Top baby names in Kentucky, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,004 |
| 2 | Jessica | 861 |
| 3 | Amanda | 811 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 588 |
| 5 | Brittany | 485 |
| 6 | Sarah | 480 |
| 7 | Heather | 450 |
| 8 | Megan | 343 |
| 9 | Amber | 316 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 309 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 305 |
| 12 | Amy | 290 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 280 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 268 |
| 15 | Emily | 255 |
| 16 | Melissa | 245 |
| 17 | Rachel | 242 |
| 18 | Laura | 239 |
| 19 | Crystal | 235 |
| 20 | Lauren | 230 |
| 21 | Mary | 221 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 215 |
| 23 | Samantha | 199 |
| 24 | Christina | 197 |
| 25 | Sara | 191 |
| 26 | Kelly | 184 |
| 27 | Andrea | 169 |
| 27 | Angela | 169 |
| 27 | Danielle | 169 |
| 30 | Jamie | 165 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 164 |
| 32 | Erin | 154 |
| 33 | Michelle | 143 |
| 34 | Erica | 137 |
| 35 | April | 134 |
| 35 | Brandy | 134 |
| 37 | Nicole | 133 |
| 38 | Katherine | 128 |
| 39 | Holly | 127 |
| 40 | Whitney | 115 |
| 41 | Brandi | 114 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 110 |
| 43 | Tara | 106 |
| 44 | Misty | 100 |
| 45 | Alicia | 98 |
| 46 | Katie | 96 |
| 47 | Brittney | 95 |
| 47 | Courtney | 95 |
| 47 | Leslie | 95 |
| 50 | Allison | 94 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,036 |
| 2 | Christopher | 996 |
| 3 | James | 843 |
| 4 | Michael | 759 |
| 5 | Brandon | 755 |
| 6 | Matthew | 727 |
| 7 | William | 590 |
| 8 | David | 579 |
| 9 | John | 539 |
| 10 | Justin | 514 |
| 11 | Robert | 476 |
| 12 | Joseph | 453 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 14 | Daniel | 442 |
| 15 | Jason | 401 |
| 16 | Andrew | 383 |
| 17 | Adam | 372 |
| 18 | Charles | 337 |
| 19 | Jeremy | 333 |
| 20 | Brian | 326 |
| 21 | Ryan | 318 |
| 22 | Timothy | 304 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 288 |
| 24 | Eric | 286 |
| 25 | Steven | 284 |
| 26 | Anthony | 275 |
| 27 | Kevin | 274 |
| 28 | Aaron | 265 |
| 29 | Dustin | 245 |
| 30 | Thomas | 233 |
| 31 | Richard | 218 |
| 32 | Stephen | 209 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 34 | Mark | 202 |
| 34 | Nathan | 202 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 194 |
| 37 | Zachary | 193 |
| 38 | Kyle | 190 |
| 39 | Jacob | 183 |
| 40 | Travis | 179 |
| 41 | Bradley | 177 |
| 42 | Gregory | 154 |
| 43 | Patrick | 140 |
| 44 | Tyler | 139 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 135 |
| 46 | Paul | 132 |
| 47 | Derek | 130 |
| 48 | Chad | 129 |
| 49 | Bryan | 126 |
| 49 | Shawn | 126 |