State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,776 Kansas births in 1964 across 845 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#84Kristioutside the national top 200
#88Darinoutside the national top 200
#99Janaoutside the national top 200
#82Karla#182 nationally
#96Marcia#190 nationally
#63Shelley#143 nationally
#72Kent#146 nationally
#63Kelly#132 nationally
#74Brad#143 nationally
#71Sheri#138 nationally
#35Shelly#101 nationally
#95Lance#157 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa447US #1
#2Mary359US #2
#3Lori329US #15
#4Susan327US #3
#5Kimberly309US #6
#6Julie273US #17
#7Brenda267US #18
#8Karen251US #4
#9Linda229US #8
#10Teresa228US #21
#11Tammy225US #10
#12Michelle218US #23
#13Pamela208US #11
#14Patricia193US #5
#15Donna191US #7
#16Cynthia181US #9
#17Angela180US #22
#18Debra175US #24
#19Sandra170US #13
#20Laura167US #14
#21Rhonda160US #43
#22Deborah155US #12
#23Kelly152US #35
#24Cheryl150US #29
#25Tina147US #34
#26Denise143US #25
#27Barbara141US #19
#28Nancy139US #26
#29Jennifer137US #31
#30Connie136US #64
#31Janet135US #48
#32Elizabeth130US #16
#33Paula130US #45
#34Christine126US #28
#35Shelly126US #101
#36Sharon122US #20
#37Robin120US #27
#38Stephanie120US #57
#39Sheila119US #51
#40Kim117US #42
#41Cindy116US #47
#42Rebecca116US #46
#43Terri114US #62
#44Amy112US #44
#45Diana112US #63
#46Carol111US #36
#47Tracy110US #40
#48Dana109US #70
#49Kathy109US #39
#50Diane108US #32
#51Debbie102US #52
#52Sherry92US #50
#53Carla91US #78
#54Kathleen84US #30
#55Sherri81US #86
#56Melissa75US #53
#57Dawn72US #33
#58Theresa72US #38
#59Deanna71US #115
#60Jacqueline71US #37
#61Jill68US #61
#62Annette67US #68
#63Shelley67US #143
#64Jane66US #93
#65Christina65US #88
#66Janice64US #69
#67Stacy64US #123
#68Regina63US #83
#69Judy62US #74
#70Michele62US #58
#71Sheri62US #138
#72Laurie61US #59
#73Anita60US #85
#74Vicki60US #112
#75Becky59US #131
#76Tamara59US #108
#77Ann57US #60
#78Penny57US #96
#79Margaret56US #49
#80Catherine53US #54
#81Cathy53US #75
#82Karla53US #182
#83Renee53US #71
#84Kristi52
#85Leslie52US #73
#86Melinda52US #113
#87Sheryl52US #135
#88Beth51US #65
#89Gina51US #79
#90Stacey50US #126
#91Valerie50US #66
#92Carolyn49US #56
#93Wendy49US #55
#94Kathryn48US #84
#95Peggy47US #106
#96Marcia46US #190
#97Suzanne46US #67
#98Anna44US #97
#99Jana44
#100Katherine44US #82

Boys

#1David806US #3
#2Michael800US #1
#3John728US #2
#4James637US #4
#5Robert615US #5
#6Mark540US #6
#7Kevin495US #13
#8Richard359US #8
#9Steven346US #12
#10William331US #7
#11Scott325US #14
#12Jeffrey322US #10
#13Brian292US #20
#14Timothy269US #15
#15Todd248US #28
#16Daniel242US #19
#17Kenneth231US #18
#18Charles225US #17
#19Douglas224US #31
#20Gary223US #26
#21Thomas221US #9
#22Paul200US #16
#23Ronald199US #24
#24Gregory195US #22
#25Donald191US #25
#26Joseph186US #11
#27Larry180US #36
#28Christopher177US #23
#29Terry164US #35
#30Troy156US #57
#31Eric142US #32
#32Jeff140US #52
#33Randy139US #38
#34Jerry133US #40
#35Bradley128US #77
#36Mike128US #47
#37Dennis125US #42
#38Stephen122US #29
#39Patrick121US #30
#40Keith115US #34
#41Jeffery112US #45
#42Roger112US #49
#43Anthony110US #21
#44Jay106US #84
#45Steve106US #51
#46Danny104US #56
#47Chris103US #65
#48Alan102US #53
#49Craig100US #48
#50Rodney98US #59
#51Jon96US #79
#52Bruce95US #46
#53Edward91US #27
#54Russell91US #58
#55Bryan88US #70
#56Randall87US #66
#57Curtis86US #75
#58Matthew86US #43
#59Ricky80US #54
#60Tim80US #82
#61Tony79US #50
#62Dale76US #72
#63Kelly76US #132
#64Shawn76US #88
#65Brent75US #125
#66Carl74US #55
#67Raymond74US #44
#68Phillip69US #67
#69Andrew68US #37
#70George66US #33
#71Jim66US #101
#72Kent66US #146
#73Billy64US #71
#74Brad64US #143
#75Frank63US #41
#76Greg63US #95
#77Joe61US #62
#78Darren58US #127
#79Gerald58US #60
#80Rick57US #121
#81Bobby55US #73
#82Roy54US #89
#83Allen53US #93
#84Martin53US #63
#85Barry51US #69
#86Jimmy50US #78
#87Wayne50US #61
#88Darin47
#89Peter47US #39
#90Stanley47US #111
#91Jack46US #99
#92Kirk46US #147
#93Philip45US #76
#94Jonathan44US #83
#95Lance44US #157
#96Dean43US #85
#97Vincent43US #64
#98Aaron42US #138
#99Brett41US #129
#100Duane41US #130

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑37Dawn#57
↑29Deanna#59
↑28Christina#65
↑24Frank#75
↑20Jacqueline#60
↑20Judy#69
↑18Jon#51
↑17Christine#34

Falling

↓26Gina#89
↓25Katherine#100
↓24Peggy#95
↓22Cindy#41
↓21Penny#78
↓20Kathy#49
↓20Debbie#51
↓20Beth#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.