State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,751 Kansas births in 1969 across 795 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#95Kentoutside the national top 200
#66Darrin#158 nationally
#67Darin#159 nationally
#78Justin#167 nationally
#84Mitchell#168 nationally
#69Brad#145 nationally
#60Shannon#129 nationally
#50Travis#113 nationally
#80Tracy#141 nationally
#57Kelly#115 nationally
#87Kyle#143 nationally
#57Traci#112 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle422US #2
#2Lisa407US #1
#3Kimberly341US #4
#4Jennifer313US #3
#5Angela282US #7
#6Amy281US #6
#7Melissa246US #5
#8Julie239US #12
#9Tammy228US #9
#10Stephanie192US #19
#11Lori188US #20
#12Mary188US #8
#13Kelly156US #15
#14Brenda154US #38
#15Rebecca148US #28
#16Susan147US #11
#17Tracy145US #17
#18Tina144US #22
#19Pamela141US #24
#20Laura127US #10
#21Teresa120US #32
#22Deborah117US #27
#23Christine115US #14
#24Dawn114US #21
#25Heather114US #34
#26Karen112US #13
#27Wendy109US #29
#28Shannon108US #31
#29Christina106US #37
#30Jill106US #51
#31Cynthia105US #23
#32Dana100US #60
#33Denise100US #35
#34Patricia99US #18
#35Sandra98US #25
#36Stacy97US #53
#37Elizabeth94US #16
#38Rhonda92US #44
#39Debra90US #43
#40Donna85US #26
#41Cheryl84US #41
#42Michele82US #30
#43Linda79US #33
#44Nancy77US #45
#45Stacey76US #52
#46Tamara76US #78
#47Sheila75US #68
#48Paula74US #50
#49Robin73US #46
#50Cindy72US #74
#51Gina70US #63
#52Shelly66US #102
#53Terri66US #93
#54Tonya65US #54
#55Sherry64US #55
#56Carol63US #56
#57Traci59US #112
#58Melinda58US #89
#59Sharon58US #36
#60Leslie57US #64
#61Monica56US #59
#62Sherri56US #106
#63Theresa56US #49
#64Barbara55US #39
#65Sarah55US #72
#66Katherine54US #70
#67Kathy54US #77
#68Kristin54US #76
#69Connie53US #105
#70Diane52US #61
#71Kelli51US #115
#72Jamie50US #121
#73Christy49US #116
#74Andrea48US #48
#75Kim48US #66
#76Diana47US #81
#77Jacqueline47US #62
#78Kathleen47US #42
#79Kristi47US #129
#80Melanie47US #92
#81Rachel47US #69
#82Ann46US #57
#83Deanna46US #88
#84Regina46US #86
#85Carla45US #90
#86Janet45US #84
#87Carrie44US #94
#88Catherine44US #58
#89Laurie44US #79
#90Nicole44US #47
#91Renee42US #67
#92Kristina41US #136
#93Sheri41US #132
#94Suzanne41US #75
#95Tricia40US #119
#96Beth38US #82
#97Heidi38US #80
#98Tracey38US #65
#99Annette37US #113
#100Tara37US #107

Boys

#1Michael850US #1
#2David588US #2
#3John532US #4
#4James509US #3
#5Robert467US #5
#6Brian422US #9
#7Christopher358US #7
#8Mark353US #8
#9Jeffrey329US #11
#10Scott310US #12
#11William290US #6
#12Kevin282US #16
#13Steven276US #14
#14Richard265US #10
#15Eric235US #21
#16Timothy221US #17
#17Jason205US #25
#18Todd204US #28
#19Daniel195US #18
#20Charles190US #19
#21Thomas185US #13
#22Paul175US #22
#23Shawn171US #41
#24Troy171US #42
#25Matthew170US #24
#26Kenneth162US #23
#27Douglas152US #34
#28Gregory151US #26
#29Joseph151US #15
#30Ronald139US #29
#31Bradley129US #53
#32Gary122US #35
#33Patrick121US #31
#34Anthony120US #20
#35Craig113US #39
#36Donald113US #30
#37Jeffery111US #48
#38Larry107US #40
#39Stephen106US #27
#40Sean103US #37
#41Chad100US #69
#42Jerry99US #45
#43Terry98US #52
#44Rodney95US #49
#45Dennis94US #44
#46Andrew91US #33
#47Aaron88US #61
#48Bryan87US #51
#49Darren81US #60
#50Travis80US #113
#51Jon79US #68
#52Edward77US #32
#53Keith77US #36
#54Curtis74US #81
#55Shane74US #87
#56Brent67US #92
#57Kelly64US #115
#58Roger63US #59
#59Russell62US #57
#60Shannon61US #129
#61Chris60US #66
#62Alan58US #76
#63Raymond58US #50
#64Randy56US #55
#65Danny55US #73
#66Darrin54US #158
#67Darin53US #159
#68Tony53US #54
#69Brad51US #145
#70Carl51US #62
#71Corey51US #58
#72George51US #38
#73Jeff51US #106
#74Brett50US #94
#75Mike50US #112
#76Phillip50US #74
#77Jonathan48US #46
#78Justin48US #167
#79Randall46US #85
#80Tracy46US #141
#81Lance44US #103
#82Dale42US #96
#83Jay42US #95
#84Mitchell42US #168
#85Frank41US #47
#86Marc41US #63
#87Kyle40US #143
#88Vincent40US #70
#89Billy39US #77
#90Roy39US #105
#91Gerald38US #65
#92Darrell36US #93
#93Martin36US #78
#94Wayne36US #75
#95Kent35
#96Steve35US #98
#97Barry34US #99
#98Micheal34US #120
#99Ricky34US #90
#100Ryan34US #135

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑31Shannon#60
↑30Aaron#47
↑26Leslie#60
↑26Chad#41
↑25Heather#25
↑24Christy#73
↑24Shane#55
↑23Nancy#44

Falling

↓28Carrie#87
↓27Carla#85
↓24Kathleen#78
↓24Annette#99
↓24Ricky#99
↓22Connie#69
↓21Paula#48
↓21Janet#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.