State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,814 Kansas births in 1962 across 868 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#68Karla#192 nationally
#97Kay#197 nationally
#94Darla#190 nationally
#51Shelly#130 nationally
#79Brad#158 nationally
#62Deanna#138 nationally
#89Darren#165 nationally
#62Kent#136 nationally
#59Kelly#125 nationally
#98Sara#163 nationally
#59Dana#117 nationally
#81Brent#139 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa480US #1
#2Mary425US #2
#3Brenda380US #12
#4Lori377US #11
#5Susan361US #3
#6Linda340US #5
#7Kimberly330US #16
#8Karen326US #4
#9Julie275US #22
#10Teresa264US #18
#11Pamela253US #13
#12Debra249US #15
#13Tammy246US #23
#14Cynthia240US #8
#15Patricia224US #6
#16Sandra220US #10
#17Kelly219US #38
#18Michelle203US #31
#19Janet196US #35
#20Deborah189US #9
#21Rhonda187US #45
#22Kathy184US #27
#23Cindy183US #34
#24Donna181US #7
#25Sharon181US #17
#26Debbie172US #32
#27Denise171US #30
#28Nancy169US #19
#29Barbara166US #14
#30Cheryl164US #24
#31Connie163US #51
#32Robin162US #25
#33Laura161US #21
#34Angela156US #36
#35Kim154US #37
#36Carol153US #28
#37Tina152US #33
#38Rebecca146US #47
#39Elizabeth135US #20
#40Diane131US #26
#41Terri130US #54
#42Tracy125US #55
#43Diana120US #57
#44Sherry118US #48
#45Sheila117US #52
#46Jennifer116US #41
#47Sherri106US #82
#48Stephanie103US #70
#49Theresa100US #40
#50Kathleen98US #29
#51Shelly96US #130
#52Anita93US #81
#53Paula92US #60
#54Christine91US #39
#55Laurie91US #42
#56Carolyn86US #46
#57Vicki85US #85
#58Janice84US #58
#59Dana82US #117
#60Ann81US #56
#61Penny81US #92
#62Deanna79US #138
#63Melissa79US #68
#64Amy78US #61
#65Annette77US #75
#66Dawn77US #50
#67Cathy76US #62
#68Karla76US #192
#69Becky75US #122
#70Carla74US #78
#71Tamara74US #119
#72Jacqueline72US #44
#73Renee72US #76
#74Peggy70US #93
#75Jane69US #73
#76Margaret68US #43
#77Judy67US #63
#78Regina67US #91
#79Jill66US #72
#80Michele66US #59
#81Sheryl64US #134
#82Catherine63US #53
#83Vickie63US #107
#84Melinda62US #118
#85Rita61US #110
#86Christina59US #124
#87Katherine59US #84
#88Kathryn58US #89
#89Melanie58US #106
#90Shari56US #146
#91Gina54US #102
#92Sarah54US #98
#93Beverly52US #69
#94Darla52US #190
#95Ruth52US #104
#96Jackie51US #126
#97Kay51US #197
#98Sara50US #163
#99Joyce49US #74
#100Wendy49US #64

Boys

#1David929US #2
#2Michael849US #1
#3Mark741US #6
#4John707US #3
#5James649US #4
#6Robert639US #5
#7Kevin485US #14
#8Scott441US #11
#9William428US #7
#10Steven407US #12
#11Jeffrey396US #10
#12Richard388US #8
#13Gary324US #22
#14Brian303US #20
#15Timothy295US #16
#16Douglas269US #27
#17Gregory267US #21
#18Charles261US #15
#19Daniel246US #17
#20Kenneth246US #18
#21Ronald245US #25
#22Thomas243US #9
#23Donald227US #23
#24Larry214US #31
#25Randy210US #35
#26Terry202US #34
#27Joseph194US #13
#28Mike192US #39
#29Todd171US #30
#30Troy170US #67
#31Roger160US #47
#32Bradley157US #87
#33Jeff157US #44
#34Christopher155US #26
#35Jerry154US #38
#36Patrick147US #40
#37Paul145US #19
#38Stephen143US #28
#39Steve143US #46
#40Alan141US #53
#41Keith130US #36
#42Dennis126US #37
#43Craig120US #51
#44Anthony119US #24
#45Danny119US #54
#46Bruce113US #41
#47Eric112US #33
#48Dale111US #62
#49Edward111US #29
#50Ricky107US #50
#51Chris106US #60
#52Russell103US #57
#53Jeffery102US #45
#54Rodney100US #76
#55Tony99US #52
#56Randall98US #64
#57Tim96US #72
#58Phillip95US #68
#59Kelly92US #125
#60Jim91US #85
#61Jay90US #80
#62Kent89US #136
#63Curtis87US #73
#64Greg87US #77
#65Raymond83US #48
#66Barry82US #61
#67George82US #32
#68Bryan80US #82
#69Gerald78US #65
#70Jon74US #84
#71Carl72US #58
#72Martin72US #74
#73Frank70US #42
#74Tracy69US #111
#75Bill67US #108
#76Matthew66US #56
#77Joe65US #59
#78Tom65US #98
#79Brad64US #158
#80Rick64US #110
#81Brent63US #139
#82Billy62US #71
#83Jimmy61US #75
#84Kirk61US #138
#85Duane60US #135
#86Roy60US #90
#87Wayne60US #63
#88Brett58US #141
#89Darren54US #165
#90Andrew53US #49
#91Kurt53US #121
#92Allen52US #93
#93Darrell52US #102
#94Micheal50US #104
#95Stanley50US #106
#96Darryl49US #83
#97Don49US #123
#98Lawrence49US #70
#99Bobby48US #78
#100Glenn48US #55

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑25Ann#60
↑25Troy#30
↑22Margaret#76
↑20Shelly#51
↑20Frank#73
↑18Kelly#17
↑17Sherri#47
↑17Patrick#36

Falling

↓37Joyce#99
↓25Carla#70
↓24Judy#77
↓20Rita#85
↓18Kathryn#88
↓16Jacqueline#72
↓15Beverly#93
↓14Jackie#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.