Most popular baby names in Kentucky 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Kentucky were Amelia, Charlotte, and Sophia for girls and Oliver, Liam, and Hudson for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Wrenlee is 5.0x more common in Kentucky than nationally, and Waylon is 3.4x more common in Kentucky than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most popular girl names 2025
vs US
1. 1 Amelia up 3 US #4
2. 2 Charlotte no change US #2
3. 3 Sophia up 2 US #5
4. 4 Evelyn up 4 US #8
5. 5 Lainey up 25 US #30
6. 6 Emma down 3 US #3
7. 7 Willow up 37 US #44
8. 8 Ellie up 16 US #24
9. 9 Eleanor up 3 US #12
10. 10 Harper up 6 US #16
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Most popular boy names 2025
vs US
1. 1 Oliver up 2 US #3
2. 2 Liam down 1 US #1
3. 3 Hudson up 14 US #17
4. 4 Waylon up 52 US #56
5. 5 Noah down 3 US #2
6. 6 Henry down 1 US #5
7. 6 Theodore down 2 US #4
8. 8 Elijah down 1 US #7
9. 9 James down 3 US #6
10. 10 William down 1 US #9
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