State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1980 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,032 Kansas births in 1980 across 833 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#79Austinoutside the national top 200
#89Kellyoutside the national top 200
#91Levioutside the national top 200
#86Clayton#194 nationally
#98Tysonoutside the national top 200
#100Caleboutside the national top 200
#94Shawna#188 nationally
#63Clinton#131 nationally
#75Cody#143 nationally
#61Kelli#125 nationally
#90Lance#152 nationally
#54Tyler#114 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer656US #1
#2Amanda467US #2
#3Sarah406US #5
#4Melissa363US #4
#5Jessica361US #3
#6Amy295US #8
#7Angela250US #12
#8Amber238US #22
#9Heather223US #6
#10Michelle223US #10
#11Stephanie214US #13
#12Crystal207US #18
#13Kimberly197US #11
#14Megan196US #30
#15Nicole187US #7
#16Christina186US #15
#17Tiffany184US #14
#18Elizabeth183US #9
#19Rebecca178US #17
#20Sara177US #27
#21Lisa172US #16
#22Erin165US #20
#23Jamie160US #24
#24Rachel153US #23
#25April146US #26
#26Andrea133US #28
#27Laura127US #21
#28Emily126US #31
#29Ashley124US #40
#30Julie121US #32
#31Kelly115US #19
#32Shannon114US #29
#33Mary98US #25
#34Erica93US #34
#35Misty86US #49
#36Brandy83US #42
#37Holly83US #52
#38Tara81US #43
#39Courtney80US #48
#40Stacy80US #53
#41Katie79US #44
#42Katherine77US #35
#43Kristin77US #37
#44Carrie72US #46
#45Jill67US #66
#46Lindsey67US #91
#47Monica66US #45
#48Kristina64US #73
#49Brandi63US #63
#50Anna60US #55
#51Lori59US #76
#52Alicia58US #47
#53Lindsay57US #71
#54Brooke56US #57
#55Dawn56US #67
#56Kristen54US #39
#57Susan54US #62
#58Leslie52US #61
#59Danielle51US #33
#60Kathryn50US #50
#61Kelli50US #125
#62Maria50US #36
#63Natalie50US #65
#64Dana48US #68
#65Patricia48US #51
#66Christy47US #83
#67Melinda46US #92
#68Karen45US #54
#69Samantha45US #58
#70Tina45US #72
#71Wendy45US #75
#72Katrina44US #90
#73Kristy44US #78
#74Tamara44US #108
#75Heidi43US #79
#76Melanie43US #60
#77Natasha43US #89
#78Tonya43US #97
#79Kristi42US #122
#80Pamela42US #86
#81Tracy42US #56
#82Kara41US #127
#83Teresa41US #94
#84Allison40US #59
#85Cynthia40US #64
#86Christine39US #41
#87Leah39US #84
#88Tammy39US #96
#89Jaime38US #116
#90Miranda38US #128
#91Nichole38US #102
#92Vanessa38US #69
#93Cassandra37US #138
#94Shawna37US #188
#95Mindy36US #131
#96Valerie36US #85
#97Catherine35US #77
#98Mandy35US #132
#99Robin35US #109
#100Stacey35US #74

Boys

#1Michael685US #1
#2Jason587US #3
#3Joshua568US #7
#4Christopher538US #2
#5Matthew506US #6
#6Justin467US #13
#7Ryan393US #15
#8James381US #5
#9David360US #4
#10Brian331US #12
#11John329US #8
#12Brandon274US #31
#13Robert270US #9
#14Daniel267US #11
#15Jeremy265US #18
#16Joseph262US #10
#17Nicholas256US #17
#18Andrew248US #19
#19William248US #14
#20Eric247US #16
#21Adam244US #22
#22Travis239US #37
#23Aaron230US #34
#24Dustin222US #44
#25Jeffrey203US #27
#26Nathan186US #36
#27Kevin176US #23
#28Scott176US #33
#29Steven174US #28
#30Timothy174US #20
#31Charles173US #29
#32Jonathan171US #21
#33Thomas165US #25
#34Benjamin160US #32
#35Jacob160US #43
#36Mark157US #30
#37Chad150US #39
#38Anthony148US #24
#39Richard139US #26
#40Brett124US #96
#41Bradley117US #51
#42Kyle114US #57
#43Shawn114US #47
#44Paul109US #35
#45Jared106US #61
#46Derek102US #50
#47Jesse102US #45
#48Patrick96US #38
#49Bryan87US #49
#50Gregory87US #42
#51Kenneth83US #41
#52Shane82US #69
#53Zachary77US #72
#54Tyler74US #114
#55Samuel72US #54
#56Stephen72US #40
#57Lucas70US #98
#58Donald69US #53
#59Jeremiah69US #76
#60Luke69US #97
#61Sean69US #48
#62Brent64US #84
#63Clinton63US #131
#64Curtis63US #89
#65Ronald61US #58
#66Phillip60US #65
#67Casey56US #93
#68Craig55US #73
#69Todd55US #75
#70Corey54US #68
#71Cory54US #83
#72Seth53US #99
#73Joel51US #67
#74Douglas50US #62
#75Cody49US #143
#76Gary46US #63
#77Troy46US #106
#78Edward45US #52
#79Austin44
#80Peter44US #55
#81Derrick43US #74
#82Russell43US #92
#83Shaun41US #79
#84Erik39US #64
#85Jamie39US #105
#86Clayton37US #194
#87Jeffery36US #90
#88Keith36US #56
#89Kelly36
#90Lance36US #152
#91Levi36
#92Marcus36US #71
#93Wesley36US #95
#94Alan34US #112
#95Billy33US #100
#96Micheal33US #132
#97Philip33US #82
#98Tyson33
#99Raymond32US #66
#100Caleb31

On the move since 1979

Rising

↑46Courtney#39
↑30Maria#62
↑24Brooke#54
↑23Lindsey#46
↑21Karen#68
↑21Tamara#74
↑20Susan#57
↑18Kristin#43

Falling

↓50Mindy#95
↓49Mandy#98
↓42Stacey#100
↓31Christine#86
↓27Shaun#83
↓23Melanie#76
↓21Tracy#81
↓19Tonya#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1979 rankings.