State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1987 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,748 Kansas births in 1987 across 854 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#70Chelsey#186 nationally
#79Bryce#195 nationally
#86Coleoutside the national top 200
#85Clinton#194 nationally
#92Tanneroutside the national top 200
#100Levi#193 nationally
#93Grant#175 nationally
#65Jordan#146 nationally
#75Logan#144 nationally
#95Drew#160 nationally
#94Clayton#153 nationally
#84Lance#142 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley609US #2
#2Jessica601US #1
#3Amanda460US #3
#4Sarah351US #5
#5Jennifer317US #4
#6Megan286US #12
#7Amber235US #15
#8Heather214US #9
#9Rachel206US #17
#10Emily191US #19
#11Elizabeth177US #10
#12Stephanie175US #6
#13Melissa171US #13
#14Nicole159US #8
#15Kayla156US #27
#16Samantha155US #11
#17Danielle154US #14
#18Amy146US #24
#19Lauren144US #16
#20Sara140US #29
#21Rebecca133US #25
#22Tiffany132US #18
#23Brittany128US #7
#24Kimberly128US #23
#25Katherine127US #28
#26Kelsey127US #67
#27Laura124US #22
#28Whitney122US #32
#29Jamie120US #39
#30Michelle116US #21
#31Andrea113US #36
#32Erin113US #34
#33Katie113US #38
#34Crystal108US #26
#35Christina96US #20
#36Angela94US #35
#37Courtney85US #33
#38Chelsea84US #47
#39Erica79US #31
#40Kristen79US #42
#41Lindsay79US #49
#42Lindsey79US #41
#43Anna76US #52
#44Alicia74US #46
#45Kelly74US #30
#46Allison73US #44
#47Hannah69US #66
#48Jenna67US #57
#49Mary64US #37
#50Shannon64US #45
#51Morgan63US #95
#52Kathryn61US #51
#53Lisa61US #40
#54Mallory61US #91
#55Vanessa57US #43
#56April56US #58
#57Brooke56US #94
#58Cassandra53US #68
#59Kristin53US #55
#60Kristina53US #62
#61Julie51US #65
#62Kendra51US #77
#63Bethany50US #87
#64Natalie50US #56
#65Jordan48US #146
#66Kara48US #104
#67Casey47US #81
#68Alyssa44US #60
#69Caitlin43US #63
#70Chelsey43US #186
#71Brandi42US #88
#72Monica42US #64
#73Tara42US #69
#74Molly41US #97
#75Natasha41US #73
#76Victoria40US #50
#77Alexandra39US #59
#78Nichole39US #111
#79Lacey38US #117
#80Holly37US #71
#81Leah37US #82
#82Leslie37US #89
#83Abigail36US #138
#84Erika36US #75
#85Jacqueline36US #54
#86Brandy35US #92
#87Brianna35US #122
#88Kelli35US #131
#89Maria35US #53
#90Krista34US #108
#91Krystal34US #70
#92Catherine32US #74
#93Christine32US #48
#94Dana32US #83
#95Patricia32US #76
#96Stacy32US #101
#97Ashlee31US #112
#98Julia31US #86
#99Miranda31US #140
#100Anne30US #147

Boys

#1Christopher502US #2
#2Matthew484US #3
#3Michael459US #1
#4Joshua447US #4
#5Andrew366US #6
#6Ryan333US #13
#7Justin332US #9
#8Brandon309US #14
#9David301US #5
#10Kyle300US #22
#11Tyler275US #39
#12Daniel270US #7
#13James270US #8
#14John234US #11
#15Nicholas228US #16
#16Adam222US #27
#17Jacob214US #31
#18Joseph206US #12
#19Robert205US #10
#20Aaron190US #34
#21Cody188US #49
#22Anthony184US #17
#23Jason184US #23
#24Eric182US #21
#25William180US #15
#26Zachary177US #33
#27Brian172US #20
#28Benjamin165US #28
#29Jonathan165US #18
#30Dustin159US #44
#31Jeremy152US #29
#32Kevin151US #19
#33Nathan151US #45
#34Timothy151US #26
#35Travis151US #42
#36Steven144US #25
#37Derek133US #54
#38Jeffrey132US #32
#39Jordan132US #52
#40Scott129US #43
#41Thomas119US #24
#42Austin114US #76
#43Mark112US #36
#44Charles111US #35
#45Patrick109US #41
#46Jared108US #58
#47Paul101US #46
#48Alexander100US #37
#49Jesse98US #55
#50Richard98US #30
#51Bradley94US #56
#52Alex86US #60
#53Bryan86US #51
#54Chad85US #63
#55Samuel85US #50
#56Sean82US #40
#57Stephen80US #38
#58Brett76US #71
#59Casey75US #80
#60Cory73US #62
#61Shawn73US #59
#62Seth72US #89
#63Gregory71US #47
#64Kenneth71US #53
#65Corey68US #57
#66Shane66US #65
#67Joel59US #75
#68Marcus59US #67
#69Blake58US #106
#70Caleb54US #115
#71Devin50US #99
#72Lucas50US #121
#73Nathaniel50US #78
#74Cameron49US #96
#75Logan49US #144
#76Brent48US #103
#77Trevor47US #93
#78Luke46US #111
#79Bryce45US #195
#80Douglas45US #85
#81Phillip45US #68
#82Craig44US #88
#83Keith43US #69
#84Lance43US #142
#85Clinton42US #194
#86Cole42
#87Evan42US #83
#88Garrett42US #113
#89Derrick41US #86
#90Ian41US #81
#91Spencer41US #124
#92Tanner41
#93Grant40US #175
#94Clayton39US #153
#95Drew39US #160
#96Gary39US #87
#97Donald38US #70
#98Peter38US #64
#99Taylor38US #117
#100Levi37US #193

On the move since 1986

Rising

↑24Kayla#15
↑23Monica#72
↑20Kelsey#26
↑19Morgan#51
↑19Bryce#79
↑17Chelsea#38
↑17Kristina#60
↑17Douglas#80

Falling

↓32Stacy#96
↓28Tara#73
↓24Holly#80
↓20Molly#74
↓19Lindsey#42
↓19Garrett#88
↓18Krystal#91
↓18Brett#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1986 rankings.