Top baby names in Kentucky, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,104 |
| 2 | Angela | 697 |
| 3 | Melissa | 612 |
| 4 | Amy | 562 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 477 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 469 |
| 7 | Heather | 395 |
| 8 | Rebecca | 381 |
| 9 | Michelle | 371 |
| 10 | Mary | 343 |
| 11 | Lisa | 323 |
| 12 | Tonya | 308 |
| 13 | Shannon | 299 |
| 14 | Tammy | 293 |
| 15 | April | 250 |
| 16 | Tina | 244 |
| 17 | Tracy | 222 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 213 |
| 19 | Christy | 202 |
| 20 | Susan | 198 |
| 21 | Lori | 193 |
| 22 | Laura | 189 |
| 23 | Kelly | 187 |
| 24 | Julie | 183 |
| 25 | Crystal | 176 |
| 26 | Patricia | 171 |
| 27 | Christina | 165 |
| 28 | Stacy | 164 |
| 29 | Amanda | 150 |
| 30 | Misty | 147 |
| 31 | Sarah | 144 |
| 32 | Dawn | 143 |
| 32 | Donna | 143 |
| 34 | Robin | 142 |
| 35 | Dana | 140 |
| 36 | Cynthia | 134 |
| 37 | Leslie | 132 |
| 38 | Jessica | 131 |
| 39 | Karen | 130 |
| 40 | Wendy | 128 |
| 41 | Teresa | 125 |
| 42 | Carrie | 124 |
| 43 | Tara | 121 |
| 44 | Andrea | 119 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 115 |
| 46 | Sherry | 114 |
| 47 | Melanie | 111 |
| 47 | Pamela | 111 |
| 49 | Holly | 106 |
| 50 | Rachel | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,196 |
| 2 | James | 1,160 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,157 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,063 |
| 5 | Robert | 768 |
| 6 | William | 733 |
| 7 | David | 728 |
| 8 | John | 709 |
| 9 | Brian | 657 |
| 10 | Charles | 456 |
| 11 | Kevin | 420 |
| 12 | Joseph | 400 |
| 13 | Steven | 366 |
| 14 | Mark | 348 |
| 15 | Matthew | 347 |
| 16 | Timothy | 345 |
| 17 | Thomas | 314 |
| 18 | Anthony | 310 |
| 19 | Eric | 303 |
| 20 | Richard | 292 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 276 |
| 22 | Daniel | 272 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 267 |
| 24 | Gregory | 231 |
| 24 | Paul | 231 |
| 24 | Stephen | 231 |
| 27 | Donald | 229 |
| 28 | Chad | 217 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 209 |
| 30 | Gary | 200 |
| 31 | Ronald | 196 |
| 32 | Larry | 193 |
| 33 | Shawn | 190 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 189 |
| 35 | Scott | 182 |
| 36 | Jerry | 176 |
| 37 | Billy | 166 |
| 37 | Joshua | 166 |
| 39 | Bradley | 151 |
| 40 | Bryan | 148 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 143 |
| 42 | Andrew | 138 |
| 43 | Jamie | 133 |
| 44 | Phillip | 128 |
| 44 | Troy | 128 |
| 46 | Todd | 127 |
| 47 | Patrick | 125 |
| 48 | George | 124 |
| 49 | Aaron | 123 |
| 50 | Terry | 120 |