State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,449 Kansas births in 1958 across 847 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#76Deannaoutside the national top 200
#68Dana#162 nationally
#94Bret#187 nationally
#54Kent#144 nationally
#61Kelly#148 nationally
#72Marsha#158 nationally
#77Sherri#159 nationally
#50Tamara#127 nationally
#92Kay#169 nationally
#75Brad#151 nationally
#46Sheryl#121 nationally
#87Brent#159 nationally

Girls

#1Debra566US #6
#2Mary555US #1
#3Susan458US #2
#4Linda456US #3
#5Karen418US #4
#6Cynthia390US #8
#7Pamela379US #11
#8Brenda338US #16
#9Kathy333US #14
#10Patricia331US #5
#11Julie302US #23
#12Cheryl299US #13
#13Deborah269US #7
#14Nancy269US #12
#15Teresa257US #26
#16Janet250US #28
#17Barbara248US #9
#18Cindy242US #25
#19Donna237US #10
#20Debbie233US #24
#21Carol216US #20
#22Sandra215US #15
#23Kimberly214US #39
#24Tammy213US #44
#25Sharon205US #17
#26Lisa203US #19
#27Diane186US #18
#28Denise179US #27
#29Terri177US #51
#30Rebecca171US #41
#31Diana169US #45
#32Rhonda167US #48
#33Elizabeth163US #22
#34Connie161US #50
#35Lori161US #30
#36Vicki152US #57
#37Kathleen147US #21
#38Peggy144US #42
#39Kim141US #40
#40Janice136US #35
#41Cathy123US #34
#42Kathryn122US #58
#43Joyce115US #46
#44Judy115US #36
#45Laura115US #29
#46Sheryl113US #121
#47Robin112US #32
#48Paula109US #53
#49Theresa108US #33
#50Tamara106US #127
#51Catherine104US #38
#52Vickie99US #75
#53Anita98US #82
#54Michelle97US #56
#55Sherry97US #67
#56Becky96US #111
#57Kelly95US #108
#58Jane93US #61
#59Margaret92US #31
#60Carolyn91US #37
#61Beverly89US #55
#62Sheila89US #59
#63Christine85US #43
#64Shirley84US #52
#65Carla83US #126
#66Rita83US #88
#67Ann82US #47
#68Dana82US #162
#69Penny81US #124
#70Jean78US #73
#71Katherine78US #74
#72Marsha75US #158
#73Jennifer73US #81
#74Annette72US #76
#75Betty72US #54
#76Deanna68
#77Sherri68US #159
#78Judith67US #62
#79Marilyn67US #96
#80Bonnie66US #63
#81Marcia66US #128
#82Terry66US #89
#83Tina66US #71
#84Jill63US #98
#85Joan63US #68
#86Leslie62US #79
#87Melinda61US #142
#88Valerie61US #64
#89Glenda60US #141
#90Roberta60US #133
#91Elaine58US #101
#92Kay57US #169
#93Martha56US #69
#94Sue56US #102
#95Angela55US #83
#96Ruth55US #90
#97Stephanie55US #113
#98Beth54US #95
#99Amy51US #97
#100Jo51US #91

Boys

#1David1,065US #2
#2Michael1,024US #1
#3Robert775US #4
#4James746US #3
#5Mark735US #7
#6John639US #5
#7Richard527US #8
#8Steven523US #10
#9William479US #6
#10Kevin420US #20
#11Charles367US #11
#12Thomas361US #9
#13Timothy345US #13
#14Ronald331US #19
#15Gregory324US #23
#16Gary322US #17
#17Kenneth310US #14
#18Randy309US #32
#19Larry299US #22
#20Douglas287US #30
#21Daniel283US #16
#22Donald274US #18
#23Terry264US #33
#24Jeffrey256US #21
#25Brian241US #24
#26Scott213US #25
#27Paul211US #15
#28Dennis210US #29
#29Jerry201US #35
#30Stephen189US #26
#31Ricky182US #34
#32Mike174US #40
#33Bruce171US #36
#34Joseph168US #12
#35Steve154US #44
#36Roger152US #47
#37Randall149US #62
#38Keith141US #37
#39Patrick140US #42
#40Danny139US #45
#41Alan138US #49
#42Dale136US #46
#43Edward125US #28
#44Craig121US #53
#45Russell120US #54
#46Anthony115US #27
#47Bradley115US #108
#48Rick114US #77
#49Rodney113US #65
#50Raymond105US #43
#51Eric104US #50
#52George99US #31
#53Christopher98US #39
#54Kent95US #144
#55Tony90US #57
#56Jay88US #86
#57Jeffery88US #59
#58Gerald87US #58
#59Greg87US #105
#60Carl86US #51
#61Kelly85US #148
#62Wayne85US #48
#63Jim84US #87
#64Martin83US #71
#65Tim83US #74
#66Jack81US #80
#67Frank80US #38
#68Chris79US #93
#69Phillip79US #81
#70Jeff78US #68
#71Joe78US #56
#72Curtis77US #82
#73Roy75US #75
#74Micheal74US #91
#75Brad69US #151
#76Darrell69US #90
#77Lawrence69US #52
#78Matthew68US #60
#79Billy65US #64
#80Bryan63US #101
#81Allen62US #92
#82Bobby61US #69
#83Ronnie61US #66
#84Stanley60US #88
#85Harold57US #84
#86Jimmy57US #73
#87Brent56US #159
#88Bill54US #99
#89Duane54US #136
#90Samuel53US #85
#91Kirk52US #147
#92Dan51US #109
#93Philip51US #67
#94Bret50US #187
#95Tom49US #96
#96Don46US #112
#97Marvin46US #119
#98Todd46US #116
#99Barry45US #79
#100Johnny45US #61

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑34Eric#51
↑34Tim#65
↑31Greg#59
↑25Tammy#24
↑25Penny#69
↑24Annette#74
↑22Mike#32
↑21Tony#55

Falling

↓32Ruth#96
↓25Marilyn#79
↓19Micheal#74
↓19Harold#85
↓18Martha#93
↓16Carolyn#60
↓16Stephanie#97
↓16Phillip#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.