Kentucky · 1957

Top 100 names in Kentucky, 1957, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,196
#2	Deborah	868
#3	Linda	795
#4	Debra	777
#5	Patricia	746
#6	Kathy	683
#7	Brenda	676
#8	Donna	670
#9	Karen	640
#10	Pamela	611
#11	Sharon	583
#12	Teresa	559
#13	Barbara	502
#14	Susan	465
#15	Sandra	452
#16	Cynthia	442
#17	Judy	403
#18	Connie	361
#19	Debbie	356
#20	Carolyn	353
#21	Nancy	337
#22	Vickie	315
#23	Janet	302
#24	Lisa	299
#25	Rebecca	297
#26	Betty	297
#27	Carol	297
#28	Cheryl	295
#29	Elizabeth	284
#30	Sheila	283
#31	Sherry	274
#32	Rita	262
#33	Cindy	251
#34	Janice	248
#35	Beverly	242
#36	Kimberly	230
#37	Rhonda	223
#38	Cathy	220
#39	Vicki	216
#40	Joyce	216
#41	Wanda	215
#42	Peggy	212
#43	Theresa	207
#44	Shirley	205
#45	Martha	204
#46	Paula	202
#47	Phyllis	190
#48	Robin	189
#49	Laura	184
#50	Margaret	183
#51	Darlene	176
#52	Bonnie	174
#53	Diane	174
#54	Diana	169
#55	Denise	160
#56	Anita	159
#57	Ruth	150
#58	Jennifer	145
#59	Judith	133
#60	Jo	133
#61	Charlotte	130
#62	Rose	129
#63	Virginia	127
#64	Angela	127
#65	Terri	126
#66	Julie	123
#67	Anna	121
#68	Katherine	119
#69	Marilyn	117
#70	Kathleen	114
#71	Kim	113
#72	Sarah	113
#73	Dorothy	111
#74	Tina	111
#75	Catherine	111
#76	Regina	110
#77	Shelia	101
#78	Victoria	101
#79	Doris	100
#80	Ann	99
#81	Helen	94
#82	Glenda	93
#83	Vicky	93
#84	Jacqueline	93
#85	Frances	92
#86	Jane	92
#87	Marsha	92
#88	Joan	89
#89	Alice	87
#90	Kathryn	83
#91	Norma	81
#92	Valerie	81
#93	Terry	81
#94	Julia	79
#95	Loretta	77
#96	Jean	76
#97	Lois	76
#98	Charlene	76
#99	Carla	74
#100	Melissa	72

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
Glenna	26	8	2
Della	36	11	3
Freda	32	9	2
Billie	61	18	5
Wilma	59	17	5
Geneva	28	8	3
Shelia	101	30	10
Thelma	45	13	5
Lana	30	9	3
Vickie	315	93	33
Mitzi	20	6	2
Patsy	71	21	8

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.