Kentucky · 1915

Top 100 names in Kentucky, 1915, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,807
#2	Dorothy	530
#3	Margaret	416
#4	Ruth	398
#5	Anna	395
#6	Virginia	393
#7	Elizabeth	382
#8	Ruby	379
#9	Helen	354
#10	Edna	345
#11	Mildred	341
#12	Hazel	331
#13	Martha	294
#14	Gladys	279
#15	Thelma	275
#16	Marie	255
#17	Ethel	249
#18	Frances	248
#19	Lucille	241
#20	Lillian	227
#21	Edith	221
#22	Evelyn	213
#23	Louise	210
#24	Clara	183
#25	Emma	181
#26	Pauline	177
#27	Irene	170
#28	Nellie	169
#29	Bessie	166
#30	Grace	166
#31	Alma	163
#32	Myrtle	156
#33	Catherine	156
#34	Opal	153
#35	Bertha	148
#36	Eva	147
#37	Alice	147
#38	Lucy	147
#39	Minnie	146
#40	Geneva	146
#41	Ida	144
#42	Sarah	141
#43	Mabel	136
#44	Stella	135
#45	Elsie	133
#46	Beulah	130
#47	Mae	124
#48	Laura	123
#49	Nancy	123
#50	Jessie	122
#51	Katherine	121
#52	Beatrice	121
#53	Mattie	117
#54	Florence	112
#55	Pearl	111
#56	Lillie	110
#57	Annie	107
#58	Ella	102
#59	Georgia	102
#60	Lena	102
#61	Gertrude	100
#62	Betty	94
#63	Ada	94
#64	Lois	93
#65	Nannie	93
#66	Dora	93
#67	Christine	92
#68	Julia	90
#69	Agnes	90
#70	Nora	88
#71	Rose	86
#72	Lula	85
#73	Goldie	83
#74	Della	82
#75	Fannie	82
#76	Carrie	82
#77	Viola	79
#78	Flora	77
#79	Cora	77
#80	Eula	77
#81	Ann	76
#82	Josephine	73
#83	Wilma	71
#84	Willie	69
#85	Mable	67
#86	Juanita	67
#87	Esther	66
#88	Susie	66
#89	Maggie	66
#90	Hattie	64
#91	Kathleen	64
#92	Vivian	62
#93	Leona	61
#94	Blanche	61
#95	Alberta	61
#96	Rosa	61
#97	Rebecca	60
#98	Kathryn	60
#99	Virgie	59
#100	Roberta	58

Uniquely popular in Kentucky

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Hallie	43	18	3
Nannie	93	39	6
Polly	32	14	2
Oma	37	16	3
Virgie	59	25	5
Dixie	24	10	2
Alpha	21	9	2
Mayme	33	14	3
Alene	22	9	2
Gracie	42	18	4
Roxie	29	12	3
Maudie	27	11	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.