State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,849 Kansas births in 1955 across 824 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#72Rex#191 nationally
#86Danaoutside the national top 200
#89Marla#193 nationally
#97Kellyoutside the national top 200
#54Kent#156 nationally
#90Becky#174 nationally
#65Carla#135 nationally
#57Sheryl#125 nationally
#47Bradley#107 nationally
#80Chris#139 nationally
#95Wesley#151 nationally
#100Brad#153 nationally

Girls

#1Debra856US #4
#2Mary718US #1
#3Linda619US #3
#4Susan542US #5
#5Patricia514US #6
#6Deborah510US #2
#7Cynthia419US #11
#8Nancy394US #9
#9Pamela393US #12
#10Karen370US #8
#11Barbara340US #7
#12Janet329US #20
#13Donna291US #10
#14Sandra286US #13
#15Rebecca274US #27
#16Teresa274US #26
#17Brenda264US #18
#18Sharon260US #16
#19Carol259US #15
#20Connie234US #35
#21Cheryl220US #19
#22Kathy218US #22
#23Kathleen208US #17
#24Janice207US #25
#25Diane197US #14
#26Denise195US #23
#27Joyce168US #29
#28Rhonda163US #71
#29Diana158US #55
#30Paula152US #39
#31Kathryn151US #59
#32Sherry149US #56
#33Marilyn147US #49
#34Elizabeth146US #21
#35Vicki145US #52
#36Beverly132US #34
#37Catherine129US #28
#38Peggy126US #51
#39Vickie126US #68
#40Carolyn122US #30
#41Rita118US #72
#42Terri118US #85
#43Margaret116US #24
#44Jane111US #50
#45Lisa110US #48
#46Shirley110US #37
#47Cathy109US #44
#48Judy108US #32
#49Betty107US #36
#50Jean104US #60
#51Theresa103US #38
#52Julie100US #67
#53Judith99US #31
#54Ruth98US #70
#55Sheila97US #57
#56Terry97US #83
#57Sheryl89US #125
#58Cindy88US #79
#59Bonnie86US #45
#60Marsha86US #106
#61Ann85US #43
#62Anita84US #94
#63Christine83US #40
#64Robin80US #33
#65Carla78US #135
#66Gail77US #42
#67Katherine77US #65
#68Marcia77US #98
#69Kimberly76US #111
#70Martha76US #53
#71Jo75US #58
#72Laura74US #41
#73Virginia74US #66
#74Michelle73US #97
#75Rose70US #54
#76Glenda69US #128
#77Joan68US #46
#78Debbie65US #63
#79Kim65US #75
#80Victoria64US #82
#81Sue63US #116
#82Constance60US #118
#83Sally60US #95
#84Leslie59US #99
#85Phyllis59US #74
#86Dana58
#87Jacqueline58US #73
#88Roberta58US #113
#89Marla57US #193
#90Becky55US #174
#91Valerie55US #80
#92Gloria53US #47
#93Loretta53US #123
#94Lynn53US #62
#95Dorothy52US #64
#96Alice51US #87
#97Stephanie51US #114
#98Wanda51US #61
#99Jan50US #138
#100Jennifer50US #104

Boys

#1David1,165US #2
#2Michael1,152US #1
#3Robert864US #4
#4James829US #3
#5John817US #5
#6Steven762US #10
#7Mark645US #9
#8Richard630US #7
#9William570US #6
#10Gary495US #12
#11Donald407US #14
#12Charles387US #11
#13Ronald379US #18
#14Thomas371US #8
#15Terry357US #28
#16Larry355US #19
#17Gregory354US #24
#18Daniel334US #17
#19Randy333US #30
#20Kenneth325US #15
#21Dennis308US #23
#22Timothy306US #22
#23Douglas291US #29
#24Stephen282US #21
#25Paul232US #16
#26Roger229US #37
#27Kevin215US #27
#28Jeffrey206US #20
#29Joseph200US #13
#30Randall182US #53
#31Jerry181US #33
#32Rodney176US #65
#33Bruce163US #32
#34Dale150US #52
#35Craig147US #50
#36Edward146US #25
#37Patrick143US #41
#38Alan141US #43
#39Scott140US #38
#40George138US #26
#41Ricky132US #46
#42Keith127US #39
#43Gerald120US #48
#44Danny117US #45
#45Carl110US #47
#46Stanley110US #64
#47Bradley107US #107
#48Jack107US #60
#49Wayne106US #44
#50Raymond102US #36
#51Lawrence99US #42
#52Russell96US #57
#53Christopher95US #49
#54Kent94US #156
#55Micheal91US #87
#56Anthony90US #31
#57Philip90US #62
#58Harold89US #63
#59Curtis88US #79
#60Phillip87US #74
#61Brian85US #40
#62Rick83US #109
#63Roy83US #58
#64Frank81US #34
#65Joe78US #68
#66Steve76US #72
#67Darrell73US #91
#68Billy68US #69
#69Jeffery65US #73
#70Jimmy65US #78
#71Jon65US #115
#72Rex63US #191
#73Kim62US #98
#74Martin62US #77
#75Ronnie60US #80
#76Eric59US #85
#77Glenn59US #59
#78Samuel58US #71
#79Allen57US #84
#80Chris57US #139
#81Marc57US #126
#82Norman57US #102
#83Eugene55US #81
#84Ralph54US #67
#85Mike52US #123
#86Johnny51US #55
#87Melvin51US #95
#88Walter51US #51
#89Jay50US #103
#90Dean49US #111
#91Tony49US #93
#92Arthur48US #56
#93Bobby48US #75
#94Albert47US #76
#95Wesley47US #151
#96Don46US #125
#97Kelly46
#98Duane45US #135
#99Marvin45US #94
#100Brad44US #153

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑45Lisa#45
↑30Terri#42
↑25Jimmy#70
↑22Russell#52
↑21Eric#76
↑20Jean#50
↑19Rex#72
↑15Theresa#51

Falling

↓28Marvin#99
↓27Brad#100
↓23Wanda#98
↓22Ralph#84
↓20Marcia#68
↓17Martha#70
↓17Darrell#67
↓15Stephanie#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.