Top baby names in Kentucky, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 1,000 |
| 1 | Jessica | 1,000 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 921 |
| 4 | Sarah | 515 |
| 5 | Ashley | 502 |
| 6 | Crystal | 441 |
| 7 | Amy | 413 |
| 8 | Rebecca | 376 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 376 |
| 10 | Heather | 373 |
| 10 | Melissa | 373 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 370 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 331 |
| 14 | Angela | 320 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 279 |
| 16 | Amber | 277 |
| 17 | April | 271 |
| 18 | Mary | 256 |
| 19 | Emily | 255 |
| 20 | Christina | 232 |
| 21 | Jamie | 220 |
| 22 | Laura | 219 |
| 23 | Rachel | 214 |
| 24 | Michelle | 212 |
| 25 | Erin | 208 |
| 26 | Shannon | 196 |
| 27 | Brandy | 195 |
| 28 | Sara | 188 |
| 29 | Kelly | 184 |
| 30 | Andrea | 180 |
| 31 | Samantha | 178 |
| 32 | Misty | 177 |
| 33 | Brandi | 162 |
| 34 | Lauren | 160 |
| 35 | Lisa | 153 |
| 36 | Katherine | 147 |
| 37 | Nicole | 144 |
| 38 | Leslie | 141 |
| 39 | Tara | 140 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 133 |
| 41 | Erica | 123 |
| 42 | Kristen | 121 |
| 43 | Brittany | 115 |
| 44 | Courtney | 113 |
| 45 | Natasha | 105 |
| 46 | Megan | 103 |
| 46 | Tonya | 103 |
| 48 | Carrie | 99 |
| 49 | Holly | 97 |
| 49 | Natalie | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,147 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,029 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,023 |
| 4 | James | 933 |
| 5 | Jason | 797 |
| 6 | Matthew | 700 |
| 7 | William | 664 |
| 8 | John | 650 |
| 9 | David | 627 |
| 10 | Robert | 564 |
| 11 | Brandon | 518 |
| 12 | Joseph | 510 |
| 13 | Justin | 470 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 453 |
| 15 | Daniel | 445 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 430 |
| 17 | Brian | 399 |
| 18 | Charles | 368 |
| 19 | Adam | 363 |
| 20 | Timothy | 356 |
| 21 | Anthony | 315 |
| 22 | Eric | 306 |
| 23 | Steven | 287 |
| 24 | Ryan | 279 |
| 25 | Andrew | 265 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 262 |
| 27 | Aaron | 260 |
| 27 | Thomas | 260 |
| 29 | Richard | 250 |
| 30 | Kevin | 248 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 243 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 232 |
| 33 | Stephen | 228 |
| 34 | Travis | 225 |
| 35 | Dustin | 224 |
| 36 | Bradley | 211 |
| 37 | Mark | 201 |
| 38 | Nathan | 181 |
| 39 | Gregory | 177 |
| 40 | Paul | 175 |
| 41 | Chad | 167 |
| 42 | Derek | 162 |
| 43 | Patrick | 161 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 154 |
| 45 | Gary | 144 |
| 45 | Jacob | 144 |
| 47 | Bryan | 137 |
| 48 | Larry | 134 |
| 49 | Shawn | 131 |
| 50 | Jesse | 128 |