Top baby names in Kentucky, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 917 |
| 2 | Jessica | 827 |
| 3 | Amanda | 654 |
| 4 | Brittany | 605 |
| 5 | Sarah | 514 |
| 6 | Kayla | 409 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 389 |
| 8 | Heather | 380 |
| 9 | Amber | 379 |
| 10 | Samantha | 370 |
| 11 | Megan | 327 |
| 12 | Whitney | 311 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 291 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 289 |
| 15 | Lauren | 277 |
| 16 | Emily | 267 |
| 17 | Rachel | 262 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 228 |
| 19 | Courtney | 218 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 195 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 183 |
| 22 | Amy | 182 |
| 23 | Mary | 174 |
| 24 | Laura | 173 |
| 25 | Danielle | 160 |
| 26 | Christina | 154 |
| 26 | Katherine | 154 |
| 28 | Erica | 152 |
| 29 | Sara | 145 |
| 30 | Melissa | 134 |
| 31 | Chelsea | 131 |
| 32 | Lindsey | 130 |
| 33 | Angela | 122 |
| 34 | Crystal | 120 |
| 35 | Kristen | 119 |
| 36 | Erin | 114 |
| 37 | Jamie | 113 |
| 38 | Andrea | 111 |
| 39 | Allison | 105 |
| 39 | Michelle | 105 |
| 41 | Hannah | 104 |
| 42 | Kelly | 98 |
| 43 | Nicole | 97 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 96 |
| 45 | April | 90 |
| 45 | Brittney | 90 |
| 45 | Tara | 90 |
| 48 | Bethany | 89 |
| 49 | Katie | 86 |
| 50 | Victoria | 83 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 920 |
| 2 | Justin | 784 |
| 3 | Christopher | 774 |
| 4 | Michael | 755 |
| 5 | James | 695 |
| 6 | Matthew | 663 |
| 7 | William | 527 |
| 8 | Brandon | 520 |
| 9 | Andrew | 474 |
| 10 | David | 455 |
| 11 | Joseph | 443 |
| 12 | John | 442 |
| 13 | Robert | 440 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 400 |
| 15 | Daniel | 363 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 302 |
| 16 | Timothy | 302 |
| 18 | Dustin | 294 |
| 19 | Charles | 283 |
| 20 | Aaron | 279 |
| 21 | Ryan | 278 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 277 |
| 23 | Adam | 272 |
| 23 | Jacob | 272 |
| 25 | Eric | 270 |
| 26 | Steven | 264 |
| 27 | Thomas | 260 |
| 28 | Zachary | 259 |
| 29 | Anthony | 249 |
| 29 | Kyle | 249 |
| 31 | Brian | 241 |
| 32 | Kevin | 229 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 226 |
| 34 | Travis | 215 |
| 35 | Jordan | 209 |
| 36 | Jason | 205 |
| 37 | Tyler | 204 |
| 38 | Cody | 185 |
| 39 | Richard | 177 |
| 40 | Bradley | 172 |
| 41 | Nathan | 171 |
| 42 | Stephen | 160 |
| 43 | Mark | 157 |
| 44 | Derek | 154 |
| 45 | Patrick | 143 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 141 |
| 47 | Jeffrey | 136 |
| 48 | Paul | 128 |
| 49 | Corey | 127 |
| 50 | Cory | 125 |