State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 31,381 Kansas births in 1970 across 816 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#79Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#73Darin#188 nationally
#91Karla#196 nationally
#99Kentoutside the national top 200
#98Darrin#180 nationally
#89Stacie#165 nationally
#67Justin#138 nationally
#34Shelly#103 nationally
#66Kelly#135 nationally
#55Kristi#123 nationally
#72Mike#136 nationally
#59Jamie#120 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer480US #1
#2Michelle428US #4
#3Amy354US #5
#4Kimberly343US #3
#5Angela336US #6
#6Lisa315US #2
#7Melissa248US #7
#8Julie203US #11
#9Tammy197US #8
#10Shannon193US #22
#11Lori192US #23
#12Stephanie192US #17
#13Tracy173US #10
#14Heather172US #19
#15Stacy161US #42
#16Mary153US #9
#17Tina151US #21
#18Christina142US #35
#19Susan141US #15
#20Kelly139US #20
#21Karen123US #12
#22Laura123US #13
#23Teresa119US #34
#24Cynthia114US #25
#25Dawn114US #16
#26Rebecca114US #29
#27Brenda110US #40
#28Dana107US #54
#29Pamela105US #26
#30Christine100US #14
#31Jill100US #52
#32Patricia99US #24
#33Elizabeth96US #18
#34Shelly94US #103
#35Michele91US #31
#36Tamara91US #79
#37Debra90US #47
#38Wendy90US #28
#39Tonya86US #49
#40Denise82US #36
#41Linda82US #38
#42Stacey82US #48
#43Deborah81US #33
#44Rhonda79US #46
#45Paula78US #57
#46Sandra75US #27
#47Barbara73US #41
#48Cheryl71US #44
#49Traci69US #100
#50Kristin67US #63
#51Nancy67US #50
#52Monica64US #56
#53Carrie63US #73
#54Donna63US #32
#55Kristi63US #123
#56Nicole62US #30
#57Robin62US #51
#58Gina61US #61
#59Jamie61US #120
#60Cindy60US #72
#61Janet57US #96
#62Sherry57US #60
#63Kelli55US #115
#64Ann54US #62
#65Deanna54US #90
#66Leslie54US #64
#67Rachel54US #58
#68Sheila54US #75
#69Sherri52US #122
#70Carol51US #71
#71Carla50US #94
#72Kathy50US #77
#73Tiffany50US #99
#74Katherine49US #67
#75Renee48US #68
#76Sarah48US #65
#77Terri48US #113
#78Andrea47US #43
#79Shawna47
#80Regina46US #86
#81Sharon46US #37
#82Holly45US #74
#83Jodi45US #95
#84Theresa45US #53
#85Catherine44US #59
#86Diane44US #70
#87Laurie44US #88
#88Melinda44US #93
#89Stacie44US #165
#90Crystal42US #101
#91Karla42US #196
#92Kristen42US #83
#93Tricia42US #124
#94April40US #82
#95Connie40US #116
#96Sheri40US #140
#97Diana39US #89
#98Kristina39US #125
#99Christy38US #105
#100Kathleen38US #45

Boys

#1Michael799US #1
#2David556US #3
#3John545US #4
#4James524US #2
#5Robert481US #5
#6Jeffrey383US #11
#7Jason362US #13
#8Christopher360US #6
#9Brian357US #8
#10Scott321US #12
#11Mark312US #9
#12William309US #7
#13Kevin270US #14
#14Richard258US #10
#15Steven256US #15
#16Eric226US #18
#17Charles219US #21
#18Timothy217US #20
#19Matthew210US #24
#20Shawn193US #34
#21Todd186US #28
#22Thomas184US #17
#23Troy180US #41
#24Paul172US #23
#25Daniel166US #19
#26Anthony161US #22
#27Kenneth152US #25
#28Douglas148US #36
#29Joseph144US #16
#30Chad132US #51
#31Bradley128US #47
#32Gregory127US #26
#33Aaron121US #52
#34Stephen120US #27
#35Ronald119US #29
#36Larry116US #43
#37Patrick114US #33
#38Travis113US #69
#39Bryan110US #53
#40Sean110US #37
#41Shane109US #64
#42Donald105US #30
#43Craig101US #39
#44Gary99US #35
#45Andrew96US #32
#46Terry93US #54
#47Jerry92US #45
#48Lance91US #76
#49Jeffery88US #50
#50Brent85US #74
#51Darren81US #75
#52Edward79US #31
#53Keith79US #38
#54Chris75US #63
#55Jon65US #68
#56Jay64US #97
#57Rodney62US #55
#58Curtis61US #88
#59Roger61US #61
#60Dennis60US #46
#61Alan59US #91
#62Jeremy59US #70
#63Tony59US #57
#64Derek58US #77
#65Brett56US #99
#66Kelly56US #135
#67Justin55US #138
#68Russell54US #58
#69George53US #40
#70Jeff53US #116
#71Jonathan51US #42
#72Mike49US #136
#73Darin48US #188
#74Phillip48US #73
#75Shannon47US #128
#76Carl46US #66
#77Marc46US #60
#78Bruce43US #94
#79Steve43US #114
#80Danny42US #85
#81Kyle40US #120
#82Peter40US #44
#83Raymond40US #49
#84Billy39US #78
#85Dale39US #110
#86Nathan39US #130
#87Randy39US #59
#88Ricky39US #105
#89Frank38US #48
#90Ryan38US #140
#91Brad37US #139
#92Martin37US #93
#93Samuel37US #62
#94Wesley37US #152
#95Joel36US #82
#96Lawrence36US #83
#97Brandon35US #131
#98Darrin35US #180
#99Kent35
#100Randall35US #100

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑34Carrie#53
↑34Nicole#56
↑33Lance#48
↑27Jay#56
↑25Janet#61
↑24Kristi#55
↑21Stacy#15
↑18Shannon#10

Falling

↓32Darrin#98
↓30Melinda#88
↓26Connie#95
↓26Christy#99
↓24Terri#77
↓23Randy#87
↓22Sharon#81
↓22Kathleen#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.