Top baby names in Kentucky, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,090 |
| 2 | Amy | 669 |
| 3 | Melissa | 650 |
| 4 | Angela | 626 |
| 5 | Amanda | 499 |
| 6 | Crystal | 478 |
| 7 | Heather | 456 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 444 |
| 9 | Jessica | 423 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 405 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 375 |
| 12 | Kelly | 371 |
| 13 | Mary | 318 |
| 14 | Shannon | 303 |
| 15 | Sarah | 295 |
| 16 | Jamie | 291 |
| 17 | Christina | 287 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 282 |
| 19 | Michelle | 277 |
| 20 | Lisa | 256 |
| 21 | Misty | 250 |
| 22 | April | 235 |
| 23 | Laura | 221 |
| 24 | Christy | 209 |
| 25 | Tonya | 192 |
| 26 | Carrie | 191 |
| 27 | Tammy | 177 |
| 28 | Julie | 176 |
| 29 | Andrea | 172 |
| 30 | Tina | 168 |
| 31 | Erin | 156 |
| 32 | Brandy | 152 |
| 33 | Karen | 151 |
| 34 | Tracy | 150 |
| 35 | Emily | 145 |
| 36 | Stacy | 143 |
| 37 | Susan | 141 |
| 38 | Rachel | 140 |
| 38 | Tara | 140 |
| 40 | Lori | 138 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 134 |
| 42 | Leslie | 125 |
| 43 | Holly | 122 |
| 43 | Sara | 122 |
| 45 | Melanie | 118 |
| 46 | Dana | 117 |
| 47 | Jaime | 116 |
| 48 | Patricia | 113 |
| 49 | Katherine | 108 |
| 49 | Rhonda | 108 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,280 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,272 |
| 3 | James | 1,209 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,200 |
| 5 | William | 784 |
| 6 | David | 750 |
| 7 | Robert | 696 |
| 8 | John | 684 |
| 9 | Brian | 661 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 572 |
| 11 | Joseph | 533 |
| 12 | Matthew | 466 |
| 13 | Charles | 462 |
| 14 | Kevin | 461 |
| 15 | Joshua | 424 |
| 16 | Timothy | 399 |
| 17 | Steven | 384 |
| 18 | Eric | 349 |
| 19 | Daniel | 337 |
| 20 | Anthony | 328 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 305 |
| 22 | Richard | 275 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 262 |
| 24 | Thomas | 256 |
| 25 | Mark | 238 |
| 26 | Gregory | 226 |
| 27 | Paul | 221 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 220 |
| 29 | Bradley | 214 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 209 |
| 31 | Shawn | 206 |
| 32 | Stephen | 204 |
| 33 | Andrew | 203 |
| 33 | Ryan | 203 |
| 35 | Chad | 201 |
| 36 | Adam | 195 |
| 37 | Brandon | 194 |
| 38 | Aaron | 185 |
| 39 | Donald | 184 |
| 39 | Larry | 184 |
| 41 | Bryan | 183 |
| 42 | Gary | 178 |
| 43 | Billy | 171 |
| 44 | Nathan | 170 |
| 45 | Scott | 166 |
| 46 | Wesley | 158 |
| 47 | Travis | 144 |
| 48 | Phillip | 137 |
| 49 | Jamie | 134 |
| 50 | Jerry | 132 |