Top baby names in Kentucky, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melissa | 766 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 726 |
| 3 | Angela | 724 |
| 4 | Lisa | 714 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 706 |
| 6 | Tammy | 630 |
| 7 | Mary | 462 |
| 8 | Amy | 447 |
| 9 | Michelle | 433 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 346 |
| 11 | Tina | 336 |
| 12 | Tracy | 334 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 311 |
| 14 | Shannon | 300 |
| 15 | Karen | 290 |
| 16 | Laura | 289 |
| 17 | Pamela | 281 |
| 18 | Donna | 276 |
| 19 | Susan | 258 |
| 20 | Julie | 252 |
| 20 | Rhonda | 252 |
| 22 | Teresa | 250 |
| 23 | Lori | 248 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 238 |
| 25 | Patricia | 237 |
| 26 | Tonya | 223 |
| 27 | Sandra | 222 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 205 |
| 29 | Sherry | 204 |
| 30 | Kelly | 190 |
| 31 | Robin | 188 |
| 32 | Dana | 177 |
| 32 | Dawn | 177 |
| 34 | Heather | 166 |
| 35 | Linda | 165 |
| 36 | Kathy | 159 |
| 37 | Sharon | 155 |
| 38 | Deborah | 145 |
| 39 | Paula | 143 |
| 40 | Stacy | 135 |
| 41 | Leslie | 129 |
| 42 | Melinda | 126 |
| 43 | Regina | 125 |
| 44 | Barbara | 124 |
| 44 | Brenda | 124 |
| 44 | Christina | 124 |
| 47 | Stacey | 123 |
| 48 | Sheila | 112 |
| 49 | Wendy | 106 |
| 50 | Christine | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,571 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,319 |
| 3 | David | 1,150 |
| 4 | William | 983 |
| 5 | John | 955 |
| 6 | Robert | 914 |
| 7 | Christopher | 818 |
| 8 | Charles | 615 |
| 9 | Brian | 544 |
| 9 | Timothy | 544 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 507 |
| 12 | Mark | 502 |
| 13 | Kevin | 491 |
| 14 | Richard | 448 |
| 15 | Steven | 444 |
| 16 | Joseph | 417 |
| 17 | Anthony | 412 |
| 18 | Thomas | 404 |
| 19 | Paul | 352 |
| 20 | Jason | 328 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 311 |
| 22 | Stephen | 304 |
| 23 | Gregory | 300 |
| 23 | Scott | 300 |
| 25 | Eric | 281 |
| 26 | Gary | 272 |
| 27 | Donald | 271 |
| 28 | Larry | 268 |
| 29 | Ronald | 262 |
| 30 | Daniel | 254 |
| 31 | Jerry | 238 |
| 32 | Jeffery | 206 |
| 33 | Todd | 203 |
| 34 | Troy | 199 |
| 35 | Billy | 194 |
| 36 | Matthew | 188 |
| 37 | Terry | 185 |
| 38 | George | 169 |
| 39 | Bobby | 165 |
| 40 | Douglas | 157 |
| 41 | Tony | 156 |
| 42 | Patrick | 152 |
| 43 | Edward | 146 |
| 44 | Keith | 143 |
| 45 | Roger | 140 |
| 46 | Bryan | 134 |
| 46 | Johnny | 134 |
| 48 | Danny | 132 |
| 49 | Rodney | 131 |
| 50 | Shawn | 130 |