State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,880 Kansas births in 2002 across 1,124 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#45Addisonoutside the national top 200
#87Cooper#196 nationally
#91Aubrey#196 nationally
#95Reagan#199 nationally
#52Caden#153 nationally
#67Braden#168 nationally
#81Trenton#180 nationally
#80Kaden#174 nationally
#42Avery#132 nationally
#88Bethany#178 nationally
#69Brooklyn#152 nationally
#63Brayden#138 nationally

Girls

#1Emily243US #1
#2Madison221US #2
#3Emma213US #4
#4Abigail210US #7
#5Hannah210US #3
#6Alexis197US #5
#7Grace178US #15
#8Elizabeth160US #11
#9Lauren159US #13
#10Taylor150US #18
#11Alyssa138US #12
#12Olivia136US #10
#13Ashley129US #6
#14Samantha122US #9
#15Morgan119US #29
#16Sydney116US #23
#17Megan106US #22
#18Allison105US #44
#19Haley100US #35
#20Chloe98US #25
#21Anna97US #20
#22Isabella95US #14
#23Sarah94US #8
#24Jessica92US #16
#25Brianna91US #17
#26Hailey86US #31
#27Kaitlyn83US #32
#28Sophia83US #27
#29Paige79US #51
#30Rachel79US #24
#31Shelby74US #75
#32Jenna70US #47
#33Kayla68US #19
#34Victoria68US #21
#35Natalie67US #30
#36Jennifer66US #28
#37Mackenzie65US #42
#38Jordan64US #45
#39Bailey62US #84
#40Jasmine62US #26
#41Katherine62US #36
#42Avery60US #132
#43Kylie60US #61
#44Sierra60US #62
#45Addison59
#46Alexandra59US #38
#47Madeline59US #56
#48Brooke58US #52
#49Makayla58US #50
#50Zoe58US #60
#51Kaylee57US #57
#52Savannah57US #39
#53Katelyn56US #53
#54Riley56US #77
#55Faith55US #48
#56Claire54US #95
#57Julia53US #33
#58Trinity52US #70
#59Mia50US #43
#60Andrea49US #55
#61Destiny49US #34
#62Lillian49US #96
#63Courtney47US #88
#64Amanda46US #46
#65Ella44US #89
#66Mary44US #49
#67Audrey43US #100
#68Molly43US #107
#69Brooklyn42US #152
#70Gabrielle42US #66
#71Jillian42US #125
#72Maria42US #40
#73Sara42US #59
#74Nicole41US #37
#75Amber40US #65
#76Erin40US #72
#77Cheyenne39US #127
#78Laura39US #105
#79Leah39US #87
#80Madelyn39US #120
#81Mckenzie39US #143
#82Aaliyah38US #64
#83Kimberly38US #63
#84Rebecca38US #54
#85Vanessa38US #68
#86Alexandria37US #106
#87Ashlyn37US #158
#88Bethany37US #178
#89Caroline37US #67
#90Isabelle37US #111
#91Aubrey36US #196
#92Autumn36US #73
#93Isabel36US #85
#94Kelsey36US #118
#95Reagan36US #199
#96Danielle35US #71
#97Hope35US #160
#98Katie35US #103
#99Kylee35US #161
#100Alexa34US #69

Boys

#1Jacob318US #1
#2Ethan288US #5
#3Andrew234US #6
#4Joshua218US #3
#5Zachary215US #19
#6Michael190US #2
#7Nicholas187US #9
#8Tyler186US #14
#9Austin185US #26
#10William184US #11
#11Matthew180US #4
#12Alexander167US #15
#13Joseph166US #7
#14Noah156US #31
#15Logan155US #29
#16Daniel151US #10
#17Caleb149US #35
#18Gabriel149US #32
#19Dylan145US #23
#20Hunter141US #38
#21David138US #13
#22Samuel138US #25
#23John136US #17
#24Ryan136US #16
#25James132US #18
#26Benjamin129US #27
#27Brandon126US #20
#28Nathan126US #28
#29Anthony125US #12
#30Mason124US #53
#31Luke123US #46
#32Christopher121US #8
#33Jackson119US #50
#34Isaac118US #48
#35Jonathan114US #21
#36Christian111US #24
#37Blake109US #76
#38Cole108US #69
#39Jack107US #44
#40Aaron106US #43
#41Jordan106US #37
#42Isaiah104US #45
#43Thomas103US #36
#44Elijah99US #41
#45Connor98US #47
#46Chase95US #82
#47Jose95US #30
#48Seth95US #72
#49Robert93US #34
#50Aidan90US #60
#51Cameron89US #39
#52Caden86US #153
#53Cody86US #71
#54Justin83US #22
#55Kyle83US #40
#56Evan82US #56
#57Gavin82US #61
#58Alex81US #63
#59Wyatt76US #121
#60Nathaniel74US #62
#61Adam73US #55
#62Ian73US #67
#63Brayden71US #138
#64Eric71US #52
#65Kevin71US #33
#66Juan69US #54
#67Braden68US #168
#68Dalton68US #117
#69Hayden67US #96
#70Jason67US #42
#71Charles66US #58
#72Carson64US #105
#73Colton64US #128
#74Dakota64US #107
#75Garrett64US #91
#76Tanner63US #112
#77Trevor63US #81
#78Lucas61US #75
#79Grant60US #127
#80Kaden60US #174
#81Trenton60US #180
#82Gage59US #140
#83Jesse59US #90
#84Kaleb58US #111
#85Jaden57US #87
#86Sean56US #59
#87Cooper55US #196
#88Luis55US #57
#89Tristan53US #103
#90Xavier53US #88
#91Angel52US #49
#92Colby52US #125
#93Devin52US #74
#94Riley52US #99
#95Jayden50US #101
#96Adrian49US #73
#97Carter49US #108
#98Brian47US #51
#99Bryce46US #97
#100Dominic46US #83

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑43Aidan#50
↑36Caden#52
↑32Juan#66
↑29Avery#42
↑21Brooklyn#69
↑20Paige#29
↑20Jason#70
↑19Isabella#22

Falling

↓32Gage#82
↓26Kylee#99
↓25Faith#55
↓25Rebecca#84
↓25Bryce#99
↓24Destiny#61
↓24Dalton#68
↓24Tanner#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.