Top baby names in Kentucky, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,020 |
| 2 | Angela | 731 |
| 3 | Melissa | 642 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 580 |
| 5 | Amy | 517 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 472 |
| 7 | Michelle | 423 |
| 8 | Lisa | 400 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 358 |
| 10 | Tammy | 355 |
| 11 | Mary | 338 |
| 12 | Heather | 304 |
| 13 | Tonya | 286 |
| 14 | Shannon | 276 |
| 15 | Tina | 246 |
| 16 | Susan | 221 |
| 17 | Tracy | 217 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 216 |
| 19 | Julie | 213 |
| 20 | Laura | 199 |
| 21 | April | 195 |
| 22 | Lori | 190 |
| 23 | Crystal | 189 |
| 24 | Patricia | 188 |
| 25 | Kelly | 187 |
| 26 | Christina | 184 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 179 |
| 28 | Stacy | 177 |
| 29 | Teresa | 159 |
| 30 | Karen | 158 |
| 31 | Donna | 157 |
| 32 | Christy | 149 |
| 33 | Sherry | 142 |
| 34 | Robin | 139 |
| 35 | Pamela | 138 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 138 |
| 37 | Dana | 136 |
| 38 | Dawn | 134 |
| 39 | Melanie | 129 |
| 40 | Andrea | 126 |
| 41 | Leslie | 116 |
| 41 | Nicole | 116 |
| 43 | Holly | 113 |
| 44 | Melinda | 112 |
| 45 | Jessica | 110 |
| 46 | Wendy | 109 |
| 47 | Stacey | 106 |
| 48 | Tara | 104 |
| 49 | Sandra | 103 |
| 50 | Amanda | 101 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,178 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,143 |
| 3 | James | 1,140 |
| 4 | Jason | 852 |
| 5 | Robert | 794 |
| 6 | William | 781 |
| 7 | David | 770 |
| 8 | Brian | 718 |
| 9 | John | 709 |
| 10 | Charles | 493 |
| 11 | Kevin | 470 |
| 12 | Mark | 412 |
| 13 | Joseph | 398 |
| 14 | Timothy | 378 |
| 15 | Anthony | 355 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 322 |
| 17 | Steven | 321 |
| 18 | Eric | 301 |
| 19 | Matthew | 299 |
| 19 | Thomas | 299 |
| 21 | Richard | 292 |
| 22 | Daniel | 260 |
| 23 | Gregory | 256 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 250 |
| 25 | Paul | 225 |
| 25 | Stephen | 225 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 224 |
| 28 | Chad | 217 |
| 29 | Shawn | 208 |
| 30 | Larry | 202 |
| 31 | Gary | 201 |
| 32 | Donald | 195 |
| 32 | Scott | 195 |
| 34 | Jerry | 184 |
| 35 | Billy | 178 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 178 |
| 37 | Ronald | 165 |
| 38 | Terry | 149 |
| 39 | Bryan | 138 |
| 40 | Troy | 137 |
| 41 | Keith | 131 |
| 42 | Phillip | 129 |
| 43 | Douglas | 127 |
| 44 | Jamie | 126 |
| 44 | Patrick | 126 |
| 44 | Todd | 126 |
| 47 | Bobby | 125 |
| 48 | George | 124 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 120 |
| 49 | Rodney | 120 |