State roster

Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,585 Kansas births in 2018 across 1,275 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#84Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#90Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#77Graham#182 nationally
#97Knoxoutside the national top 200
#100Beckettoutside the national top 200
#73Rhett#167 nationally
#69Brooks#161 nationally
#91Teagan#178 nationally
#88Genevieve#171 nationally
#47Ryker#122 nationally
#59Braxton#130 nationally
#94Finley#165 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia191US #2
#2Emma176US #1
#3Charlotte159US #6
#4Evelyn139US #10
#5Ava137US #3
#6Harper132US #9
#7Sophia117US #5
#8Elizabeth116US #13
#9Amelia112US #8
#10Abigail111US #11
#11Isabella101US #4
#12Avery99US #16
#13Mila85US #14
#14Mia81US #7
#15Eleanor75US #32
#16Lillian72US #34
#17Scarlett72US #20
#18Ella70US #15
#19Ellie69US #36
#20Emily67US #12
#21Hannah67US #33
#22Natalie66US #39
#23Nora66US #30
#24Kinsley63US #63
#25Violet63US #43
#26Grace61US #24
#27Layla61US #27
#28Lucy61US #51
#29Chloe60US #25
#30Hazel60US #42
#31Lydia59US #89
#32Sofia59US #17
#33Zoey59US #29
#34Penelope58US #26
#35Aria57US #19
#36Aurora57US #44
#37Paisley57US #52
#38Addison56US #35
#39Everly56US #53
#40Camila54US #18
#41Claire54US #50
#42Josephine54US #91
#43Luna54US #23
#44Brooklyn53US #47
#45Hadley53US #104
#46Anna51US #54
#47Piper51US #88
#48Stella51US #38
#49Madison50US #22
#50Caroline48US #56
#51Quinn48US #85
#52Rylee47US #101
#53Victoria47US #21
#54Zoe47US #40
#55Willow46US #60
#56Kennedy44US #59
#57Lily44US #31
#58Ivy43US #86
#59Vivian43US #96
#60Allison42US #70
#61Cora42US #73
#62Nova42US #55
#63Ruby42US #74
#64Adalynn41US #108
#65Alice41US #71
#66Emery41US #94
#67Naomi41US #64
#68Riley41US #28
#69Audrey40US #46
#70Mary38US #126
#71Elena37US #67
#72Isabelle37US #113
#73Raelynn37US #116
#74Sadie37US #87
#75Adeline36US #78
#76Aaliyah35US #65
#77Athena34US #117
#78Clara34US #103
#79Isla34US #82
#80Margaret34US #127
#81Delilah33US #92
#82Kaylee33US #97
#83Savannah33US #45
#84Blakely32
#85Liliana32US #109
#86Nevaeh32US #83
#87Bella31US #48
#88Genevieve31US #171
#89Norah31US #140
#90Sawyer31
#91Teagan31US #178
#92Annabelle30US #142
#93Emersyn30US #148
#94Finley30US #165
#95Gabriella30US #69
#96Katherine30US #112
#97Madeline30US #100
#98Madelyn30US #72
#99Molly30US #158
#100Reagan30US #107

Boys

#1Liam180US #1
#2Oliver178US #5
#3Henry161US #16
#4William151US #3
#5Mason127US #9
#6Benjamin126US #6
#7Noah126US #2
#8Elijah125US #7
#9James124US #4
#10Jackson123US #17
#11Owen120US #25
#12Hudson119US #55
#13Logan116US #10
#14Lincoln111US #41
#15Wyatt109US #27
#16Samuel105US #21
#17Grayson103US #32
#18Lucas103US #8
#19Sebastian103US #18
#20Jack102US #28
#21Daniel100US #15
#22Alexander98US #11
#23Asher97US #47
#24Michael97US #14
#25Carter96US #24
#26Isaac93US #34
#27Theodore93US #44
#28Luke84US #30
#29John82US #26
#30Joseph82US #23
#31Cooper81US #83
#32Easton81US #66
#33Jacob80US #13
#34Levi79US #33
#35Charles77US #53
#36Ethan77US #12
#37Ezra75US #59
#38Gabriel73US #35
#39Mateo73US #37
#40Jaxon72US #39
#41Maverick71US #73
#42Greyson70US #77
#43Landon70US #61
#44Aiden68US #19
#45Everett68US #95
#46Leo68US #50
#47Ryker68US #122
#48Hunter66US #56
#49Julian66US #36
#50David65US #22
#51Miles65US #98
#52Weston64US #102
#53Matthew63US #20
#54Isaiah62US #51
#55Eli61US #57
#56Josiah61US #52
#57Thomas60US #49
#58Anthony59US #38
#59Braxton58US #130
#60Evan57US #85
#61Jaxson57US #76
#62Emmett56US #114
#63Adrian55US #62
#64Andrew55US #43
#65Christian55US #54
#66Nolan55US #65
#67Connor53US #58
#68Bentley52US #121
#69Brooks52US #161
#70Joshua52US #40
#71Colton51US #68
#72Ezekiel51US #87
#73Rhett51US #167
#74Calvin50US #144
#75Dylan50US #31
#76Elias50US #67
#77Graham50US #182
#78Jace50US #90
#79Jeremiah50US #64
#80Roman50US #86
#81Bennett49US #120
#82Dominic49US #75
#83Christopher48US #42
#84Beau47US #151
#85Jayden47US #29
#86Robert47US #71
#87Santiago47US #82
#88Declan46US #101
#89Jameson46US #91
#90Jonathan46US #63
#91Maddox46US #140
#92Angel45US #72
#93Kingston45US #117
#94Silas45US #110
#95Caleb44US #45
#96Jose44US #89
#97Knox44
#98Parker44US #96
#99Ian43US #79
#100Beckett42

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑47Weston#52
↑42Ivy#58
↑35Ezra#37
↑32Emmett#62
↑30Mila#13
↑30Allison#60
↑26Rylee#52
↑26Nova#62

Falling

↓37Reagan#100
↓36Savannah#83
↓33Gabriella#95
↓29Jonathan#90
↓27Caleb#95
↓26Eli#55
↓23Clara#78
↓23Madelyn#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.