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Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,747 Kansas births in 1949 across 732 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Kansas more than they say America.

#74Kent#194 nationally
#86Deannaoutside the national top 200
#93Galenoutside the national top 200
#96Lanaoutside the national top 200
#56Sheryl#149 nationally
#97Carla#187 nationally
#76Bob#162 nationally
#84Rick#170 nationally
#59Duane#137 nationally
#59Vickie#124 nationally
#93Penny#158 nationally
#45Bill#106 nationally

Girls

#1Linda1,168US #1
#2Mary796US #2
#3Patricia513US #3
#4Barbara407US #4
#5Sharon381US #10
#6Nancy364US #7
#7Carol353US #8
#8Susan341US #5
#9Karen326US #11
#10Donna281US #12
#11Connie279US #43
#12Sandra272US #6
#13Janice253US #24
#14Janet246US #23
#15Pamela241US #21
#16Deborah228US #15
#17Judy223US #20
#18Kathleen222US #9
#19Carolyn217US #17
#20Cheryl211US #28
#21Joyce211US #26
#22Cynthia207US #27
#23Shirley206US #18
#24Marilyn205US #33
#25Judith198US #16
#26Brenda173US #13
#27Diana149US #48
#28Rebecca149US #40
#29Betty148US #22
#30Margaret148US #14
#31Kathy143US #42
#32Beverly140US #31
#33Jane138US #41
#34Diane137US #19
#35Peggy134US #38
#36Vicki132US #70
#37Kathryn126US #52
#38Rita117US #54
#39Virginia116US #39
#40Sherry110US #68
#41Marsha107US #79
#42Paula106US #55
#43Phyllis106US #50
#44Ruth106US #47
#45Catherine97US #37
#46Teresa95US #82
#47Elizabeth93US #25
#48Helen89US #46
#49Martha89US #34
#50Dorothy88US #32
#51Gloria85US #29
#52Katherine84US #59
#53Marcia83US #78
#54Anita80US #99
#55Jo78US #60
#56Sheryl77US #149
#57Glenda76US #87
#58Joan76US #36
#59Vickie75US #124
#60Christine72US #30
#61Wanda72US #56
#62Bonnie71US #35
#63Kay69US #119
#64Constance66US #83
#65Lois66US #73
#66Theresa66US #63
#67Cathy65US #81
#68Roberta65US #97
#69Sue65US #88
#70Rose64US #66
#71Ann62US #44
#72Elaine62US #57
#73Debra59US #134
#74Jean58US #45
#75Sheila57US #76
#76Charlotte55US #71
#77Alice53US #53
#78Sally52US #77
#79Jeanette51US #129
#80Victoria51US #96
#81Frances50US #49
#82Evelyn48US #80
#83Gail48US #51
#84Jeanne48US #92
#85Terry47US #115
#86Deanna46
#87Norma45US #105
#88Lynda44US #93
#89Charlene42US #100
#90Marjorie41US #116
#91Rosemary41US #98
#92Laura40US #65
#93Penny39US #158
#94Suzanne39US #62
#95Anna38US #91
#96Lana38
#97Carla37US #187
#98Delores37US #126
#99Doris37US #69
#100Stephanie37US #128

Boys

#1Robert898US #2
#2John865US #3
#3James856US #1
#4Michael814US #5
#5David760US #6
#6Larry595US #10
#7Richard579US #7
#8William547US #4
#9Gary496US #12
#10Ronald469US #11
#11Charles445US #9
#12Steven431US #20
#13Donald390US #13
#14Thomas381US #8
#15Stephen330US #19
#16Dennis328US #16
#17Kenneth317US #15
#18Terry240US #28
#19Jerry226US #23
#20Roger191US #25
#21Daniel188US #22
#22Paul184US #17
#23Mark176US #24
#24Douglas170US #29
#25George169US #18
#26Joseph152US #14
#27Gerald150US #33
#28Gregory133US #31
#29Danny131US #40
#30Edward131US #21
#31Dale120US #54
#32Steve115US #68
#33Patrick113US #39
#34Frank106US #27
#35Harold106US #42
#36Jack104US #47
#37Mike103US #88
#38Alan102US #45
#39Raymond102US #30
#40Bruce97US #26
#41Timothy95US #34
#42Rodney93US #87
#43Stanley93US #60
#44Randall90US #79
#45Bill88US #106
#46Keith86US #85
#47Phillip85US #66
#48Carl84US #43
#49Jim83US #108
#50Ralph81US #50
#51Wayne80US #35
#52Roy79US #51
#53Joe78US #52
#54Lawrence77US #32
#55Howard73US #63
#56Randy73US #92
#57Marvin71US #89
#58Darrell68US #117
#59Duane67US #137
#60Philip65US #55
#61Billy62US #57
#62Tom62US #114
#63Craig60US #77
#64Russell60US #69
#65Arthur59US #44
#66Ronnie59US #65
#67Don58US #98
#68Leonard58US #74
#69Glenn56US #61
#70Allen55US #71
#71Fred55US #72
#72Albert53US #56
#73Tommy53US #84
#74Kent50US #194
#75Samuel50US #62
#76Bob49US #162
#77Eugene49US #58
#78Jimmy48US #53
#79Micheal48US #122
#80Walter48US #37
#81Dan46US #125
#82Melvin46US #82
#83Leroy45US #101
#84Rick45US #170
#85Clifford44US #103
#86Earl44US #91
#87Johnny44US #49
#88Warren44US #115
#89Anthony43US #36
#90Harry42US #59
#91Lloyd42US #124
#92Norman42US #90
#93Galen40
#94Christopher39US #81
#95Bobby38US #67
#96Eddie38US #80
#97Jon38US #144
#98Leo38US #153
#99Vernon38US #141
#100Lonnie37US #134

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑41Randall#44
↑24Christine#60
↑22Howard#55
↑20Kent#74
↑19Rebecca#28
↑19Craig#63
↑18Kathy#31
↑18Jo#55

Falling

↓26Ronnie#66
↓25Bonnie#62
↓25Harry#90
↓23Melvin#82
↓22Jean#74
↓20Jimmy#78
↓19Fred#71
↓19Norman#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.