State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2001 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,415 Kansas births in 2001 across 1,076 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#73Kylee#195 nationally
#79Cooperoutside the national top 200
#73Braden#191 nationally
#68Brayden#176 nationally
#93Aubreyoutside the national top 200
#88Caden#195 nationally
#78Trenton#181 nationally
#100Chanceoutside the national top 200
#50Gage#144 nationally
#90Brooklyn#172 nationally
#71Avery#152 nationally
#85Payton#164 nationally

Girls

#1Madison259US #2
#2Emily246US #1
#3Hannah237US #3
#4Emma190US #13
#5Alexis188US #5
#6Abigail182US #8
#7Lauren176US #15
#8Taylor175US #12
#9Grace158US #16
#10Elizabeth151US #9
#11Jessica137US #11
#12Samantha137US #7
#13Alyssa135US #14
#14Sydney135US #23
#15Olivia133US #10
#16Anna122US #19
#17Haley117US #34
#18Ashley115US #4
#19Sarah113US #6
#20Rachel109US #24
#21Megan107US #20
#22Hailey92US #33
#23Chloe88US #30
#24Allison85US #44
#25Morgan85US #29
#26Brianna82US #18
#27Kaitlyn81US #31
#28Victoria81US #21
#29Bailey79US #69
#30Faith79US #53
#31Jordan79US #47
#32Katherine77US #35
#33Brooke74US #57
#34Natalie72US #32
#35Katelyn71US #52
#36Kaylee70US #66
#37Destiny69US #22
#38Jasmine68US #25
#39Jenna68US #45
#40Sierra68US #55
#41Isabella66US #28
#42Mackenzie66US #40
#43Savannah66US #42
#44Shelby66US #68
#45Jennifer65US #26
#46Sophia62US #37
#47Kayla61US #17
#48Kylie58US #95
#49Paige58US #71
#50Gabrielle57US #50
#51Makayla57US #54
#52Maria56US #41
#53Amanda55US #39
#54Claire54US #82
#55Julia54US #27
#56Audrey52US #112
#57Erin52US #60
#58Nicole52US #36
#59Rebecca52US #46
#60Zoe51US #65
#61Madeline49US #56
#62Mary49US #48
#63Sara49US #58
#64Trinity49US #67
#65Alexandra48US #38
#66Alexandria46US #91
#67Courtney46US #73
#68Mariah46US #85
#69Riley46US #106
#70Breanna44US #94
#71Avery43US #152
#72Andrea42US #49
#73Kylee42US #195
#74Lillian42US #111
#75Cassidy41US #107
#76Cheyenne41US #119
#77Marissa40US #79
#78Autumn39US #72
#79Danielle39US #63
#80Kathryn39US #97
#81Molly39US #90
#82Kennedy38US #138
#83Kimberly38US #61
#84Amber37US #51
#85Payton37US #164
#86Jillian36US #120
#87Lindsey36US #105
#88Hope35US #150
#89Mckenzie35US #135
#90Brooklyn34US #172
#91Caroline34US #62
#92Catherine34US #81
#93Aubrey33
#94Caitlyn33US #133
#95Isabel33US #88
#96Isabelle33US #113
#97Michelle33US #59
#98Peyton33US #173
#99Vanessa33US #64
#100Ashlyn32US #157

Boys

#1Jacob343US #1
#2Michael224US #2
#3Ethan223US #17
#4Andrew212US #7
#5Austin208US #25
#6Joshua205US #4
#7Zachary199US #16
#8Matthew189US #3
#9William189US #10
#10Dylan188US #21
#11Logan186US #29
#12Joseph184US #8
#13Nicholas173US #6
#14Alexander168US #20
#15Ryan166US #15
#16Samuel165US #26
#17Tyler165US #13
#18Christopher161US #5
#19Noah156US #28
#20John153US #14
#21Nathan153US #31
#22Caleb151US #37
#23Brandon148US #18
#24Hunter148US #36
#25Anthony145US #11
#26Daniel141US #9
#27Benjamin139US #27
#28James135US #19
#29Christian129US #24
#30David129US #12
#31Gabriel121US #38
#32Jordan119US #39
#33Mason119US #54
#34Jackson113US #60
#35Connor111US #49
#36Cameron108US #35
#37Aaron103US #42
#38Jonathan101US #23
#39Robert100US #30
#40Luke99US #50
#41Cody98US #64
#42Cole98US #74
#43Thomas98US #33
#44Dalton96US #98
#45Blake95US #77
#46Isaac94US #47
#47Elijah93US #45
#48Kyle93US #40
#49Jose92US #34
#50Gage90US #144
#51Justin90US #22
#52Tanner89US #101
#53Dakota87US #93
#54Kevin86US #32
#55Isaiah85US #43
#56Jack85US #48
#57Eric81US #44
#58Ian81US #70
#59Evan80US #56
#60Seth78US #68
#61Garrett77US #80
#62Chase75US #79
#63Wyatt75US #107
#64Gavin73US #78
#65Nathaniel73US #61
#66Trevor71US #76
#67Carson68US #95
#68Brayden67US #176
#69Colton67US #118
#70Timothy67US #67
#71Devin66US #71
#72Alex62US #62
#73Braden62US #191
#74Bryce62US #92
#75Colby61US #99
#76Adam60US #51
#77Charles60US #55
#78Trenton58US #181
#79Cooper56
#80Hayden56US #117
#81Sean56US #57
#82Angel55US #58
#83Bryan55US #69
#84Adrian54US #75
#85Brian54US #46
#86Lucas52US #83
#87Parker52US #123
#88Caden51US #195
#89Carter51US #111
#90Jason51US #41
#91Grant50US #135
#92Jesse50US #91
#93Aidan49US #86
#94Jaden49US #114
#95Levi49US #171
#96Luis49US #52
#97Kaleb48US #116
#98Juan47US #53
#99Jared46US #65
#100Chance45

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑32Jenna#39
↑31Gabriel#31
↑25Isabella#41
↑24Carson#67
↑24Timothy#70
↑22Kaylee#36
↑22Jasmine#38
↑19Audrey#56

Falling

↓42Michelle#97
↓28Courtney#67
↓26Trinity#64
↓24Grant#91
↓23Paige#49
↓22Garrett#61
↓22Adam#76
↓20Danielle#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.