Top baby names in Kentucky, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 903 |
| 2 | Melissa | 822 |
| 3 | Angela | 794 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 732 |
| 5 | Lisa | 595 |
| 6 | Tammy | 561 |
| 7 | Michelle | 516 |
| 8 | Amy | 462 |
| 9 | Mary | 461 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 353 |
| 11 | Tina | 326 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 323 |
| 13 | Shannon | 304 |
| 14 | Tracy | 302 |
| 15 | Karen | 291 |
| 16 | Teresa | 270 |
| 17 | Laura | 252 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 238 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 236 |
| 20 | Susan | 235 |
| 21 | Patricia | 234 |
| 21 | Rhonda | 234 |
| 23 | Tonya | 223 |
| 24 | Julie | 219 |
| 25 | Pamela | 217 |
| 26 | Sherry | 214 |
| 27 | Donna | 205 |
| 28 | Lori | 200 |
| 29 | Kelly | 199 |
| 30 | Heather | 197 |
| 31 | Sandra | 187 |
| 32 | Dana | 185 |
| 33 | Stacy | 177 |
| 34 | Sharon | 160 |
| 35 | Robin | 159 |
| 36 | Dawn | 158 |
| 37 | Deborah | 157 |
| 38 | Christina | 148 |
| 39 | Linda | 139 |
| 40 | Melinda | 138 |
| 41 | Kathy | 136 |
| 41 | Paula | 136 |
| 43 | Stacey | 133 |
| 44 | Andrea | 126 |
| 45 | Christy | 120 |
| 46 | Crystal | 117 |
| 47 | Barbara | 114 |
| 47 | Leslie | 114 |
| 47 | Sheila | 114 |
| 50 | Wendy | 113 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,477 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,284 |
| 3 | David | 1,061 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,002 |
| 5 | William | 940 |
| 6 | Robert | 934 |
| 7 | John | 923 |
| 8 | Brian | 661 |
| 9 | Charles | 567 |
| 10 | Timothy | 503 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 482 |
| 12 | Kevin | 455 |
| 13 | Jason | 443 |
| 14 | Mark | 442 |
| 15 | Steven | 436 |
| 16 | Joseph | 433 |
| 17 | Richard | 377 |
| 18 | Anthony | 358 |
| 19 | Thomas | 355 |
| 20 | Gregory | 351 |
| 21 | Scott | 317 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 306 |
| 23 | Eric | 303 |
| 24 | Paul | 289 |
| 25 | Stephen | 283 |
| 26 | Donald | 280 |
| 27 | Gary | 265 |
| 28 | Larry | 261 |
| 29 | Matthew | 244 |
| 30 | Ronald | 234 |
| 31 | Billy | 217 |
| 32 | Daniel | 211 |
| 33 | Jerry | 210 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 210 |
| 35 | Troy | 203 |
| 36 | Terry | 202 |
| 37 | Jeffery | 191 |
| 38 | Chad | 189 |
| 39 | Shawn | 172 |
| 40 | Bobby | 170 |
| 41 | Patrick | 157 |
| 42 | George | 153 |
| 42 | Todd | 153 |
| 44 | Keith | 150 |
| 45 | Douglas | 147 |
| 45 | Edward | 147 |
| 47 | Danny | 137 |
| 48 | Rodney | 135 |
| 49 | Johnny | 134 |
| 50 | Tony | 133 |