Most popular boy names in Kentucky — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Kentucky was Oliver, followed by Liam and Hudson. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Kentucky

More common

Most distinctive Waylon 3.4x more common ▲52 #4 vs US #56
Hudson 2.2x more common ▲14 #3 vs US #17 Oliver 1.5x more common ▲2 #1 vs US #3 Elijah 1.4x more common ▲-1 #8 vs US #7 William 1.4x more common ▲-1 #10 vs US #9

Less common

Most distinctive Mateo 1.9x less common ▼54 #62 vs US #8
Noah 1.2x less common ▼3 #5 vs US #2

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Kentucky. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Oliver ▲2 vs US #3
    278
  2. 2
    Liam ▼1 vs US #1
    253
  3. 3
    Hudson ▲14 vs US #17
    229
  4. 4
    Waylon ▲52 vs US #56
    223
  5. 5
    Noah ▼3 vs US #2
    203
  6. 6
    Henry ▼1 vs US #5
    191
  7. 6
    Theodore ▼2 vs US #4
    191
  8. 8
    Elijah ▼1 vs US #7
    185
  9. 9
    James ▼3 vs US #6
    181
  10. 10
    William ▼1 vs US #9
    173
  11. 11
    Asher ▲17 vs US #28
    171
  12. 12
    John ▲11 vs US #23
    163
  13. 13
    Grayson ▲38 vs US #51
    157
  14. 13
    Levi ▼1 vs US #12
    157
  15. 15
    Samuel ▲3 vs US #18
    148
  16. 16
    Lucas ▼6 vs US #10
    145
  17. 17
    Cooper ▲10 vs US #27
    143
  18. 18
    Maverick ▲31 vs US #49
    141
  19. 19
    Walker ▲59 vs US #78
    136
  20. 19
    Weston ▲36 vs US #55
    136
  21. 21
    Carter ▲24 vs US #45
    128
  22. 22
    Jackson ▲14 vs US #36
    127
  23. 23
    Ezra ▼3 vs US #20
    123
  24. 24
    Wyatt ▲14 vs US #38
    121
  25. 25
    Lincoln ▲44 vs US #69
    118
  26. 26
    Benjamin ▼15 vs US #11
    117
  27. 27
    Beau ▲33 vs US #60
    116
  28. 27
    Owen ▲4 vs US #31
    116
  29. 29
    Bennett ▲11 vs US #40
    115
  30. 29
    Michael ▼8 vs US #21
    115
  31. 31
    Joseph ▼2 vs US #29
    114
  32. 32
    Silas ▲39 vs US #71
    112
  33. 33
    Jack ▼18 vs US #15
    105
  34. 33
    Thomas ▲1 vs US #34
    105
  35. 35
    Colton ▲68 vs US #103
    101
  36. 36
    Easton ▲74 vs US #110
    99
  37. 37
    Rowan ▲22 vs US #59
    98
  38. 38
    David ▼3 vs US #35
    97
  39. 39
    Elias ▼26 vs US #13
    96
  40. 40
    Alexander ▼10 vs US #30
    94
  41. 40
    Charles ▲8 vs US #48
    94
  42. 40
    Mason ▼1 vs US #39
    94
  43. 43
    Sawyer ▲79 vs US #122
    92
  44. 44
    Luke ▼11 vs US #33
    89
  45. 44
    Roman ▼2 vs US #42
    89
  46. 46
    Gabriel ▼9 vs US #37
    87
  47. 47
    Atlas ▲28 vs US #75
    85
  48. 48
    Miles ▼4 vs US #44
    84
  49. 49
    Dylan ▼8 vs US #41
    83
  50. 50
    Carson ▲74 vs US #124
    82
  51. 51
    Everett ▲26 vs US #77
    80
  52. 52
    Daniel ▼30 vs US #22
    79
  53. 52
    Ryker ▲130 vs US #182
    79
  54. 52
    Stetson ▲84 vs US #136
    79
  55. 55
    Ethan ▼31 vs US #24
    77
  56. 56
    Myles ▲44 vs US #100
    76
  57. 57
    Jasper ▲72 vs US #129
    74
  58. 58
    Brooks ▲6 vs US #64
    72
  59. 58
    Logan ▼5 vs US #53
    72
  60. 58
    Matthew ▼26 vs US #32
    72
  61. 58
    Wesley ▼6 vs US #52
    72
  62. 62
    Dawson ▲81 vs US #143
    71
  63. 62
    Mateo ▼54 vs US #8
    71
  64. 62
    Ryder ▲70 vs US #132
    71
  65. 65
    Colter ▲92 vs US #157
    70
  66. 65
    Hayden ▲96 vs US #161
    70
  67. 67
    Beckett ▲74 vs US #141
    68
  68. 67
    Nolan ▼2 vs US #65
    68
  69. 69
    Axel ▲10 vs US #79
    67
  70. 70
    Harrison ▲46 vs US #116
    66
  71. 70
    Isaiah ▼13 vs US #57
    66
  72. 70
    Jaxon ▲45 vs US #115
    66
  73. 70
    Joshua ▼4 vs US #66
    66
  74. 70
    Leo ▼51 vs US #19
    66
  75. 70
    Parker ▲32 vs US #102
    66
  76. 76
    August ▲5 vs US #81
    65
  77. 77
    Isaac ▼30 vs US #47
    64
  78. 77
    Jacob ▼34 vs US #43
    64
  79. 79
    River ▲32 vs US #111
    63
  80. 79
    Sebastian ▼63 vs US #16
    63
  81. 81
    Bentley ▲134 vs US #215
    62
  82. 82
    Caleb ▼24 vs US #58
    59
  83. 82
    Hunter ▲48 vs US #130
    59
  84. 84
    Tucker ▲97 vs US #181
    58
  85. 85
    Andrew ▼12 vs US #73
    57
  86. 85
    Greyson ▲64 vs US #149
    57
  87. 85
    Luka Same as US #85
    57
  88. 85
    Nathan ▼22 vs US #63
    57
  89. 89
    Beckham ▲79 vs US #168
    56
  90. 89
    Luca ▼75 vs US #14
    56
  91. 91
    Anthony ▼45 vs US #46
    55
  92. 91
    Archer ▲7 vs US #98
    55
  93. 91
    Christopher ▼23 vs US #68
    55
  94. 91
    Jameson ▲46 vs US #137
    55
  95. 91
    Jaxson ▲65 vs US #156
    55
  96. 91
    Jonah ▲37 vs US #128
    55
  97. 91
    Kingston ▲113 vs US #204
    55
  98. 98
    Braxton ▲74 vs US #172
    54
  99. 98
    Knox ▲98 vs US #196
    54
  100. 98
    Micah ▼8 vs US #90
    54
  101. 98
    Shepherd ▲148 vs US #246
    54