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Top names in Kansas

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Kansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,156 Kansas births in 2020 across 1,297 distinct names.

Distinctively Kansas

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

#71Barrett#193 nationally
#92Oakleyoutside the national top 200
#94Beckettoutside the national top 200
#95Aspenoutside the national top 200
#73Rhett#159 nationally
#84Emersyn#164 nationally
#41Hadley#111 nationally
#59Parker#128 nationally
#67Josie#135 nationally
#27Brooks#92 nationally
#83Ryker#148 nationally
#64Iris#127 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia190US #1
#2Charlotte146US #5
#3Emma140US #2
#4Sophia124US #4
#5Amelia118US #6
#6Evelyn113US #9
#7Ava108US #3
#8Isabella102US #7
#9Eleanor97US #22
#10Harper94US #10
#11Mia79US #8
#12Elizabeth75US #16
#13Hazel71US #31
#14Abigail70US #12
#15Avery70US #19
#16Paisley68US #49
#17Gianna67US #13
#18Grace67US #28
#19Ella66US #15
#20Nora65US #30
#21Zoey65US #32
#22Aria64US #27
#23Aurora64US #36
#24Lucy63US #50
#25Scarlett63US #21
#26Ellie62US #29
#27Everly62US #43
#28Mila61US #20
#29Stella61US #42
#30Hannah60US #39
#31Luna59US #14
#32Layla57US #24
#33Lillian57US #46
#34Natalie57US #51
#35Violet57US #37
#36Claire56US #58
#37Penelope55US #26
#38Emily54US #18
#39Emery53US #89
#40Willow53US #48
#41Hadley51US #111
#42Addison50US #47
#43Camila50US #11
#44Lily49US #35
#45Kinsley47US #59
#46Madison47US #23
#47Nova47US #38
#48Ruby47US #74
#49Brooklyn46US #54
#50Victoria46US #34
#51Everleigh45US #94
#52Madelyn45US #66
#53Sofia45US #17
#54Chloe44US #25
#55Ivy44US #57
#56Kennedy44US #72
#57Vivian44US #101
#58Isla43US #44
#59Parker42US #128
#60Riley42US #33
#61Cora41US #88
#62Elena41US #55
#63Lydia41US #95
#64Iris40US #127
#65Josephine40US #87
#66Emilia39US #41
#67Josie39US #135
#68Adeline38US #99
#69Caroline38US #71
#70Clara38US #103
#71Sadie38US #78
#72Raelynn36US #104
#73Anna35US #68
#74Autumn34US #82
#75Isabelle34US #121
#76Liliana34US #110
#77Madeline34US #96
#78Piper34US #91
#79Rylee34US #102
#80Alice32US #76
#81Audrey32US #60
#82Quinn32US #84
#83Remi32US #125
#84Emersyn31US #164
#85Gabriella31US #77
#86Margaret31US #126
#87Sophie31US #75
#88Aaliyah30US #65
#89Delilah30US #70
#90Maya30US #61
#91Nevaeh30US #83
#92Oakley30
#93Reese30US #146
#94Sarah30US #86
#95Aspen29
#96Leah29US #45
#97Lyla29US #118
#98Maria29US #109
#99Naomi29US #52
#100Athena28US #107

Boys

#1Liam188US #1
#2Henry160US #9
#3Oliver159US #3
#4Noah136US #2
#5Elijah130US #4
#6Wyatt127US #29
#7William125US #5
#8Benjamin124US #7
#9James122US #6
#10Hudson115US #43
#11Theodore115US #23
#12Mason106US #11
#13Lincoln103US #40
#14Jackson94US #17
#15Lucas94US #8
#16Mateo93US #20
#17Asher91US #32
#18Owen91US #22
#19Alexander87US #10
#20Jack87US #21
#21Levi87US #18
#22Michael87US #12
#23Leo84US #36
#24Grayson82US #35
#25John82US #27
#26Samuel82US #25
#27Brooks80US #92
#28Logan77US #16
#29Carter76US #33
#30Ezra75US #44
#31Gabriel74US #38
#32Sebastian74US #19
#33David73US #28
#34Easton73US #73
#35Luke73US #31
#36Maverick73US #50
#37Ezekiel70US #64
#38Jacob70US #15
#39Ethan69US #13
#40Julian69US #34
#41Miles69US #59
#42Aiden68US #24
#43Jameson68US #79
#44Joseph68US #26
#45Daniel67US #14
#46Thomas66US #45
#47Beau64US #109
#48Elias64US #54
#49Isaac64US #39
#50Carson62US #84
#51Axel59US #72
#52Everett59US #90
#53Isaiah59US #51
#54Landon59US #69
#55Bennett58US #101
#56Cooper58US #75
#57Charles56US #46
#58Jaxon56US #48
#59Anthony54US #41
#60Caleb53US #56
#61Harrison53US #114
#62Colton52US #66
#63Joshua52US #53
#64Christian51US #62
#65Greyson51US #81
#66Myles51US #124
#67Waylon51US #103
#68Hunter50US #68
#69Emmett49US #107
#70Roman49US #77
#71Barrett48US #193
#72Declan48US #102
#73Rhett48US #159
#74Rowan48US #113
#75Andrew47US #52
#76Jonathan47US #70
#77Matthew47US #30
#78Nolan47US #61
#79Wesley47US #98
#80Kai46US #93
#81Connor45US #78
#82Nathan42US #55
#83Ryker42US #148
#84Silas42US #100
#85Cameron41US #65
#86Weston41US #104
#87Adriel40US #140
#88Bentley40US #141
#89Christopher40US #47
#90Eli40US #60
#91Jeremiah40US #74
#92Ryder40US #108
#93Adrian39US #58
#94Beckett39
#95Jude39US #154
#96Parker39US #95
#97Ryan39US #57
#98Jaxson38US #85
#99Santiago38US #71
#100Braxton37US #131

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑53Beau#47
↑42Lucy#24
↑39Everleigh#51
↑38Axel#51
↑34Carson#50
↑32Isaiah#53
↑32Landon#54
↑29Harrison#61

Falling

↓42Eli#90
↓40Parker#96
↓34Adrian#93
↓33Audrey#81
↓32Naomi#99
↓32Athena#100
↓27Emersyn#84
↓27Hunter#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.