State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,033 Kansas births in 2017 across 1,281 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#74Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#93Josie#200 nationally
#81Graham#185 nationally
#45Ryker#131 nationally
#97Rhett#180 nationally
#93Brantley#168 nationally
#95Anastasia#169 nationally
#77Norah#137 nationally
#58Emery#115 nationally
#35Cooper#88 nationally
#88Rowan#140 nationally
#31Everly#82 nationally

Girls

#1Emma202US #1
#2Olivia183US #2
#3Ava154US #3
#4Harper152US #11
#5Evelyn144US #9
#6Charlotte140US #7
#7Isabella132US #4
#8Amelia128US #8
#9Sophia122US #5
#10Abigail100US #10
#11Avery98US #14
#12Mia97US #6
#13Scarlett93US #18
#14Elizabeth91US #13
#15Eleanor88US #36
#16Ella87US #16
#17Lillian87US #27
#18Paisley85US #45
#19Nora82US #29
#20Addison79US #34
#21Grace79US #21
#22Emily78US #12
#23Hazel70US #43
#24Chloe67US #22
#25Zoey67US #28
#26Sofia64US #15
#27Stella64US #42
#28Claire63US #49
#29Ellie60US #44
#30Brooklyn59US #39
#31Everly58US #82
#32Lucy58US #52
#33Hannah57US #32
#34Natalie57US #35
#35Luna56US #37
#36Penelope55US #24
#37Anna53US #53
#38Willow52US #80
#39Aurora51US #51
#40Kinsley51US #59
#41Layla51US #26
#42Lily51US #33
#43Mila50US #30
#44Aria49US #20
#45Camila49US #23
#46Madison48US #17
#47Savannah48US #38
#48Riley47US #25
#49Violet47US #47
#50Piper46US #81
#51Ruby46US #79
#52Autumn45US #75
#53Lydia45US #85
#54Caroline44US #55
#55Clara44US #95
#56Cora44US #83
#57Josephine44US #107
#58Emery43US #115
#59Kennedy43US #58
#60Audrey42US #46
#61Adeline41US #64
#62Gabriella41US #65
#63Reagan41US #98
#64Hadley40US #112
#65Zoe40US #41
#66Aubrey38US #31
#67Emilia38US #77
#68Leah37US #40
#69Vivian37US #97
#70Adalynn36US #116
#71Quinn36US #76
#72Serenity36US #78
#73Victoria36US #19
#74Brynlee35
#75Madelyn35US #63
#76Naomi35US #69
#77Norah35US #137
#78Rylee35US #104
#79Alexa34US #66
#80Alice34US #70
#81Elena34US #68
#82Isabelle34US #92
#83Lyla33US #131
#84Peyton33US #89
#85Aubree32US #86
#86Eva32US #73
#87Mary32US #126
#88Nova32US #94
#89Sadie32US #71
#90Allison31US #61
#91Bailey31US #125
#92Faith31US #117
#93Josie30US #200
#94Maya30US #60
#95Anastasia29US #169
#96Annabelle29US #118
#97Bella29US #50
#98Brielle29US #101
#99Gianna29US #91
#100Ivy29US #108

Boys

#1Oliver171US #10
#2William162US #3
#3Liam152US #1
#4Henry140US #19
#5Jackson140US #20
#6James139US #4
#7Benjamin137US #6
#8Owen134US #28
#9Logan133US #5
#10Noah128US #2
#11Lincoln124US #41
#12Samuel123US #21
#13Alexander122US #13
#14Wyatt122US #25
#15Elijah116US #8
#16Lucas114US #11
#17Mason113US #7
#18Daniel107US #15
#19Grayson104US #34
#20Luke103US #30
#21Carter102US #24
#22Gabriel101US #31
#23Jacob100US #9
#24Ethan98US #14
#25Hudson97US #64
#26Levi97US #35
#27Michael93US #12
#28Isaac91US #32
#29Eli90US #54
#30John88US #27
#31Joseph88US #18
#32Charles87US #48
#33Jaxon85US #43
#34Jack83US #36
#35Cooper81US #88
#36David80US #22
#37Easton80US #66
#38Sebastian80US #23
#39Theodore79US #61
#40Maverick78US #84
#41Leo77US #62
#42Thomas77US #49
#43Hunter76US #53
#44Isaiah76US #46
#45Ryker76US #131
#46Asher74US #59
#47Greyson74US #80
#48Christian73US #52
#49Aiden72US #17
#50Joshua71US #38
#51Matthew69US #16
#52Julian68US #37
#53Mateo66US #42
#54Nolan64US #67
#55Aaron62US #47
#56Connor61US #56
#57Everett60US #106
#58Jace60US #87
#59Anthony59US #33
#60Elias59US #78
#61Jonathan59US #55
#62Jaxson58US #79
#63Landon58US #57
#64Ezekiel57US #82
#65Jayden57US #26
#66Adrian56US #58
#67Carson56US #83
#68Caleb55US #50
#69Andrew54US #40
#70Sawyer54US #95
#71Christopher53US #39
#72Ezra53US #69
#73Wesley53US #111
#74Declan52US #115
#75Gavin52US #96
#76Ian52US #76
#77Bentley51US #101
#78Colton51US #70
#79Ryan51US #44
#80Braxton50US #118
#81Graham50US #185
#82Austin49US #75
#83Dominic49US #74
#84Nathan49US #45
#85Bennett48US #123
#86Brayden48US #72
#87Parker48US #90
#88Rowan48US #140
#89Silas48US #120
#90Nicholas46US #68
#91Dylan45US #29
#92Adam44US #77
#93Brantley44US #168
#94Emmett44US #124
#95Jeremiah44US #63
#96Maddox44US #136
#97Rhett44US #180
#98Roman44US #91
#99Weston44US #109
#100Angel43US #71

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑50Mila#43
↑48Everly#31
↑41Christian#48
↑40Camila#45
↑36Elias#60
↑35Reagan#63
↑35Mateo#53
↑32Autumn#52

Falling

↓46Sadie#89
↓43Dylan#91
↓35Quinn#71
↓35Andrew#69
↓33Weston#99
↓32Maya#94
↓30Aiden#49
↓28Hunter#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.