of Arthur”128▲ 4
  22. #22JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records127same
  23. #23EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters123▼ 2
  24. #24Wyatt“war + hard, brave”121▼ 6
  25. #25Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”118▼ 1

Names that stand out in Kentucky

Names in the Kentucky top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Kentucky births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameKentuckyUSShare vs US
Wrenlee#88#3555.0×
Wrenley#35#1584.0×
Oaklynn#31#1533.9×
Brynlee#78#2433.6×
Everleigh#62#1943.3×
Willow#7#443.1×
Presley#99#2252.9×
Oakley#58#1562.8×

Boys

NameKentuckyUSShare vs US
Waylon#4#563.4×
Ryker#52#1823.3×
Shepherd#98#2463.2×
Bentley#81#2153.1×
Walker#19#782.7×
Kingston#91#2042.7×
Sawyer#43#1222.6×
Easton#36#1102.6×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Kentucky). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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