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Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,499 Kansas births in 2009 across 1,348 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#57Harper#173 nationally
#91Jaxsonoutside the national top 200
#92Addysonoutside the national top 200
#66Brooklynn#162 nationally
#93Cheyenne#186 nationally
#76Jace#167 nationally
#85Braxton#174 nationally
#92Maddox#181 nationally
#65Piper#147 nationally
#42Rylee#118 nationally
#89Jillian#157 nationally
#93Miles#161 nationally

Girls

#1Emma218US #2
#2Isabella185US #1
#3Ava181US #5
#4Olivia175US #3
#5Abigail167US #8
#6Addison159US #12
#7Madison155US #7
#8Sophia155US #4
#9Chloe150US #9
#10Emily148US #6
#11Alexis134US #13
#12Ella120US #15
#13Elizabeth119US #11
#14Avery108US #32
#15Mia106US #10
#16Natalie100US #16
#17Grace96US #17
#18Lillian96US #27
#19Brooklyn95US #37
#20Hannah90US #23
#21Taylor88US #22
#22Lily87US #18
#23Anna79US #28
#24Kaylee77US #26
#25Leah77US #29
#26Samantha77US #14
#27Nevaeh76US #34
#28Hailey67US #25
#29Allison66US #30
#30Aubrey65US #41
#31Madelyn65US #59
#32Peyton65US #42
#33Evelyn63US #40
#34Riley63US #38
#35Ashley62US #20
#36Bailey62US #85
#37Morgan61US #57
#38Zoey61US #75
#39Claire59US #53
#40Paige58US #98
#41Victoria57US #31
#42Rylee56US #118
#43Alyssa55US #19
#44Audrey54US #49
#45Lauren54US #46
#46Kylie53US #62
#47Alexa50US #43
#48Charlotte49US #68
#49Gabrielle49US #96
#50Layla49US #45
#51Lydia49US #117
#52Payton49US #84
#53Savannah49US #39
#54Gabriella48US #33
#55Sydney48US #48
#56Bella47US #58
#57Harper47US #173
#58Sarah47US #21
#59Amelia46US #55
#60Brooke46US #54
#61Isabelle46US #100
#62Lucy46US #101
#63Gracie45US #114
#64Brianna44US #24
#65Piper44US #147
#66Brooklynn43US #162
#67Zoe43US #47
#68Eva42US #99
#69Isabel42US #109
#70Kennedy42US #115
#71Molly42US #92
#72Aaliyah41US #63
#73Faith41US #79
#74Jocelyn41US #71
#75Jordyn41US #124
#76Kaitlyn41US #67
#77Katelyn41US #90
#78Katherine41US #60
#79Trinity41US #74
#80Ashlyn40US #146
#81Liliana40US #120
#82Makayla40US #44
#83Lilly39US #116
#84Sophie39US #65
#85Ariana38US #82
#86Julia38US #50
#87Mackenzie38US #77
#88Arianna37US #52
#89Jillian37US #157
#90Khloe37US #95
#91Mariah37US #88
#92Addyson35
#93Cheyenne35US #186
#94Hayden35US #131
#95Reagan35US #127
#96Ellie34US #145
#97Jasmine34US #51
#98Kayla34US #35
#99Ruby34US #108
#100Sadie34US #111

Boys

#1Ethan204US #2
#2William190US #5
#3Jacob188US #1
#4Alexander175US #4
#5Noah174US #9
#6Aiden163US #12
#7Jackson163US #27
#8Gabriel155US #22
#9Logan154US #17
#10Joshua151US #6
#11Elijah146US #21
#12Landon135US #36
#13Benjamin134US #19
#14Gavin134US #33
#15Joseph134US #15
#16Michael133US #3
#17Samuel133US #24
#18Isaac132US #40
#19Wyatt132US #60
#20Brayden129US #48
#21Caleb129US #31
#22David129US #14
#23Anthony125US #11
#24James123US #18
#25Daniel122US #7
#26Andrew120US #16
#27Mason120US #34
#28John118US #26
#29Carter117US #50
#30Jack114US #42
#31Hunter113US #56
#32Brody111US #77
#33Christopher111US #10
#34Matthew111US #13
#35Jayden110US #8
#36Cooper108US #84
#37Chase107US #61
#38Christian101US #23
#39Lucas101US #39
#40Ryan101US #20
#41Nathan100US #25
#42Evan98US #35
#43Dylan96US #30
#44Liam92US #49
#45Austin91US #63
#46Tyler91US #28
#47Owen90US #51
#48Henry89US #71
#49Luke87US #47
#50Angel86US #37
#51Carson86US #88
#52Isaiah86US #41
#53Connor83US #52
#54Adrian81US #59
#55Aaron80US #54
#56Jonathan80US #29
#57Blake79US #89
#58Jose79US #43
#59Cole78US #82
#60Hayden78US #91
#61Parker77US #96
#62Charles76US #64
#63Nicholas76US #32
#64Levi75US #85
#65Robert74US #55
#66Colton73US #93
#67Jordan73US #45
#68Brandon72US #38
#69Zachary72US #53
#70Thomas68US #57
#71Cameron66US #58
#72Julian66US #62
#73Eli65US #90
#74Jaxon65US #124
#75Dominic64US #81
#76Jace63US #167
#77Kaden63US #102
#78Xavier63US #68
#79Ian62US #73
#80Jeremiah62US #65
#81Jesus61US #78
#82Juan60US #67
#83Gage59US #141
#84Aidan58US #72
#85Braxton57US #174
#86Hudson57US #150
#87Grant55US #145
#88Ayden52US #87
#89Justin52US #46
#90Caden51US #103
#91Jaxson47
#92Maddox46US #181
#93Miles46US #161
#94Alex45US #83
#95Josiah45US #86
#96Kevin45US #44
#97Max44US #104
#98Luis43US #69
#99Tanner43US #159
#100Carlos42US #79

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑45Gabrielle#49
↑41Liam#44
↑34Madelyn#31
↑32Blake#57
↑31Victoria#41
↑31Lydia#51
↑28Carson#51
↑26Alexa#47

Falling

↓42Mackenzie#87
↓31Kevin#96
↓28Jasmine#97
↓27Katelyn#77
↓27Trinity#79
↓25Nathan#41
↓24Sophie#84
↓22Alyssa#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.