State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1985 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,000 Kansas births in 1985 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.

#70Abbyoutside the national top 200
#92Coleoutside the national top 200
#60Kelsey#168 nationally
#78Audrey#186 nationally
#94Levioutside the national top 200
#96Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#100Tanneroutside the national top 200
#78Clinton#162 nationally
#76Clayton#157 nationally
#71Mallory#144 nationally
#93Grant#166 nationally
#83Kendra#154 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley605US #2
#2Jessica553US #1
#3Amanda456US #4
#4Jennifer422US #3
#5Megan317US #10
#6Sarah317US #5
#7Stephanie231US #6
#8Heather226US #8
#9Amber224US #16
#10Nicole210US #7
#11Elizabeth209US #9
#12Melissa198US #11
#13Emily185US #24
#14Danielle183US #18
#15Amy179US #20
#16Rachel176US #13
#17Laura167US #14
#18Rebecca166US #25
#19Jamie159US #27
#20Sara147US #30
#21Tiffany140US #23
#22Michelle138US #22
#23Christina133US #12
#24Erin133US #26
#25Andrea128US #33
#26Crystal127US #21
#27Lindsey127US #37
#28Kimberly123US #19
#29Angela122US #31
#30Katherine120US #32
#31Lindsay117US #40
#32Samantha117US #29
#33Lauren112US #15
#34Erica98US #34
#35Tara96US #51
#36Kelly95US #28
#37Lisa95US #36
#38Katie90US #39
#39Mary87US #35
#40Jenna86US #50
#41Kathryn86US #48
#42Courtney75US #43
#43Alicia74US #45
#44Brittany73US #17
#45Kristen71US #38
#46Kristin70US #49
#47Shannon70US #41
#48Kayla67US #109
#49Allison66US #46
#50Anna66US #54
#51April66US #47
#52Holly66US #56
#53Julie60US #55
#54Kristina60US #57
#55Brandi55US #69
#56Cassandra55US #62
#57Krystal55US #53
#58Monica54US #61
#59Kara52US #98
#60Kelsey51US #168
#61Whitney51US #73
#62Stacy50US #67
#63Brandy49US #70
#64Leah49US #78
#65Nichole49US #95
#66Chelsea47US #75
#67Lacey47US #124
#68Meghan46US #63
#69Vanessa46US #42
#70Abby45
#71Mallory45US #144
#72Natalie44US #58
#73Bethany43US #94
#74Alisha42US #131
#75Hannah41US #117
#76Leslie41US #76
#77Natasha41US #79
#78Audrey40US #186
#79Christine40US #44
#80Sheena40US #91
#81Katrina39US #93
#82Kelli39US #142
#83Kendra38US #154
#84Misty38US #121
#85Valerie38US #71
#86Alison37US #97
#87Caitlin37US #77
#88Melinda37US #138
#89Ashlee36US #141
#90Molly36US #119
#91Kathleen35US #68
#92Brooke34US #102
#93Rebekah34US #159
#94Victoria34US #59
#95Renee33US #118
#96Shawna32
#97Casey31US #114
#98Maria31US #52
#99Miranda31US #128
#100Morgan31US #127

Boys

#1Christopher564US #2
#2Matthew559US #3
#3Michael524US #1
#4Joshua511US #4
#5Andrew406US #11
#6Ryan393US #12
#7Brandon380US #13
#8Daniel328US #5
#9David312US #6
#10John309US #9
#11Justin308US #15
#12James289US #7
#13Adam273US #22
#14Jason268US #14
#15Nicholas266US #19
#16Kyle258US #27
#17Tyler249US #43
#18Robert245US #8
#19Joseph234US #10
#20Brian225US #18
#21Dustin223US #41
#22William214US #16
#23Jacob211US #35
#24Aaron206US #33
#25Eric204US #21
#26Jeremy199US #30
#27Nathan183US #40
#28Zachary180US #39
#29Anthony179US #20
#30Jonathan174US #17
#31Kevin171US #23
#32Steven170US #24
#33Timothy166US #26
#34Cody165US #52
#35Benjamin157US #31
#36Scott140US #44
#37Thomas139US #25
#38Jeffrey134US #29
#39Travis134US #46
#40Mark131US #32
#41Richard119US #28
#42Shawn116US #55
#43Brett114US #70
#44Bradley113US #53
#45Jesse110US #51
#46Sean105US #38
#47Jordan100US #62
#48Jared99US #58
#49Charles98US #34
#50Paul98US #42
#51Patrick96US #37
#52Derek93US #56
#53Stephen87US #36
#54Shane85US #68
#55Bryan80US #48
#56Samuel77US #54
#57Austin76US #107
#58Gregory76US #45
#59Chad72US #57
#60Lucas62US #122
#61Casey60US #86
#62Alexander59US #50
#63Luke59US #106
#64Brent57US #89
#65Marcus57US #61
#66Corey56US #63
#67Kenneth56US #47
#68Blake55US #100
#69Joel53US #67
#70Craig51US #79
#71Alex50US #80
#72Keith50US #64
#73Caleb49US #136
#74Evan49US #91
#75Seth49US #104
#76Clayton47US #157
#77Mitchell47US #115
#78Clinton46US #162
#79Phillip46US #69
#80Chase45US #133
#81Cory45US #81
#82Ian45US #78
#83Lance45US #130
#84Nathaniel45US #77
#85Wesley44US #94
#86Jeremiah43US #111
#87Donald42US #66
#88Curtis40US #98
#89Douglas40US #76
#90Drew40US #126
#91Alan39US #109
#92Cole39
#93Grant39US #166
#94Levi39
#95Todd39US #99
#96Derrick37US #83
#97Jeffery37US #96
#98Peter37US #60
#99Gary36US #82
#100Tanner35

On the move since 1984

Rising

↑51Brittany#44
↑25Kristina#54
↑24Lucas#60
↑23Hannah#75
↑20Mitchell#77
↑19Natalie#72
↑19Chase#80
↑18Nichole#65

Falling

↓29Christine#79
↓26Casey#97
↓25Victoria#94
↓24Todd#95
↓20Curtis#88
↓19Miranda#99
↓17Nathaniel#84
↓16Maria#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1984 rankings.