State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,278 Kansas births in 1968 across 762 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#74Kent#194 nationally
#94Karlaoutside the national top 200
#94Justinoutside the national top 200
#57Darin#147 nationally
#65Travis#141 nationally
#84Stacy#157 nationally
#66Kristi#138 nationally
#68Darrin#138 nationally
#78Kyle#148 nationally
#91Shannon#159 nationally
#83Lance#144 nationally
#38Shelly#98 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle435US #2
#2Lisa419US #1
#3Kimberly347US #3
#4Jennifer275US #4
#5Angela246US #7
#6Melissa228US #5
#7Julie219US #16
#8Amy217US #13
#9Lori216US #22
#10Mary198US #6
#11Tammy196US #8
#12Stephanie193US #23
#13Susan169US #10
#14Tina158US #18
#15Kelly154US #12
#16Karen144US #9
#17Teresa140US #30
#18Laura139US #11
#19Brenda138US #34
#20Christine138US #14
#21Cynthia138US #19
#22Debra130US #38
#23Rebecca126US #33
#24Pamela122US #20
#25Dawn111US #21
#26Rhonda108US #42
#27Paula104US #45
#28Tracy103US #25
#29Patricia102US #15
#30Christina97US #44
#31Jill96US #46
#32Dana93US #70
#33Sandra93US #26
#34Deborah92US #27
#35Linda91US #28
#36Denise88US #35
#37Elizabeth88US #17
#38Shelly87US #98
#39Cheryl86US #37
#40Robin86US #43
#41Stacy84US #64
#42Shannon83US #53
#43Donna82US #24
#44Michele82US #29
#45Cindy81US #67
#46Barbara78US #36
#47Connie78US #87
#48Wendy75US #31
#49Stacey73US #55
#50Heather71US #62
#51Sheila70US #59
#52Tonya68US #60
#53Carol66US #49
#54Kathleen66US #40
#55Sherry66US #52
#56Terri66US #83
#57Sherri60US #95
#58Carla59US #91
#59Carrie59US #86
#60Kim59US #57
#61Tamara59US #80
#62Melinda57US #90
#63Gina55US #58
#64Diana54US #71
#65Janet52US #73
#66Kristi52US #138
#67Nancy52US #39
#68Deanna51US #104
#69Jacqueline50US #50
#70Ann49US #54
#71Kristin48US #84
#72Carolyn46US #61
#73Diane46US #51
#74Kathy46US #76
#75Annette45US #102
#76Sharon44US #32
#77Melanie43US #94
#78Shelley43US #129
#79Andrea42US #48
#80Laurie41US #79
#81Sarah40US #78
#82Theresa40US #47
#83Jamie39US #120
#84Monica39US #68
#85Sheri39US #119
#86Leslie38US #66
#87Regina38US #81
#88April37US #96
#89Catherine37US #56
#90Maria37US #41
#91Renee37US #65
#92Beth36US #74
#93Jodi36US #97
#94Karla36
#95Vicki36US #114
#96Julia35US #113
#97Christy34US #151
#98Valerie34US #77
#99Victoria34US #82
#100Anne33US #88

Boys

#1Michael790US #1
#2David599US #2
#3James493US #4
#4Robert466US #5
#5John460US #3
#6Brian376US #10
#7Mark375US #7
#8Jeffrey315US #11
#9Richard311US #8
#10Christopher283US #9
#11Scott279US #14
#12Kevin278US #17
#13William273US #6
#14Timothy248US #13
#15Steven234US #15
#16Todd208US #28
#17Charles188US #20
#18Eric185US #22
#19Thomas181US #12
#20Troy178US #40
#21Matthew171US #24
#22Daniel169US #18
#23Shawn159US #43
#24Paul154US #19
#25Ronald150US #25
#26Douglas148US #33
#27Gary144US #32
#28Anthony136US #21
#29Patrick128US #30
#30Joseph127US #16
#31Kenneth119US #23
#32Gregory118US #26
#33Donald117US #29
#34Bradley111US #57
#35Larry111US #38
#36Jeffery105US #46
#37Stephen105US #27
#38Terry104US #48
#39Jason103US #47
#40Rodney97US #42
#41Sean97US #37
#42Jerry92US #44
#43Bryan91US #51
#44Curtis82US #75
#45Craig81US #41
#46Dennis81US #45
#47Darren80US #60
#48Chris78US #64
#49Edward78US #31
#50Kelly76US #97
#51Keith71US #35
#52Randy71US #54
#53Russell71US #56
#54Jon70US #65
#55Jeff65US #90
#56Brent64US #102
#57Darin64US #147
#58Mike64US #93
#59Andrew61US #34
#60Roger57US #55
#61Brett56US #105
#62Tony56US #52
#63Alan55US #74
#64George55US #36
#65Travis53US #141
#66Randall52US #79
#67Chad51US #104
#68Darrin51US #138
#69Jay51US #88
#70Raymond51US #50
#71Joel49US #80
#72Phillip49US #71
#73Bruce48US #61
#74Kent47US #194
#75Ricky47US #70
#76Tracy47US #111
#77Aaron46US #87
#78Kyle46US #148
#79Shane45US #120
#80Lawrence44US #67
#81Dale43US #91
#82Danny43US #72
#83Lance41US #144
#84Stacy40US #157
#85Martin39US #68
#86Roy39US #94
#87Ryan39US #131
#88Wayne39US #63
#89Carl37US #59
#90Joe37US #85
#91Shannon36US #159
#92Tim36US #139
#93Frank35US #49
#94Justin35
#95Gerald34US #62
#96Jimmy34US #77
#97Vincent34US #73
#98Derek33US #122
#99Peter33US #39
#100Jack32US #110

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑35Heather#50
↑27Kristi#66
↑25Carrie#59
↑25Travis#65
↑22Carolyn#72
↑21Jacqueline#69
↑21Brett#61
↑20Kyle#78

Falling

↓31Renee#91
↓26Theresa#82
↓24Sharon#76
↓21Karla#94
↓21Gerald#95
↓20Tony#62
↓19Danny#82
↓18Chad#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.