Baby names in Kentucky in the 1960s

In Kentucky in the 1960s the most given names were James (15,660 boys) and Lisa (9,725 girls), of 588,175 births recorded.

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Babies SSA recorded in Kentucky each year, the 1960s shaded

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Kentucky, 1960-1969: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in Kentucky, 1960s

Girls, 1960-1969
#	Name	Births
1	Lisa	9,725
2	Mary	7,495
3	Kimberly	6,413
4	Tammy	5,297
5	Karen	5,228
6	Donna	5,111
7	Teresa	4,752
8	Angela	4,175
9	Pamela	4,155
10	Melissa	4,012
11	Patricia	3,894
12	Linda	3,685
13	Sandra	3,664
14	Susan	3,521
15	Deborah	3,251
16	Brenda	3,209
17	Jennifer	3,055
18	Kathy	2,987
19	Sharon	2,894
20	Tina	2,890

Boys, 1960-1969
#	Name	Births
1	James	15,660
2	David	12,519
3	Michael	12,075
4	John	10,439
5	Robert	9,930
6	William	9,636
7	Mark	7,555
8	Timothy	7,067
9	Charles	6,598
10	Jeffrey	5,950
11	Richard	5,001
12	Thomas	4,410
13	Joseph	4,393
14	Steven	4,240
15	Gregory	4,180
16	Kevin	4,147
17	Kenneth	4,136
18	Gary	3,907
19	Paul	3,850
20	Donald	3,690

Births summed over 1960-1969, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Kentucky in the 1960s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Glenna · 4.8×Wilma · 4.3×Freda · 3.3×Lesia · 2.9×Tena · 2.8×Vonda · 2.8×

Boys

Denver · 6.1×Stevie · 4.3×Timmy · 4.2×Jackie · 3.9×Donnie · 3.7×Randell · 3.7×

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1960-1969.

More about names in Kentucky

The 1960s across the U.S.The most given names of the decade nationally.
Kentucky: 2025 and every year since 1910The state’s top names now and its number ones by year.
Kentucky in the 1970sThe next decade in the state.
The top names of 1960The first year of the decade, nationally.
Every state’s most given namesEach state since 1910.
Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

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