100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Liam	260
2	Noah	235
3	Oliver	228
4	William	223
5	Asher	203
6	Waylon	201
7	Elijah	199
8	James	196
9	Levi	189
10	Hudson	183
11	Grayson	170
12	Maverick	168
13	Henry	166
14	John	156
15	Jackson	155
16	Carter	150
17	Theodore	148
18	Lincoln	141
19	Wyatt	134
20	Owen	133
21	Walker	132
22	Samuel	131
23	Lucas	130
24	Benjamin	127
25	Easton	123
26	Colton	122
27	Jack	116
28	Joseph	116
29	Mason	115
30	Luke	112
31	Cooper	106
32	Michael	106
33	Daniel	105
34	Ezra	105
35	Jaxon	103
36	Jacob	101
37	Weston	98
38	Charles	96
39	Nolan	93
40	Silas	93
41	Gabriel	92
42	Sawyer	91
43	David	88
44	River	87
45	Carson	86
46	Aiden	85
47	Parker	85
48	Thomas	84
49	Ryder	83
50	Greyson	81
51	Jasper	81
52	Alexander	80
53	Hunter	80
54	Kingston	79
55	Matthew	79
56	Bentley	77
57	Christopher	77
58	Logan	76
59	Beau	73
60	Bennett	73
61	Elias	72
62	Ethan	72
63	Jameson	71
64	Sebastian	70
65	Brooks	69
66	Leo	69
67	Ezekiel	67
68	Isaac	67
69	Isaiah	67
70	Landon	67
71	Roman	67
72	Everett	66
73	Miles	66
74	Braxton	65
75	Eli	65
76	Atlas	64
77	Rhett	63
78	Axel	62
79	Jayden	62
80	Dylan	61
81	Hayden	61
82	Robert	61
83	Caleb	59
84	Luca	58
85	Xavier	58
86	Mateo	57
87	Andrew	56
88	Josiah	56
89	Ryker	56
90	Ashton	55
91	Emmett	55
92	Joshua	55
93	Dawson	54
94	Jude	54
95	Myles	53
96	Rowan	53
97	Julian	53
98	Kai	52
99	Zayden	51
100	Jaxson	51

Most Popular Kentucky Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2021 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	267
2	James	233
3	Elijah	231
4	William	225
5	Noah	220

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2020 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	271
2	William	244
3	Oliver	234
4	Elijah	229
5	James	214

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2019 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	276
2	William	257
3	Elijah	249
4	Noah	238
5	James	236

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2018 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	292
2	Liam	265
3	Noah	244
4	Elijah	243
5	Grayson	224

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2017 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	307
2	Elijah	283
3	Noah	276
4	Liam	267
5	James	261

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	316
2	Elijah	262
3	James	259
4	Noah	258
5	Liam	256

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	337
2	Mason	285
3	Elijah	275
4	James	275
5	Noah	263

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2014 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	364
2	Elijah	289
3	James	286
4	Mason	282
5	Noah	265

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	312
2	Mason	282
3	Noah	281
4	James	280
5	Elijah	272

Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Kentucky for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	352
2	Mason	336
3	James	307
4	Jacob	275
5	Noah	267

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

Link To or Reference This Page

We spent a lot of time downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!

<a href="https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-in-kentucky/">100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky (Updated for 2022)</a>
"100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky (Updated for 2022)". NameCensus.com. Accessed on April 20, 2024. https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-in-kentucky/.
"100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky (Updated for 2022)". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-in-kentucky/. Accessed 20 April, 2024
100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Kentucky (Updated for 2022). NameCensus.com. Retrieved from https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-in-kentucky/.