Top baby names in Kentucky, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,037 |
| 2 | Jessica | 939 |
| 3 | Amanda | 737 |
| 4 | Brittany | 562 |
| 5 | Sarah | 492 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 427 |
| 7 | Amber | 402 |
| 8 | Heather | 387 |
| 9 | Kayla | 322 |
| 10 | Megan | 315 |
| 11 | Samantha | 306 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 304 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 301 |
| 14 | Emily | 296 |
| 14 | Whitney | 296 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 260 |
| 17 | Rachel | 240 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 222 |
| 19 | Lauren | 209 |
| 20 | Laura | 206 |
| 21 | Mary | 202 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 201 |
| 23 | Amy | 193 |
| 24 | Crystal | 178 |
| 25 | Sara | 175 |
| 26 | Melissa | 174 |
| 27 | Danielle | 164 |
| 28 | Christina | 158 |
| 29 | Andrea | 150 |
| 29 | Lindsey | 150 |
| 31 | Courtney | 149 |
| 32 | Katherine | 145 |
| 33 | Erica | 130 |
| 34 | Kelly | 127 |
| 35 | April | 122 |
| 36 | Erin | 121 |
| 37 | Jamie | 117 |
| 37 | Tara | 117 |
| 39 | Angela | 116 |
| 40 | Nicole | 107 |
| 41 | Casey | 106 |
| 41 | Michelle | 106 |
| 43 | Katie | 104 |
| 44 | Natasha | 101 |
| 45 | Kristen | 98 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 97 |
| 47 | Kendra | 95 |
| 48 | Alicia | 93 |
| 48 | Lisa | 93 |
| 50 | Holly | 91 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 947 |
| 2 | Christopher | 922 |
| 3 | Michael | 777 |
| 4 | James | 771 |
| 5 | Justin | 688 |
| 6 | Matthew | 681 |
| 7 | Brandon | 578 |
| 8 | William | 539 |
| 9 | David | 480 |
| 10 | Robert | 462 |
| 11 | Andrew | 461 |
| 12 | John | 450 |
| 13 | Joseph | 425 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 380 |
| 15 | Daniel | 360 |
| 16 | Timothy | 306 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 301 |
| 18 | Adam | 295 |
| 18 | Ryan | 295 |
| 20 | Eric | 290 |
| 21 | Charles | 287 |
| 22 | Anthony | 284 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 274 |
| 24 | Brian | 265 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 258 |
| 26 | Dustin | 257 |
| 27 | Thomas | 248 |
| 28 | Aaron | 245 |
| 29 | Steven | 239 |
| 30 | Jason | 236 |
| 31 | Kyle | 221 |
| 32 | Travis | 214 |
| 33 | Jacob | 212 |
| 34 | Zachary | 209 |
| 35 | Kevin | 208 |
| 36 | Jordan | 202 |
| 37 | Nathan | 189 |
| 38 | Tyler | 177 |
| 39 | Richard | 173 |
| 40 | Derek | 172 |
| 41 | Bradley | 170 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 166 |
| 43 | Stephen | 164 |
| 44 | Patrick | 159 |
| 45 | Mark | 156 |
| 46 | Shawn | 132 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 130 |
| 48 | Cody | 128 |
| 49 | Bryan | 126 |
| 50 | Corey | 124 |