State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,185 Kansas births in 1963 across 860 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#92Kristioutside the national top 200
#83Karla#189 nationally
#68Darren#158 nationally
#60Kent#141 nationally
#93Doug#174 nationally
#100Kyle#180 nationally
#72Brad#146 nationally
#46Shelly#117 nationally
#78Shelley#148 nationally
#58Kelly#126 nationally
#97Darla#165 nationally
#62Stacy#129 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa549US #1
#2Lori421US #8
#3Mary395US #2
#4Brenda353US #15
#5Susan319US #3
#6Karen289US #4
#7Kimberly289US #11
#8Julie269US #22
#9Teresa259US #18
#10Tammy250US #12
#11Linda246US #5
#12Cynthia215US #10
#13Michelle207US #26
#14Pamela204US #14
#15Debra202US #21
#16Deborah186US #13
#17Donna181US #6
#18Rhonda179US #45
#19Cindy178US #37
#20Patricia177US #7
#21Kelly176US #32
#22Sharon172US #19
#23Barbara171US #17
#24Sandra170US #9
#25Janet169US #40
#26Angela168US #30
#27Denise167US #27
#28Kim161US #39
#29Kathy159US #34
#30Laura159US #16
#31Debbie153US #41
#32Cheryl149US #24
#33Robin149US #25
#34Nancy146US #23
#35Tina139US #35
#36Connie135US #55
#37Rebecca135US #44
#38Diana123US #62
#39Terri123US #58
#40Tracy122US #48
#41Carol119US #33
#42Elizabeth118US #20
#43Paula115US #42
#44Diane114US #31
#45Jennifer113US #36
#46Shelly112US #117
#47Sherry112US #49
#48Stephanie112US #64
#49Sheila107US #50
#50Dana105US #88
#51Christine97US #29
#52Melissa95US #61
#53Carla91US #82
#54Sherri89US #78
#55Theresa88US #38
#56Amy87US #54
#57Penny85US #86
#58Janice81US #63
#59Tamara79US #111
#60Ann78US #57
#61Kathleen78US #28
#62Stacy77US #129
#63Gina76US #79
#64Jill76US #68
#65Annette71US #71
#66Laurie71US #47
#67Anita70US #77
#68Beth69US #66
#69Vicki69US #100
#70Jane67US #75
#71Peggy67US #106
#72Renee66US #74
#73Margaret65US #46
#74Catherine64US #53
#75Katherine64US #87
#76Becky62US #126
#77Joyce62US #84
#78Shelley62US #148
#79Cathy61US #67
#80Jacqueline61US #51
#81Sheryl61US #135
#82Carolyn60US #56
#83Karla60US #189
#84Kathryn59US #93
#85Sheri59US #136
#86Melinda58US #121
#87Michele58US #59
#88Deanna56US #133
#89Judy55US #70
#90Leslie54US #72
#91Stacey54US #127
#92Kristi53
#93Christina52US #107
#94Dawn52US #52
#95Joan52US #95
#96Sandy52US #144
#97Darla51US #165
#98Suzanne50US #65
#99Valerie50US #69
#100Rita49US #115

Boys

#1David829US #3
#2Michael791US #1
#3John661US #2
#4Robert606US #5
#5Mark604US #6
#6James600US #4
#7Kevin490US #11
#8Richard401US #8
#9Scott385US #12
#10Steven384US #14
#11William374US #7
#12Jeffrey366US #10
#13Brian309US #20
#14Timothy281US #15
#15Thomas262US #9
#16Charles253US #16
#17Douglas242US #28
#18Gary241US #24
#19Paul225US #17
#20Todd225US #30
#21Kenneth216US #18
#22Daniel214US #19
#23Terry214US #32
#24Gregory213US #21
#25Ronald209US #23
#26Larry201US #36
#27Donald194US #25
#28Randy165US #37
#29Joseph162US #13
#30Mike154US #44
#31Eric152US #31
#32Christopher150US #26
#33Jerry146US #38
#34Jeff135US #48
#35Bradley132US #82
#36Dennis127US #39
#37Anthony126US #22
#38Troy125US #66
#39Jeffery121US #46
#40Ricky121US #47
#41Roger118US #53
#42Stephen117US #29
#43Russell116US #57
#44Bruce114US #43
#45Patrick114US #35
#46Bryan111US #73
#47Keith111US #33
#48Alan109US #56
#49Craig107US #51
#50Danny107US #55
#51Randall106US #65
#52Rodney106US #76
#53Chris102US #59
#54Steve100US #49
#55Curtis93US #72
#56Edward90US #27
#57Jay86US #85
#58Kelly85US #126
#59Dale82US #69
#60Kent80US #141
#61Phillip80US #70
#62Shawn79US #108
#63Tony78US #52
#64George77US #34
#65Gerald75US #60
#66Brent74US #125
#67Matthew74US #50
#68Darren72US #158
#69Jon72US #84
#70Raymond72US #45
#71Tim72US #79
#72Brad70US #146
#73Kirk68US #139
#74Martin68US #62
#75Andrew67US #42
#76Greg65US #81
#77Tracy65US #121
#78Barry64US #67
#79Rick63US #111
#80Carl62US #54
#81Joe62US #58
#82Brett57US #129
#83Billy56US #74
#84Bobby56US #75
#85Duane56US #130
#86Jim56US #92
#87Allen55US #90
#88Wayne53US #63
#89Darrell52US #95
#90Dean52US #86
#91Mitchell52US #127
#92Bill51US #113
#93Doug51US #174
#94Glenn51US #64
#95Jimmy50US #78
#96Stanley50US #105
#97Lawrence49US #68
#98Vincent49US #61
#99Frank48US #41
#100Kyle48US #180

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑28Gina#63
↑22Joyce#77
↑22Bryan#46
↑21Darren#68
↑18Paul#19
↑17Carla#53
↑16Eric#31
↑15Jill#64

Falling

↓28Dawn#94
↓26Carolyn#82
↓26Deanna#88
↓26Jim#86
↓26Frank#99
↓17Bill#92
↓15Anita#67
↓15Karla#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.