Kentucky · 1917

Top 100 names in Kentucky, 1917, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,913
#2	Dorothy	650
#3	Margaret	481
#4	Anna	445
#5	Ruth	433
#6	Ruby	412
#7	Virginia	412
#8	Helen	407
#9	Elizabeth	366
#10	Edna	360
#11	Mildred	355
#12	Martha	339
#13	Hazel	338
#14	Thelma	312
#15	Edith	287
#16	Gladys	284
#17	Frances	270
#18	Lucille	259
#19	Marie	254
#20	Evelyn	228
#21	Ethel	216
#22	Lillian	215
#23	Louise	196
#24	Pauline	196
#25	Bessie	183
#26	Myrtle	182
#27	Sarah	179
#28	Opal	177
#29	Emma	173
#30	Irene	173
#31	Mabel	167
#32	Clara	164
#33	Geneva	159
#34	Alma	158
#35	Catherine	155
#36	Grace	154
#37	Alice	151
#38	Nellie	149
#39	Nancy	148
#40	Eva	144
#41	Bertha	141
#42	Lucy	132
#43	Katherine	131
#44	Beulah	128
#45	Mattie	124
#46	Beatrice	124
#47	Ida	121
#48	Laura	120
#49	Jessie	120
#50	Pearl	120
#51	Annie	120
#52	Lillie	117
#53	Florence	116
#54	Ella	115
#55	Georgia	114
#56	Elsie	113
#57	Mae	111
#58	Christine	110
#59	Juanita	109
#60	Minnie	109
#61	Stella	108
#62	Viola	105
#63	Lula	103
#64	Gertrude	101
#65	Ada	99
#66	Della	98
#67	Nora	94
#68	Lena	93
#69	Rose	93
#70	Carrie	92
#71	Ann	91
#72	Cora	90
#73	Josephine	89
#74	Dora	89
#75	Betty	87
#76	Lois	87
#77	Jane	87
#78	Julia	83
#79	Flora	83
#80	Nannie	79
#81	Goldie	79
#82	Bernice	79
#83	Hattie	78
#84	Agnes	77
#85	Fannie	76
#86	Willie	76
#87	Doris	75
#88	Blanche	72
#89	Marjorie	70
#90	Kathleen	70
#91	Lola	68
#92	Kathryn	68
#93	Ollie	68
#94	Esther	67
#95	Virgie	67
#96	Maggie	66
#97	Naomi	65
#98	Eunice	63
#99	Sylvia	62
#100	Eula	62

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	36	15	2
Nola	43	17	3
Dixie	35	14	2
Nannie	79	32	6
Virgie	67	27	5
Mayme	33	13	3
Maudie	34	14	3
Gracie	45	18	4
Bertie	30	12	3
Polly	26	11	2
Reva	27	11	3
Lou	30	12	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.