State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 1999 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,332 Kansas births in 1999 across 1,034 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#75Aubreyoutside the national top 200
#79Bradenoutside the national top 200
#86Paytonoutside the national top 200
#87Peytonoutside the national top 200
#89Cooperoutside the national top 200
#93Ashtonoutside the national top 200
#77Trenton#180 nationally
#98Braydenoutside the national top 200
#90Ashlyn#191 nationally
#74Levi#170 nationally
#94Gage#178 nationally
#88Preston#162 nationally

Girls

#1Madison252US #7
#2Emily237US #1
#3Hannah231US #2
#4Taylor219US #8
#5Alexis186US #3
#6Abigail162US #18
#7Ashley157US #6
#8Sarah153US #4
#9Elizabeth149US #10
#10Samantha143US #5
#11Jessica141US #9
#12Megan136US #15
#13Grace133US #27
#14Emma132US #17
#15Lauren130US #12
#16Morgan129US #24
#17Sydney124US #23
#18Alyssa122US #11
#19Anna114US #29
#20Rachel112US #19
#21Olivia111US #20
#22Haley105US #31
#23Kaitlyn102US #33
#24Amanda98US #22
#25Brianna93US #14
#26Kayla91US #13
#27Victoria89US #16
#28Bailey88US #65
#29Paige82US #67
#30Natalie81US #34
#31Courtney79US #44
#32Jordan78US #48
#33Shelby78US #62
#34Sierra78US #49
#35Allison77US #40
#36Katherine75US #36
#37Makayla74US #66
#38Kylie72US #109
#39Jennifer70US #21
#40Brooke68US #47
#41Jasmine68US #26
#42Nicole65US #25
#43Alexandra64US #32
#44Brittany64US #35
#45Mackenzie63US #52
#46Gabrielle62US #46
#47Amber59US #41
#48Faith59US #76
#49Katelyn59US #55
#50Savannah59US #42
#51Kaylee58US #69
#52Erin56US #58
#53Maria55US #39
#54Danielle54US #43
#55Destiny54US #28
#56Hailey54US #54
#57Mariah54US #68
#58Marissa54US #73
#59Rebecca54US #38
#60Breanna53US #74
#61Cheyenne53US #84
#62Stephanie53US #37
#63Jenna52US #61
#64Mary51US #45
#65Mikayla51US #85
#66Melissa50US #64
#67Sophia50US #53
#68Kelsey49US #72
#69Claire47US #86
#70Kathryn47US #91
#71Chloe45US #63
#72Alexandria44US #83
#73Katie43US #92
#74Sara42US #50
#75Aubrey41
#76Lindsey41US #96
#77Michaela41US #125
#78Cassandra40US #87
#79Isabella40US #60
#80Madeline40US #70
#81Laura39US #81
#82Jade37US #117
#83Julia37US #30
#84Riley36US #138
#85Hope35US #143
#86Payton35
#87Peyton35
#88Vanessa35US #57
#89Heather34US #112
#90Ashlyn33US #191
#91Michelle33US #56
#92Alexa32US #89
#93Ashton32
#94Bethany32US #140
#95Lydia32US #148
#96Mckenzie32US #141
#97Molly32US #102
#98Kristen31US #114
#99Tiffany31US #80
#100Autumn30US #77

Boys

#1Jacob451US #1
#2Austin267US #13
#3Joshua244US #4
#4Michael243US #2
#5Matthew229US #3
#6Andrew227US #7
#7Tyler227US #10
#8Nicholas218US #5
#9Ryan207US #12
#10Christopher206US #6
#11Ethan194US #37
#12Zachary194US #17
#13Dylan192US #23
#14Alexander188US #21
#15Brandon179US #11
#16John179US #15
#17Joseph177US #8
#18William174US #14
#19Noah169US #24
#20Samuel164US #27
#21Jonathan151US #22
#22Caleb149US #41
#23Jordan149US #30
#24David144US #16
#25Benjamin141US #29
#26Logan136US #42
#27Nathan136US #32
#28Anthony134US #18
#29Cameron132US #33
#30Daniel132US #9
#31Kyle132US #28
#32James131US #19
#33Hunter128US #36
#34Justin127US #20
#35Tanner122US #87
#36Dalton120US #86
#37Christian116US #25
#38Thomas112US #31
#39Cody104US #45
#40Luke104US #67
#41Aaron103US #38
#42Blake101US #84
#43Connor98US #48
#44Robert96US #26
#45Garrett95US #78
#46Mason94US #71
#47Dakota93US #77
#48Seth91US #65
#49Chase89US #76
#50Jack89US #52
#51Trevor88US #66
#52Isaac84US #64
#53Cole81US #75
#54Jose81US #35
#55Jackson79US #83
#56Jason78US #40
#57Bryce76US #93
#58Elijah75US #60
#59Gabriel74US #53
#60Tristan74US #99
#61Evan73US #57
#62Alex70US #58
#63Dawson70US #136
#64Jared70US #54
#65Wyatt70US #131
#66Colton69US #109
#67Devin69US #68
#68Nathaniel69US #62
#69Isaiah68US #51
#70Adam67US #44
#71Eric67US #39
#72Grant66US #128
#73Brett63US #137
#74Levi63US #170
#75Ian62US #72
#76Charles59US #50
#77Trenton57US #180
#78Kevin56US #34
#79Braden55
#80Brian55US #43
#81Timothy54US #49
#82Gavin53US #101
#83Juan52US #46
#84Spencer51US #92
#85Lucas50US #90
#86Luis48US #55
#87Clayton47US #157
#88Preston47US #162
#89Cooper46
#90Parker46US #124
#91Steven46US #47
#92Derek45US #113
#93Kaleb45US #159
#94Gage44US #178
#95Sean44US #56
#96Travis44US #102
#97Alec42US #132
#98Brayden42
#99Carson42US #156
#100Hayden42US #150

On the move since 1998

Rising

↑33Dawson#63
↑32Elijah#58
↑28Faith#48
↑27Breanna#60
↑23Marissa#58
↑22Evan#61
↑21Grace#13
↑20Luke#40

Falling

↓32Kelsey#68
↓30Madeline#80
↓27Sara#74
↓27Molly#97
↓26Alexandria#72
↓22Brittany#44
↓22Adam#70
↓22Eric#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1998 rankings.