State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,255 Kansas births in 2016 across 1,329 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#66Haydenoutside the national top 200
#75Rhettoutside the national top 200
#86Emberoutside the national top 200
#88Finley#191 nationally
#63Ryker#148 nationally
#93Tucker#173 nationally
#53Emery#130 nationally
#62Maverick#139 nationally
#92Jude#161 nationally
#70Lauren#134 nationally
#45Hadley#108 nationally
#94Brantley#156 nationally

Girls

#1Emma204US #1
#2Olivia185US #2
#3Charlotte149US #7
#4Sophia144US #4
#5Ava131US #3
#6Harper128US #11
#7Mia123US #6
#8Elizabeth119US #13
#9Evelyn116US #12
#10Avery107US #16
#11Amelia106US #10
#12Abigail100US #8
#13Emily99US #9
#14Isabella97US #5
#15Ella90US #17
#16Eleanor85US #41
#17Grace84US #19
#18Lillian84US #28
#19Natalie83US #31
#20Nora79US #36
#21Zoey79US #26
#22Sofia76US #14
#23Brooklyn75US #34
#24Madison75US #15
#25Addison73US #29
#26Aria69US #23
#27Penelope68US #27
#28Claire67US #40
#29Ellie67US #43
#30Scarlett67US #18
#31Lucy66US #55
#32Hannah64US #33
#33Chloe63US #20
#34Lydia63US #80
#35Audrey60US #39
#36Quinn59US #79
#37Riley58US #22
#38Aurora57US #66
#39Kennedy57US #59
#40Lily56US #24
#41Stella54US #45
#42Aubrey53US #25
#43Sadie53US #60
#44Cora52US #87
#45Hadley52US #108
#46Kinsley52US #86
#47Paisley52US #46
#48Hazel51US #52
#49Layla51US #30
#50Zoe51US #35
#51Victoria50US #21
#52Anna49US #49
#53Emery48US #130
#54Savannah48US #38
#55Violet48US #47
#56Adeline46US #63
#57Piper46US #67
#58Madelyn44US #62
#59Willow44US #96
#60Mackenzie42US #85
#61Rylee42US #105
#62Maya40US #64
#63Ruby40US #71
#64Clara39US #100
#65Gabriella39US #61
#66Hayden39
#67Allison38US #50
#68Caroline38US #56
#69Josephine38US #114
#70Lauren38US #134
#71Leah38US #37
#72Naomi38US #75
#73Vivian38US #95
#74Alice37US #76
#75Annabelle37US #104
#76Arianna37US #69
#77Isabelle37US #102
#78Bella36US #78
#79Everly36US #107
#80Katherine36US #91
#81Samantha36US #44
#82Adalynn35US #124
#83Alexa35US #51
#84Autumn35US #65
#85Camila35US #32
#86Ember34
#87Eva34US #74
#88Finley34US #191
#89Aaliyah33US #53
#90Nova33US #136
#91Sarah33US #57
#92Alexis32US #118
#93Mila32US #48
#94Norah32US #154
#95Peyton32US #81
#96Elena31US #94
#97Nevaeh31US #73
#98Reagan31US #98
#99Kaylee30US #72
#100Liliana30US #123

Boys

#1Benjamin185US #6
#2Henry173US #22
#3William168US #3
#4Liam164US #2
#5Noah160US #1
#6James150US #5
#7Oliver142US #12
#8Jackson139US #17
#9Ethan137US #10
#10Owen137US #24
#11Alexander134US #11
#12Wyatt130US #33
#13Elijah127US #9
#14Mason122US #4
#15Hunter118US #45
#16Jacob114US #7
#17Isaac113US #31
#18Jack111US #38
#19Aiden109US #16
#20Hudson107US #61
#21Lincoln106US #51
#22Logan105US #18
#23Carter103US #26
#24Daniel103US #13
#25Grayson102US #37
#26Michael102US #8
#27Luke101US #29
#28Lucas100US #14
#29Gabriel99US #25
#30Easton98US #66
#31Eli98US #50
#32John96US #28
#33Samuel94US #21
#34Andrew90US #34
#35Thomas90US #48
#36Anthony87US #30
#37Connor87US #54
#38Joseph86US #20
#39Charles85US #52
#40Jaxon85US #41
#41Cooper82US #79
#42Jace79US #76
#43Caleb78US #44
#44Matthew78US #15
#45Jayden74US #27
#46Landon71US #53
#47Levi70US #42
#48Dylan69US #32
#49Bentley68US #100
#50Miles67US #105
#51Asher66US #71
#52Julian66US #39
#53Sawyer66US #97
#54Carson65US #81
#55David65US #19
#56Nolan64US #67
#57Sebastian63US #23
#58Gavin62US #80
#59Theodore61US #83
#60Adrian60US #60
#61Harrison60US #107
#62Maverick60US #139
#63Ryker60US #148
#64Joshua59US #35
#65Ryan59US #40
#66Weston59US #121
#67Brayden58US #64
#68Christopher58US #36
#69Leo58US #74
#70Braxton56US #125
#71Colton56US #68
#72Ryder56US #102
#73Xavier56US #88
#74Parker55US #87
#75Rhett55
#76Isaiah54US #47
#77Jonathan54US #56
#78Nathan54US #43
#79Aaron53US #49
#80Bennett53US #140
#81Ezra53US #85
#82Silas53US #119
#83Camden52US #124
#84Cameron52US #57
#85Jaxson52US #82
#86Ian51US #78
#87Josiah51US #55
#88Mateo51US #59
#89Christian50US #46
#90Robert50US #62
#91Abel49US #137
#92Jude49US #161
#93Tucker49US #173
#94Brantley48US #156
#95Brody48US #135
#96Elias47US #93
#97Emmett47US #136
#98Jeremiah47US #58
#99Austin46US #73
#100Max46US #118

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑47Miles#50
↑40Mackenzie#60
↑38Aurora#38
↑33Sawyer#53
↑30Willow#59
↑28Weston#66
↑27Jayden#45
↑27Ryder#72

Falling

↓38Mila#93
↓34Camila#85
↓31Paisley#47
↓30Aaliyah#89
↓30Jaxson#85
↓30Brantley#94
↓29Isaiah#76
↓26Alexa#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.