Kentucky ★ 1979

Top names in Kentucky, 1979

Amanda led for girls with 1,033 babies ; Jason for boys with 1,164. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	1,033
2	Jennifer	1,024
3	Melissa	723
4	Amy	569
5	Angela	529
6	Jessica	495
7	Crystal	423
8	Heather	415
9	Rebecca	377
10	Stephanie	369
11	Sarah	344
12	Elizabeth	331
13	Kimberly	330
14	Mary	311
15	April	293
16	Christina	292
17	Kelly	276
18	Lisa	269
19	Misty	258
20	Michelle	250
21	Jamie	246
22	Shannon	223
23	Laura	218
24	Brandy	192
25	Amber	187
26	Andrea	173
27	Christy	172
28	Tiffany	169
29	Rachel	161
30	Carrie	156
31	Emily	155
32	Tonya	153
33	Julie	150
33	Stacy	150
35	Nicole	149
36	Erica	142
37	Ashley	138
38	Tracy	137
39	Erin	136
40	Tara	131
41	Kristy	130
42	Leslie	125
43	Sara	124
44	Tammy	113
45	Brandi	112
45	Katherine	112
47	Holly	110
47	Tina	110
49	Lori	109
49	Susan	109
51	Megan	108
52	Dana	103
53	Patricia	100
54	Melanie	94
54	Tabitha	94
56	Melinda	90
56	Pamela	90
58	Robin	87
58	Stacey	87
60	Donna	86
61	Rhonda	84
61	Samantha	84
63	Alicia	83
64	Allison	82
64	Karen	82
66	Cynthia	81
67	Monica	80
68	Danielle	78
68	Natalie	78
70	Anna	76
71	Kristie	74
71	Kristina	74
71	Lauren	74
71	Wendy	74
75	Dawn	73
76	Mindy	72
77	Courtney	68
78	Chasity	66
78	Valerie	66
80	Teresa	65
81	Jill	62
81	Sabrina	62
83	Jacqueline	61
84	Alisha	60
84	Jaime	60
84	Kathryn	60
87	Linda	59
87	Regina	59
89	Kara	58
89	Sherry	58
91	Cheryl	56
91	Sandra	56
93	Kelli	55
93	Margaret	55
95	Julia	54
96	Casey	53
97	Kristin	52
97	Miranda	52
97	Natasha	52
100	Catherine	50

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Jason	1,164
2	Michael	1,153
3	James	1,119
4	Christopher	1,058
5	David	757
6	William	721
7	John	699
8	Joshua	698
9	Robert	660
10	Jeremy	606
11	Brian	565
12	Matthew	557
13	Joseph	555
14	Charles	434
15	Timothy	417
16	Daniel	384
17	Kevin	380
18	Jonathan	347
19	Nicholas	330
20	Eric	327
21	Steven	313
22	Adam	305
23	Anthony	304
24	Thomas	282
25	Brandon	277
26	Richard	270
27	Justin	263
28	Mark	248
29	Aaron	247
30	Jeffrey	243
31	Andrew	235
32	Chad	232
33	Ryan	224
34	Stephen	219
35	Benjamin	217
36	Travis	213
37	Bradley	195
37	Paul	195
39	Gregory	186
40	Nathan	182
41	Kenneth	171
41	Scott	171
43	Billy	169
43	Donald	169
45	Shawn	167
46	Larry	162
47	Kyle	157
48	Gary	148
49	Phillip	147
50	Patrick	139
51	Bryan	127
51	Wesley	127
53	Jerry	126
54	Bobby	125
55	Ronald	121
56	Jesse	120
57	Jamie	106
57	Terry	106
59	Samuel	99
60	Danny	98
60	Dennis	98
62	Douglas	96
62	George	96
64	Jacob	93
64	Shaun	93
66	Ricky	91
67	Derek	90
67	Keith	90
69	Jeffery	89
70	Derrick	86
71	Edward	78
71	Troy	78
73	Dustin	73
73	Roger	73
75	Todd	72
76	Randy	71
77	Corey	69
78	Brent	68
78	Curtis	68
78	Randall	68
81	Carl	67
81	Johnny	67
83	Raymond	66
83	Shane	66
83	Tony	66
86	Jeremiah	65
87	Craig	63
87	Darrell	63
89	Jared	62
89	Marcus	62
91	Jimmy	61
91	Rodney	61
93	Ronnie	60
93	Russell	60
95	Shannon	57
96	Micheal	53
96	Philip	53
98	Brad	52
99	Roy	51
99	Sean	51