State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,851 Kansas births in 2015 across 1,362 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#71Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#98Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#100Beckettoutside the national top 200
#90Genevieve#182 nationally
#58Ryker#149 nationally
#65Margaret#155 nationally
#95Emerson#180 nationally
#78Norah#159 nationally
#28Hadley#103 nationally
#53Braxton#121 nationally
#68Emery#134 nationally
#73Everly#138 nationally

Girls

#1Emma215US #1
#2Olivia199US #2
#3Ava164US #4
#4Harper161US #10
#5Sophia146US #3
#6Elizabeth134US #13
#7Abigail130US #7
#8Charlotte130US #9
#9Avery119US #16
#10Isabella116US #5
#11Mia115US #6
#12Evelyn112US #15
#13Amelia106US #12
#14Emily97US #8
#15Grace91US #19
#16Paisley88US #45
#17Zoey88US #23
#18Ella85US #18
#19Addison84US #24
#20Sofia83US #14
#21Penelope79US #34
#22Nora76US #41
#23Claire72US #49
#24Eleanor72US #60
#25Brooklyn71US #31
#26Ellie71US #48
#27Madison71US #11
#28Hadley70US #103
#29Stella70US #51
#30Aria69US #29
#31Lillian69US #26
#32Sadie69US #52
#33Chloe66US #17
#34Cora66US #88
#35Lily66US #25
#36Hannah65US #28
#37Scarlett63US #22
#38Madelyn62US #59
#39Aubrey60US #21
#40Lydia60US #80
#41Anna59US #44
#42Natalie59US #27
#43Lucy58US #55
#44Allison57US #39
#45Layla56US #30
#46Piper56US #67
#47Victoria55US #20
#48Riley53US #35
#49Kennedy52US #58
#50Zoe52US #33
#51Camila50US #43
#52Savannah50US #38
#53Audrey49US #37
#54Leah49US #36
#55Mila49US #53
#56Violet49US #50
#57Alexa48US #32
#58Vivian48US #95
#59Aaliyah47US #47
#60Clara47US #98
#61Kinsley47US #113
#62Quinn47US #97
#63Ruby45US #83
#64Ariana43US #46
#65Margaret43US #155
#66Rylee43US #120
#67Caroline42US #62
#68Emery42US #134
#69Hazel42US #63
#70Eva41US #76
#71Kinley40
#72Samantha40US #40
#73Everly39US #138
#74Reagan39US #99
#75Serenity39US #71
#76Aurora38US #78
#77Elena38US #106
#78Norah37US #159
#79Skylar37US #42
#80Adalynn36US #124
#81Jocelyn36US #133
#82Kaylee36US #61
#83Josephine34US #131
#84Alice33US #87
#85Kendall33US #147
#86Kylie33US #66
#87Nevaeh33US #70
#88Peyton33US #72
#89Willow33US #111
#90Genevieve32US #182
#91Hailey32US #64
#92Trinity32US #129
#93Arianna31US #56
#94Autumn31US #69
#95Emerson31US #180
#96Katherine31US #84
#97Maria31US #109
#98Naomi31US #75
#99Adalyn30US #132
#100Mackenzie30US #73

Boys

#1Liam182US #2
#2William171US #5
#3Mason159US #3
#4Oliver149US #19
#5Wyatt146US #34
#6Noah144US #1
#7Ethan142US #6
#8Henry142US #29
#9Owen142US #36
#10Benjamin140US #10
#11Carter135US #24
#12Logan135US #14
#13Alexander133US #8
#14James131US #7
#15Elijah127US #11
#16Jackson124US #17
#17Samuel117US #23
#18Gabriel113US #22
#19Jacob111US #4
#20Luke111US #28
#21Jack107US #40
#22Lucas107US #16
#23Aiden106US #13
#24Hunter105US #41
#25John105US #26
#26Landon103US #46
#27Isaac101US #31
#28Michael98US #9
#29Levi97US #42
#30Easton95US #78
#31Jaxon95US #44
#32Eli93US #53
#33Grayson93US #47
#34Charles91US #50
#35Thomas91US #51
#36Cooper89US #77
#37Hudson89US #65
#38Joseph88US #21
#39Lincoln87US #66
#40Daniel86US #12
#41Sebastian84US #35
#42David83US #18
#43Bentley77US #92
#44Brayden77US #61
#45Christopher76US #32
#46Jace75US #75
#47Isaiah74US #49
#48Anthony73US #25
#49Caleb73US #37
#50Matthew73US #15
#51Andrew72US #30
#52Asher72US #82
#53Braxton70US #121
#54Greyson70US #111
#55Jaxson67US #84
#56Connor66US #55
#57Parker66US #72
#58Ryker66US #149
#59Colton64US #60
#60Joshua64US #33
#61Evan63US #67
#62Julian63US #45
#63Leo63US #91
#64Brantley61US #122
#65Gavin61US #70
#66Ryan61US #39
#67Jordan60US #59
#68Nathan60US #38
#69Nolan59US #71
#70Carson57US #89
#71Dylan57US #27
#72Jayden57US #20
#73Theodore57US #99
#74Adrian55US #58
#75Camden55US #104
#76Jose55US #80
#77Aaron53US #52
#78Brody53US #106
#79Chase52US #74
#80Christian52US #43
#81Dominic52US #68
#82Jonathan52US #48
#83Abel50US #124
#84Angel50US #64
#85Ian50US #76
#86Sawyer50US #94
#87Jeremiah49US #54
#88Tyler49US #81
#89Xavier49US #90
#90Josiah48US #57
#91Austin47US #69
#92Bennett47US #154
#93Blake46US #96
#94Weston46US #120
#95Cameron45US #56
#96Cole45US #115
#97Miles45US #107
#98Paxton45
#99Ryder45US #98
#100Beckett44

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑72Penelope#21
↑44Mila#55
↑37Vivian#58
↑33Leo#63
↑26Quinn#62
↑25Bentley#43
↑23Brantley#64
↑23Ryan#66

Falling

↓45Mackenzie#100
↓37Arianna#93
↓35Peyton#88
↓32Adrian#74
↓31Kaylee#82
↓29Autumn#94
↓29Andrew#51
↓28Kinsley#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.