Popular Names in Kentucky
Popular names in Kentucky for 2024 are headed by Charlotte and Liam. While Liam is the Number 1 boy name in the United States, Charlotte ranks at Number 4 on the most popular baby names of 2024 lists.
Several of Kentucky's Top 10 baby names fall outside the national Top 10, including Lainey, Willow, Harper, Ellie, Ivy and Eleanor for girls, and Waylon, Hudson, Levi, and Asher for boys. Waylon and Lainey are particularly notable here, as they both rank Number 3 in Kentucky but nationally, they rank at Number 65 and Number 38 respectively.
Names that are uniquely popular in Kentucky also include girls names ending in "-lynn" such as Oaklynn, Raelynn, and Adalynn which appear alongside modern spelling variations like Emersyn, Everleigh, Rylee, and Wrenlee. In contrast to this, however, vintage revival names are also more popular than average in Kentucky, where Annie, Eliza, and Mary are back in style.
For boys, parents in Kentucky use last names as first names more than average, including Stetson, Kingston, Beckham, and Dawson. Unisex names for boys are also on trend, with Dallas, Tatum, Sawyer, and Hayden standing out as uniquely popular in Kentucky.
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