Top baby names in Kentucky, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,024 |
| 2 | Jessica | 944 |
| 3 | Amanda | 752 |
| 4 | Brittany | 580 |
| 5 | Sarah | 528 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 462 |
| 7 | Heather | 383 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 351 |
| 9 | Amber | 347 |
| 10 | Megan | 334 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 315 |
| 12 | Samantha | 301 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 291 |
| 14 | Whitney | 280 |
| 15 | Emily | 250 |
| 15 | Lauren | 250 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 249 |
| 18 | Rachel | 245 |
| 19 | Amy | 229 |
| 20 | Mary | 212 |
| 21 | Laura | 197 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 194 |
| 23 | Crystal | 192 |
| 23 | Melissa | 192 |
| 25 | Christina | 169 |
| 26 | Sara | 164 |
| 27 | Katherine | 159 |
| 28 | Kelly | 156 |
| 29 | Lindsey | 151 |
| 30 | Angela | 150 |
| 31 | Erica | 145 |
| 32 | Erin | 143 |
| 33 | Danielle | 142 |
| 34 | Courtney | 137 |
| 34 | Jamie | 137 |
| 36 | April | 135 |
| 37 | Michelle | 129 |
| 38 | Andrea | 122 |
| 39 | Kayla | 112 |
| 40 | Katie | 109 |
| 41 | Nicole | 106 |
| 42 | Brittney | 103 |
| 43 | Natasha | 102 |
| 44 | Holly | 101 |
| 45 | Allison | 98 |
| 45 | Brandy | 98 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 96 |
| 47 | Tara | 96 |
| 49 | Kristen | 93 |
| 50 | Brandi | 92 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 957 |
| 2 | Joshua | 912 |
| 3 | Michael | 819 |
| 4 | James | 771 |
| 5 | Matthew | 669 |
| 6 | Brandon | 611 |
| 7 | William | 568 |
| 8 | Justin | 567 |
| 9 | John | 516 |
| 10 | Robert | 509 |
| 11 | David | 489 |
| 12 | Andrew | 424 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 415 |
| 14 | Joseph | 407 |
| 15 | Daniel | 405 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 344 |
| 17 | Jason | 313 |
| 18 | Timothy | 306 |
| 19 | Ryan | 298 |
| 20 | Brian | 297 |
| 21 | Charles | 284 |
| 22 | Dustin | 281 |
| 23 | Eric | 277 |
| 23 | Kevin | 277 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 275 |
| 26 | Adam | 272 |
| 27 | Steven | 271 |
| 28 | Anthony | 260 |
| 29 | Kyle | 235 |
| 30 | Aaron | 229 |
| 31 | Thomas | 223 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 213 |
| 33 | Jacob | 197 |
| 34 | Zachary | 193 |
| 35 | Stephen | 188 |
| 36 | Richard | 184 |
| 37 | Nathan | 183 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 181 |
| 39 | Bradley | 180 |
| 40 | Mark | 179 |
| 41 | Tyler | 170 |
| 42 | Jordan | 164 |
| 43 | Travis | 161 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 153 |
| 45 | Derek | 137 |
| 45 | Patrick | 137 |
| 47 | Shawn | 136 |
| 48 | Bryan | 135 |
| 49 | Gregory | 130 |
| 50 | Samuel | 118 |