Top baby names in Kentucky, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,051 |
| 2 | Amy | 746 |
| 3 | Angela | 625 |
| 4 | Melissa | 607 |
| 5 | Heather | 499 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 423 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 421 |
| 8 | Amanda | 415 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 382 |
| 10 | Shannon | 352 |
| 11 | Lisa | 315 |
| 12 | Mary | 309 |
| 13 | Michelle | 287 |
| 14 | Crystal | 272 |
| 15 | Jessica | 270 |
| 16 | Jamie | 269 |
| 17 | Misty | 267 |
| 18 | April | 246 |
| 19 | Christina | 241 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 240 |
| 21 | Tonya | 222 |
| 22 | Christy | 217 |
| 23 | Tammy | 212 |
| 24 | Julie | 206 |
| 24 | Sarah | 206 |
| 26 | Kelly | 193 |
| 27 | Laura | 188 |
| 28 | Tina | 186 |
| 29 | Carrie | 173 |
| 29 | Tracy | 173 |
| 31 | Stacy | 170 |
| 32 | Rachel | 149 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 145 |
| 34 | Karen | 144 |
| 35 | Emily | 136 |
| 36 | Leslie | 135 |
| 36 | Susan | 135 |
| 38 | Brandy | 132 |
| 39 | Lori | 131 |
| 40 | Jaime | 129 |
| 41 | Andrea | 126 |
| 42 | Patricia | 121 |
| 43 | Melanie | 119 |
| 44 | Tara | 118 |
| 45 | Nicole | 115 |
| 46 | Dana | 114 |
| 46 | Holly | 114 |
| 48 | Wendy | 112 |
| 49 | Stacey | 110 |
| 50 | Donna | 109 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,237 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,144 |
| 3 | James | 1,119 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,104 |
| 5 | David | 763 |
| 6 | William | 725 |
| 7 | John | 661 |
| 8 | Robert | 656 |
| 9 | Brian | 612 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 492 |
| 11 | Joseph | 471 |
| 12 | Matthew | 449 |
| 13 | Charles | 433 |
| 14 | Kevin | 416 |
| 15 | Timothy | 370 |
| 16 | Eric | 358 |
| 17 | Steven | 357 |
| 18 | Anthony | 348 |
| 19 | Daniel | 312 |
| 20 | Joshua | 279 |
| 21 | Richard | 276 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 274 |
| 23 | Mark | 272 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 267 |
| 25 | Thomas | 256 |
| 26 | Chad | 236 |
| 27 | Stephen | 232 |
| 28 | Gregory | 225 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 214 |
| 30 | Paul | 213 |
| 31 | Shawn | 210 |
| 32 | Gary | 205 |
| 33 | Donald | 196 |
| 34 | Billy | 191 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 190 |
| 36 | Ronald | 174 |
| 37 | Aaron | 173 |
| 37 | Scott | 173 |
| 39 | Brandon | 172 |
| 40 | Larry | 171 |
| 41 | Bradley | 166 |
| 42 | Adam | 165 |
| 43 | Ryan | 160 |
| 44 | Phillip | 153 |
| 45 | Andrew | 149 |
| 46 | Jerry | 147 |
| 47 | Bryan | 144 |
| 48 | Travis | 135 |
| 49 | Bobby | 129 |
| 49 | George | 129 |