State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,234 Kansas births in 2012 across 1,303 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#55Kinsley#179 nationally
#80Emeryoutside the national top 200
#61Kinley#180 nationally
#86Adelynoutside the national top 200
#94Bennettoutside the national top 200
#96Laneoutside the national top 200
#37Hadley#131 nationally
#93Tucker#185 nationally
#98Emmett#186 nationally
#95Gage#172 nationally
#90Alaina#163 nationally
#54Braxton#125 nationally

Girls

#1Emma239US #2
#2Sophia191US #1
#3Olivia179US #4
#4Isabella171US #3
#5Ava149US #5
#6Elizabeth146US #10
#7Avery138US #13
#8Abigail126US #7
#9Harper115US #24
#10Ella112US #12
#11Madison112US #9
#12Brooklyn109US #29
#13Chloe105US #11
#14Emily104US #6
#15Lillian101US #25
#16Addison99US #14
#17Mia96US #8
#18Zoey95US #20
#19Lily91US #16
#20Charlotte88US #19
#21Natalie81US #17
#22Hannah80US #22
#23Amelia79US #23
#24Grace76US #21
#25Anna73US #34
#26Evelyn73US #27
#27Claire69US #45
#28Alexis67US #40
#29Zoe67US #30
#30Samantha65US #26
#31Aubrey64US #15
#32Aaliyah62US #36
#33Layla62US #31
#34Allison58US #38
#35Lydia58US #95
#36Sophie57US #52
#37Hadley56US #131
#38Sofia56US #18
#39Lucy55US #66
#40Ellie54US #85
#41Kaylee54US #35
#42Leah54US #33
#43Nevaeh52US #39
#44Audrey51US #41
#45Lauren51US #72
#46Reagan51US #97
#47Nora50US #108
#48Piper50US #98
#49Riley49US #47
#50Stella49US #62
#51Annabelle48US #99
#52Aubree48US #60
#53Autumn47US #68
#54Eva47US #86
#55Kinsley47US #179
#56Peyton47US #53
#57Camila46US #48
#58Serenity46US #58
#59Kennedy45US #84
#60Trinity45US #91
#61Kinley44US #180
#62Mackenzie44US #71
#63Alexa43US #57
#64Reese43US #128
#65Payton42US #103
#66Paisley40US #104
#67Faith39US #75
#68Taylor39US #46
#69Victoria39US #28
#70Violet39US #89
#71Caroline38US #80
#72Gabriella38US #37
#73Isabelle38US #126
#74Savannah38US #43
#75Isabel37US #135
#76Katherine37US #64
#77Khloe37US #55
#78Kylie37US #59
#79Sarah37US #42
#80Emery36
#81Jocelyn36US #93
#82Molly36US #90
#83Ruby36US #105
#84Rylee36US #109
#85Sydney36US #78
#86Adelyn35
#87Cora35US #155
#88Madelyn35US #67
#89Mya35US #124
#90Alaina34US #163
#91Arianna34US #49
#92Bailey34US #81
#93Bella34US #54
#94Brooklynn34US #138
#95Hailey34US #32
#96Kendall34US #116
#97Mary34US #121
#98Morgan34US #82
#99Clara33US #136
#100Eleanor33US #134

Boys

#1Mason202US #2
#2Liam198US #6
#3William191US #5
#4Noah176US #4
#5Jackson165US #21
#6Jacob161US #1
#7Elijah147US #13
#8Alexander137US #9
#9Logan137US #22
#10Henry136US #44
#11Gabriel132US #24
#12Ethan128US #3
#13James128US #14
#14Michael128US #7
#15Benjamin126US #16
#16Aiden125US #10
#17Wyatt123US #41
#18Isaac121US #30
#19Samuel116US #25
#20Landon114US #35
#21Owen114US #38
#22Andrew109US #18
#23Daniel109US #11
#24Hudson108US #93
#25Luke107US #37
#26Eli106US #43
#27Joshua105US #17
#28Lucas104US #27
#29Carter103US #36
#30John102US #28
#31Joseph101US #19
#32Colton98US #65
#33Jaxon97US #66
#34Bentley95US #75
#35Brayden95US #39
#36Hunter94US #45
#37Jack93US #46
#38Jayden93US #8
#39David89US #20
#40Gavin87US #40
#41Charles86US #62
#42Cooper86US #83
#43Connor85US #59
#44Easton84US #96
#45Jace84US #85
#46Anthony83US #15
#47Matthew82US #12
#48Christian81US #33
#49Christopher80US #23
#50Parker80US #81
#51Brody79US #91
#52Caleb77US #32
#53Jeremiah77US #52
#54Braxton75US #125
#55Dylan74US #31
#56Ryder74US #100
#57Carson72US #87
#58Isaiah72US #42
#59Levi72US #55
#60Blake71US #71
#61Angel70US #57
#62Evan70US #47
#63Adrian69US #61
#64Jonathan69US #34
#65Oliver69US #73
#66Thomas69US #63
#67Tyler69US #50
#68Ryan68US #26
#69Cameron64US #54
#70Jaxson64US #106
#71Aaron63US #51
#72Grayson62US #86
#73Zachary62US #67
#74Julian61US #53
#75Miles61US #111
#76Sebastian61US #64
#77Austin60US #58
#78Bryson60US #94
#79Jordan60US #48
#80Cole58US #102
#81Nathan56US #29
#82Nicholas56US #49
#83Xavier56US #80
#84Ayden54US #68
#85Jose53US #72
#86Josiah53US #79
#87Nolan51US #89
#88Robert51US #60
#89Asher50US #108
#90Ian50US #78
#91Chase49US #77
#92Colin49US #124
#93Tucker49US #185
#94Bennett48
#95Gage47US #172
#96Lane47
#97Adam44US #82
#98Emmett44US #186
#99Preston44US #130
#100Sawyer44US #147

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑46Hudson#24
↑39Aaliyah#32
↑38Nora#47
↑38Trinity#60
↑31Hadley#37
↑24Paisley#66
↑23Sofia#38
↑23Kinley#61

Falling

↓52Morgan#98
↓51Brooklynn#94
↓50Hailey#95
↓44Nathan#81
↓41Sydney#85
↓39Bailey#92
↓35Savannah#74
↓28Sarah#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.