State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,938 Kansas births in 1960 across 869 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#84Deanna#173 nationally
#62Kent#148 nationally
#93Marsha#178 nationally
#77Darren#156 nationally
#67Sheryl#142 nationally
#81Brent#154 nationally
#65Sherri#136 nationally
#71Dana#141 nationally
#65Brad#134 nationally
#60Kelly#128 nationally
#44Becky#111 nationally
#45Carla#110 nationally

Girls

#1Mary513US #1
#2Brenda447US #13
#3Susan436US #2
#4Debra404US #8
#5Linda382US #3
#6Karen379US #4
#7Lisa362US #6
#8Cynthia318US #9
#9Pamela304US #14
#10Teresa302US #19
#11Patricia282US #7
#12Donna276US #5
#13Julie271US #28
#14Tammy261US #31
#15Lori259US #20
#16Kimberly251US #26
#17Sandra247US #11
#18Cindy244US #30
#19Janet242US #32
#20Nancy241US #15
#21Cheryl239US #17
#22Kathy234US #21
#23Barbara231US #12
#24Debbie223US #24
#25Connie203US #47
#26Carol198US #23
#27Rebecca188US #38
#28Deborah187US #10
#29Sharon184US #16
#30Rhonda182US #44
#31Denise171US #29
#32Kelly166US #52
#33Kim164US #34
#34Diane160US #22
#35Terri158US #49
#36Elizabeth155US #18
#37Michelle155US #39
#38Laura145US #25
#39Diana141US #53
#40Cathy118US #46
#41Robin118US #33
#42Janice113US #41
#43Judy111US #48
#44Becky109US #111
#45Carla108US #110
#46Paula108US #55
#47Kathleen107US #27
#48Sherry104US #54
#49Theresa104US #35
#50Tina103US #45
#51Kathryn99US #82
#52Vicki96US #73
#53Angela91US #50
#54Christine91US #40
#55Penny90US #113
#56Stephanie89US #91
#57Laurie87US #37
#58Tracy87US #84
#59Anita86US #87
#60Jennifer86US #61
#61Jill86US #76
#62Catherine84US #42
#63Joyce84US #58
#64Annette83US #62
#65Sherri83US #136
#66Beverly82US #60
#67Sheryl82US #142
#68Margaret78US #36
#69Ann77US #51
#70Peggy77US #69
#71Dana74US #141
#72Jane74US #67
#73Tamara74US #124
#74Marilyn73US #118
#75Carolyn71US #43
#76Katherine71US #81
#77Pam71US #132
#78Sheila71US #56
#79Judith70US #74
#80Beth63US #72
#81Rita63US #96
#82Sandy63US #126
#83Vickie63US #100
#84Deanna60US #173
#85Melissa60US #109
#86Shirley60US #70
#87Valerie60US #65
#88Betty59US #68
#89Joan59US #80
#90Leslie59US #92
#91Regina58US #105
#92Terry56US #101
#93Marsha55US #178
#94Julia54US #122
#95Marcia54US #156
#96Amy53US #77
#97Glenda53US #158
#98Rose53US #98
#99Ruth53US #97
#100Shelly52US #157

Boys

#1David1,009US #1
#2Michael884US #2
#3Mark826US #6
#4James702US #3
#5Robert687US #5
#6John663US #4
#7Kevin499US #15
#8Steven461US #10
#9William459US #7
#10Richard454US #8
#11Timothy355US #11
#12Gary290US #22
#13Charles288US #13
#14Jeffrey288US #14
#15Donald282US #19
#16Ronald282US #21
#17Brian281US #20
#18Thomas281US #9
#19Gregory270US #24
#20Daniel267US #17
#21Scott267US #23
#22Larry260US #28
#23Kenneth251US #16
#24Douglas249US #30
#25Terry228US #34
#26Randy220US #32
#27Mike206US #36
#28Paul198US #18
#29Jerry191US #37
#30Dennis188US #31
#31Joseph175US #12
#32Bradley164US #90
#33Bruce157US #39
#34Steve157US #43
#35Craig154US #41
#36Randall154US #59
#37Alan147US #50
#38Danny146US #48
#39Edward144US #26
#40Roger143US #47
#41Anthony141US #25
#42Keith140US #35
#43Ricky140US #38
#44Jeff139US #49
#45Stephen135US #27
#46Christopher129US #29
#47Patrick128US #45
#48Russell128US #56
#49Dale127US #54
#50Tim119US #60
#51Tony119US #52
#52Rodney117US #68
#53Chris116US #63
#54Jeffery104US #55
#55Eric101US #44
#56Curtis100US #79
#57Jim100US #75
#58Phillip98US #66
#59Greg93US #83
#60Kelly93US #128
#61Raymond93US #46
#62Kent90US #148
#63Jay87US #78
#64Gerald86US #62
#65Brad84US #134
#66Carl82US #53
#67Rick81US #101
#68Bill80US #95
#69George80US #33
#70Jon78US #97
#71Bryan76US #88
#72Wayne76US #58
#73Tom72US #86
#74Frank71US #40
#75Philip71US #76
#76Martin70US #77
#77Darren67US #156
#78Jack67US #85
#79Billy66US #67
#80Joe66US #57
#81Brent65US #154
#82Lawrence64US #64
#83Duane62US #127
#84Stanley60US #100
#85Jimmy58US #69
#86Marvin58US #119
#87Todd58US #71
#88Darrell56US #104
#89Kirk56US #142
#90Roy56US #80
#91Allen55US #99
#92Bobby55US #73
#93Harold54US #92
#94Matthew54US #61
#95Mitchell54US #126
#96Barry53US #72
#97Ronnie53US #87
#98Troy53US #162
#99Dean52US #94
#100Micheal52US #105

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑41Tracy#58
↑27Sherri#65
↑24Carla#45
↑22Penny#55
↑21Jill#61
↑20Jennifer#60
↑17Kelly#32
↑15Tammy#14

Falling

↓26Peggy#70
↓21Marsha#93
↓20Ruth#99
↓19Carolyn#75
↓17Rita#81
↓17Darrell#88
↓16Sheryl#67
↓15Joyce#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.