Top baby names in Kentucky, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Betty | 297 |
| 25 | Carol | 297 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 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 | Joyce | 216 |
| 39 | Vicki | 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 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,890 |
| 2 | David | 1,398 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,378 |
| 4 | William | 1,285 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,212 |
| 6 | John | 1,109 |
| 7 | Charles | 908 |
| 8 | Gary | 781 |
| 9 | Mark | 725 |
| 10 | Richard | 704 |
| 11 | Larry | 589 |
| 12 | Thomas | 588 |
| 13 | Donald | 558 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 544 |
| 15 | Terry | 527 |
| 16 | Steven | 498 |
| 17 | Timothy | 491 |
| 18 | Jerry | 478 |
| 19 | Joseph | 470 |
| 20 | Paul | 437 |
| 20 | Ricky | 437 |
| 20 | Ronald | 437 |
| 23 | Danny | 420 |
| 23 | Gregory | 420 |
| 25 | Roger | 356 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 352 |
| 27 | Stephen | 348 |
| 28 | Dennis | 316 |
| 29 | Anthony | 311 |
| 29 | Billy | 311 |
| 31 | George | 308 |
| 32 | Daniel | 294 |
| 33 | Kevin | 277 |
| 34 | Douglas | 276 |
| 35 | Bobby | 266 |
| 36 | Ronnie | 247 |
| 37 | Darrell | 238 |
| 38 | Randy | 228 |
| 39 | Edward | 226 |
| 40 | Johnny | 202 |
| 40 | Tony | 202 |
| 42 | Carl | 200 |
| 43 | Keith | 198 |
| 44 | Bruce | 194 |
| 45 | Barry | 192 |
| 45 | Harold | 192 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 192 |
| 48 | Jimmy | 190 |
| 49 | Steve | 188 |
| 50 | Phillip | 186 |