Top baby names in Kentucky, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,033 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,024 |
| 3 | Melissa | 723 |
| 4 | Amy | 569 |
| 5 | Angela | 529 |
| 6 | Jessica | 495 |
| 7 | Crystal | 423 |
| 8 | Heather | 415 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 377 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 369 |
| 11 | Sarah | 344 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 331 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 330 |
| 14 | Mary | 311 |
| 15 | April | 293 |
| 16 | Christina | 292 |
| 17 | Kelly | 276 |
| 18 | Lisa | 269 |
| 19 | Misty | 258 |
| 20 | Michelle | 250 |
| 21 | Jamie | 246 |
| 22 | Shannon | 223 |
| 23 | Laura | 218 |
| 24 | Brandy | 192 |
| 25 | Amber | 187 |
| 26 | Andrea | 173 |
| 27 | Christy | 172 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 169 |
| 29 | Rachel | 161 |
| 30 | Carrie | 156 |
| 31 | Emily | 155 |
| 32 | Tonya | 153 |
| 33 | Julie | 150 |
| 33 | Stacy | 150 |
| 35 | Nicole | 149 |
| 36 | Erica | 142 |
| 37 | Ashley | 138 |
| 38 | Tracy | 137 |
| 39 | Erin | 136 |
| 40 | Tara | 131 |
| 41 | Kristy | 130 |
| 42 | Leslie | 125 |
| 43 | Sara | 124 |
| 44 | Tammy | 113 |
| 45 | Brandi | 112 |
| 45 | Katherine | 112 |
| 47 | Holly | 110 |
| 47 | Tina | 110 |
| 49 | Lori | 109 |
| 49 | Susan | 109 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,164 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,153 |
| 3 | James | 1,119 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,058 |
| 5 | David | 757 |
| 6 | William | 721 |
| 7 | John | 699 |
| 8 | Joshua | 698 |
| 9 | Robert | 660 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 606 |
| 11 | Brian | 565 |
| 12 | Matthew | 557 |
| 13 | Joseph | 555 |
| 14 | Charles | 434 |
| 15 | Timothy | 417 |
| 16 | Daniel | 384 |
| 17 | Kevin | 380 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 347 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 330 |
| 20 | Eric | 327 |
| 21 | Steven | 313 |
| 22 | Adam | 305 |
| 23 | Anthony | 304 |
| 24 | Thomas | 282 |
| 25 | Brandon | 277 |
| 26 | Richard | 270 |
| 27 | Justin | 263 |
| 28 | Mark | 248 |
| 29 | Aaron | 247 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 243 |
| 31 | Andrew | 235 |
| 32 | Chad | 232 |
| 33 | Ryan | 224 |
| 34 | Stephen | 219 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 217 |
| 36 | Travis | 213 |
| 37 | Bradley | 195 |
| 37 | Paul | 195 |
| 39 | Gregory | 186 |
| 40 | Nathan | 182 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 171 |
| 41 | Scott | 171 |
| 43 | Billy | 169 |
| 43 | Donald | 169 |
| 45 | Shawn | 167 |
| 46 | Larry | 162 |
| 47 | Kyle | 157 |
| 48 | Gary | 148 |
| 49 | Phillip | 147 |
| 50 | Patrick | 139 |