Kentucky’s most popular boy names of 2024 are here: Liam (256) leads, Oliver (244) close behind, and Waylon jumps to #3. See where your favorites rank statewide.
Top 10: Liam, Oliver, Waylon, Noah, Hudson, Elijah, James, William, Levi, and Asher—country-cool picks alongside timeless classics.
Standout risers include Wesley (+20 to #51), Stetson (+14 to #46), Harrison (+14 to #49), Tatum (+16 to #59), Charles (+10 to #32), Sebastian (+10 to #53), Matthew (+9), Ethan (+8), John (+7), Lucas (+7), Elias (+7), and Beckham (+7). Beau, Colton, Axel, Brooks, and Leo also moved up.
Names easing back: Sawyer (-22 to #54), Atlas (-21 to #62), Mason (-17 to #40), Hunter (-17 to #63), Parker (-16 to #53), Easton (-11), Alexander (-11), Owen (-11), Logan (-10), Daniel (-10), and Bentley (-10), with smaller dips for Walker, Nolan, Bennett, and Jacob.
Whether you love polished classics like Henry and Charles or modern favorites like Hudson and Maverick, these rankings show what Kentucky parents actually chose in 2024.
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Liam | 256 |
| 2 | - | Oliver | 244 |
| 3 | 3 | Waylon | 223 |
| 4 | -1 | Noah | 219 |
| 5 | 4 | Hudson | 206 |
| 6 | -1 | Elijah | 203 |
| 7 | - | James | 201 |
| 8 | -4 | William | 196 |
| 9 | -1 | Levi | 185 |
| 10 | 1 | Asher | 170 |
| 11 | -1 | Henry | 166 |
| 12 | -3 | Theodore | 164 |
| 13 | - | Grayson | 163 |
| 14 | 7 | John | 154 |
| 15 | -1 | Samuel | 144 |
| 16 | 7 | Lucas | 143 |
| 17 | -5 | Maverick | 141 |
| 18 | 1 | Wyatt | 139 |
| 19 | 3 | Cooper | 135 |
| 20 | 2 | Weston | 133 |
| 21 | 3 | Ezra | 127 |
| 22 | -6 | Jackson | 121 |
| 23 | -5 | Silas | 119 |
| 24 | -7 | Lincoln | 116 |
| 25 | -5 | Carter | 114 |
| 26 | -11 | Owen | 113 |
| 27 | -1 | Jack | 109 |
| 27 | 4 | Joseph | 109 |
| 28 | 5 | Beau | 108 |
| 29 | 5 | Colton | 107 |
| 30 | -1 | Michael | 104 |
| 31 | -8 | Benjamin | 103 |
| 32 | 10 | Charles | 96 |
| 32 | 3 | Gabriel | 96 |
| 33 | -8 | Walker | 95 |
| 34 | 1 | Miles | 93 |
| 35 | -5 | David | 91 |
| 36 | 8 | Ethan | 88 |
| 36 | 9 | Matthew | 88 |
| 37 | -10 | Daniel | 87 |
| 38 | -8 | Nolan | 86 |
| 39 | -11 | Easton | 85 |
| 39 | 7 | Elias | 85 |
| 39 | -7 | Luke | 85 |
| 39 | -13 | Thomas | 85 |
| 40 | -17 | Mason | 84 |
| 41 | -5 | Carson | 83 |
| 42 | -2 | Jaxon | 82 |
| 43 | -11 | Alexander | 81 |
| 43 | 1 | Dylan | 81 |
| 44 | 4 | Brooks | 80 |
| 44 | 4 | Leo | 80 |
| 45 | 3 | Rowan | 79 |
| 46 | -9 | Bennett | 78 |
| 46 | -10 | Bentley | 78 |
| 46 | 14 | Stetson | 78 |
| 47 | 1 | Isaac | 75 |
| 47 | -9 | Jacob | 75 |
| 48 | -5 | Christopher | 74 |
| 48 | -1 | Everett | 74 |
| 49 | 14 | Harrison | 73 |
| 49 | -10 | Logan | 73 |
| 50 | 1 | Aiden | 72 |
| 50 | 5 | Axel | 72 |
| 51 | 6 | Andrew | 71 |
| 51 | 20 | Wesley | 71 |
| 52 | 4 | August | 70 |
| 52 | -1 | Eli | 70 |
| 52 | -12 | Jasper | 70 |
| 52 | -2 | Mateo | 70 |
| 53 | -6 | Greyson | 69 |
| 53 | -16 | Parker | 69 |
| 53 | 10 | Sebastian | 69 |
| 54 | -22 | Sawyer | 68 |
| 55 | -9 | Joshua | 67 |
| 55 | -8 | River | 67 |
| 56 | -8 | Caleb | 66 |
| 56 | -8 | Myles | 66 |
| 56 | -4 | Ryker | 66 |
| 57 | -8 | Dawson | 63 |
| 57 | 9 | Robert | 63 |
| 58 | 1 | Cameron | 62 |
| 58 | 6 | Micah | 62 |
| 58 | -5 | Roman | 62 |
| 59 | 4 | Anthony | 61 |
| 59 | -3 | Isaiah | 61 |
| 59 | 16 | Tatum | 61 |
| 60 | -8 | Josiah | 60 |
| 61 | -9 | Ryder | 59 |
| 62 | -21 | Atlas | 58 |
| 62 | 7 | Hayden | 58 |
| 63 | -17 | Hunter | 57 |
| 63 | -10 | Jameson | 57 |
| 63 | -11 | Luca | 57 |
| 64 | 7 | Beckham | 56 |
| 65 | 6 | Bryson | 55 |
| 65 | 2 | Dallas | 55 |
| 66 | - | Aaron | 54 |
| 66 | -10 | Emmett | 54 |
| 66 | -17 | Kingston | 54 |