Top baby names in Kentucky, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,275 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,009 |
| 3 | Jessica | 752 |
| 4 | Melissa | 562 |
| 5 | Amy | 490 |
| 6 | Sarah | 448 |
| 7 | Angela | 420 |
| 8 | Crystal | 415 |
| 9 | Heather | 392 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 388 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 387 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 361 |
| 13 | Mary | 352 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 348 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 348 |
| 16 | April | 329 |
| 17 | Christina | 288 |
| 18 | Ashley | 266 |
| 19 | Misty | 247 |
| 20 | Jamie | 228 |
| 21 | Lisa | 224 |
| 22 | Michelle | 220 |
| 23 | Kelly | 218 |
| 24 | Laura | 217 |
| 25 | Amber | 209 |
| 25 | Shannon | 209 |
| 27 | Rachel | 203 |
| 28 | Andrea | 198 |
| 29 | Erin | 193 |
| 30 | Brandy | 182 |
| 31 | Emily | 173 |
| 31 | Sara | 173 |
| 33 | Leslie | 158 |
| 34 | Julie | 149 |
| 35 | Christy | 146 |
| 36 | Nicole | 145 |
| 37 | Carrie | 135 |
| 38 | Kristin | 133 |
| 39 | Tara | 131 |
| 40 | Tonya | 128 |
| 41 | Tracy | 127 |
| 42 | Katherine | 126 |
| 43 | Samantha | 124 |
| 44 | Erica | 120 |
| 45 | Stacy | 119 |
| 46 | Kristy | 113 |
| 47 | Lori | 110 |
| 48 | Patricia | 108 |
| 49 | Megan | 106 |
| 50 | Kristen | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,167 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,145 |
| 3 | James | 1,087 |
| 4 | Joshua | 914 |
| 5 | Christopher | 906 |
| 6 | David | 743 |
| 7 | William | 732 |
| 8 | John | 704 |
| 9 | Robert | 628 |
| 10 | Joseph | 568 |
| 11 | Matthew | 539 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 504 |
| 13 | Brian | 486 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 452 |
| 15 | Justin | 436 |
| 16 | Charles | 434 |
| 17 | Timothy | 430 |
| 18 | Daniel | 415 |
| 19 | Eric | 394 |
| 20 | Brandon | 338 |
| 21 | Anthony | 328 |
| 22 | Adam | 322 |
| 23 | Steven | 316 |
| 24 | Kevin | 300 |
| 25 | Thomas | 282 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 281 |
| 27 | Richard | 247 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 242 |
| 29 | Andrew | 232 |
| 30 | Travis | 228 |
| 31 | Aaron | 227 |
| 32 | Mark | 216 |
| 32 | Stephen | 216 |
| 34 | Ryan | 215 |
| 35 | Chad | 213 |
| 36 | Bradley | 206 |
| 37 | Nathan | 204 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 198 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 189 |
| 40 | Gregory | 182 |
| 41 | Paul | 168 |
| 42 | Derek | 160 |
| 43 | Gary | 159 |
| 44 | Billy | 157 |
| 45 | Dustin | 155 |
| 46 | Scott | 152 |
| 46 | Shawn | 152 |
| 48 | Patrick | 148 |
| 49 | Kyle | 147 |
| 50 | Donald | 143 |