State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,016 Kansas births in 1957 across 859 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#88Deannaoutside the national top 200
#89Karlaoutside the national top 200
#91Rexoutside the national top 200
#62Dana#155 nationally
#60Kent#150 nationally
#80Kelly#167 nationally
#68Brad#153 nationally
#93Brent#174 nationally
#91Sherri#171 nationally
#73Marsha#144 nationally
#87Leslie#156 nationally
#94Wesley#160 nationally

Girls

#1Debra728US #4
#2Mary615US #1
#3Cynthia536US #7
#4Susan505US #2
#5Linda501US #3
#6Karen439US #5
#7Patricia404US #8
#8Brenda396US #13
#9Deborah394US #6
#10Pamela349US #12
#11Nancy342US #11
#12Teresa312US #24
#13Cheryl301US #16
#14Janet300US #23
#15Barbara284US #9
#16Cindy271US #19
#17Carol263US #18
#18Kathy263US #20
#19Sharon257US #14
#20Donna239US #10
#21Sandra238US #15
#22Rebecca225US #34
#23Julie194US #28
#24Diana186US #43
#25Connie185US #47
#26Rhonda184US #52
#27Denise176US #25
#28Diane173US #17
#29Kimberly173US #42
#30Kathleen165US #21
#31Joyce161US #40
#32Janice156US #32
#33Vicki151US #51
#34Lisa150US #26
#35Paula150US #49
#36Debbie147US #27
#37Terri145US #68
#38Kim140US #35
#39Elizabeth133US #22
#40Catherine129US #37
#41Judy128US #38
#42Vickie128US #70
#43Kathryn122US #65
#44Carolyn118US #33
#45Robin115US #30
#46Peggy114US #62
#47Theresa110US #36
#48Laura108US #31
#49Tammy107US #107
#50Cathy106US #39
#51Sherry106US #55
#52Lori100US #45
#53Margaret99US #29
#54Marilyn98US #82
#55Beverly96US #48
#56Michelle96US #79
#57Anita93US #81
#58Jane93US #56
#59Katherine92US #72
#60Rita91US #78
#61Shirley90US #46
#62Dana89US #155
#63Sheryl87US #112
#64Ruth86US #84
#65Becky81US #127
#66Betty81US #50
#67Christine80US #41
#68Judith79US #53
#69Sheila79US #58
#70Carla78US #128
#71Ann77US #44
#72Jean77US #67
#73Marsha76US #144
#74Jennifer72US #87
#75Martha72US #63
#76Bonnie69US #64
#77Jill67US #100
#78Tina66US #80
#79Leslie65US #77
#80Gail64US #54
#81Stephanie64US #110
#82Lynn63US #61
#83Rose63US #69
#84Wanda63US #59
#85Jo62US #83
#86Marcia62US #126
#87Terry62US #92
#88Deanna58
#89Karla58
#90Elaine57US #96
#91Sherri57US #171
#92Valerie57US #76
#93Angela56US #89
#94Penny56US #138
#95Virginia56US #75
#96Joan54US #60
#97Kay52US #163
#98Annette51US #97
#99Jan51US #140
#100Regina51US #123

Boys

#1Michael1,092US #1
#2David1,039US #3
#3James853US #2
#4Robert792US #4
#5Mark745US #7
#6John714US #5
#7Steven636US #10
#8Richard604US #8
#9William548US #6
#10Charles394US #11
#11Gary385US #13
#12Ronald383US #17
#13Kevin376US #20
#14Donald371US #15
#15Thomas366US #9
#16Daniel360US #16
#17Larry357US #22
#18Timothy349US #19
#19Kenneth334US #14
#20Gregory328US #23
#21Douglas314US #30
#22Randy306US #31
#23Terry293US #33
#24Jeffrey241US #21
#25Dennis239US #28
#26Stephen227US #24
#27Paul225US #18
#28Joseph194US #12
#29Jerry191US #35
#30Scott191US #32
#31Brian188US #26
#32Roger182US #42
#33Edward162US #25
#34Bruce161US #34
#35Ricky148US #40
#36Rodney148US #70
#37Patrick145US #41
#38Danny140US #45
#39George140US #29
#40Keith139US #36
#41Randall136US #59
#42Dale135US #50
#43Alan124US #48
#44Russell118US #54
#45Gerald117US #51
#46Bradley116US #107
#47Craig111US #55
#48Steve110US #44
#49Martin109US #69
#50Rick108US #87
#51Jack107US #67
#52Anthony104US #27
#53Phillip102US #79
#54Mike100US #53
#55Micheal99US #85
#56Wayne98US #47
#57Carl97US #49
#58Christopher94US #43
#59Jay94US #88
#60Kent94US #150
#61Raymond88US #39
#62Darrell87US #90
#63Jeffery86US #52
#64Frank84US #38
#65Lawrence84US #46
#66Harold83US #74
#67Curtis79US #80
#68Brad76US #153
#69Chris76US #120
#70Jon75US #110
#71Stanley74US #81
#72Joe72US #57
#73Billy69US #64
#74Roy68US #65
#75Allen67US #91
#76Tony66US #71
#77Jim65US #106
#78Ralph65US #76
#79Jimmy62US #77
#80Kelly61US #167
#81Matthew60US #83
#82Bryan58US #115
#83Philip58US #68
#84Ronnie56US #73
#85Eric54US #60
#86Duane52US #136
#87Leslie52US #156
#88Marvin51US #112
#89Dean50US #93
#90Greg50US #127
#91Rex50
#92Arthur49US #66
#93Brent49US #174
#94Wesley49US #160
#95Bill48US #123
#96Dan48US #121
#97Fred48US #103
#98Kirk48US #154
#99Tim48US #119
#100Glenn47US #62

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑27Lori#52
↑23Mike#54
↑20Julie#23
↑19Steve#48
↑18Chris#69
↑16Vickie#42
↑16Becky#65
↑16Jill#77

Falling

↓22Virginia#95
↓21Marcia#86
↓20Martha#75
↓20Stanley#71
↓17Lawrence#65
↓16Jane#58
↓15Margaret#53
↓15Shirley#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.