Baby names in Kansas
Lifetime totals from Kansas's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Kansas
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twila | 767 |
| 2 | Neva | 723 |
| 3 | Dee | 498 |
| 4 | Leota | 474 |
| 5 | Velda | 413 |
| 6 | Gayla | 394 |
| 7 | Melva | 391 |
| 8 | Berniece | 361 |
| 9 | Deann | 293 |
| 10 | Treva | 283 |
| 11 | Leta | 281 |
| 12 | Verla | 248 |
| 13 | Verda | 239 |
| 14 | Lavon | 222 |
| 15 | Maurine | 220 |
| 16 | Reta | 195 |
| 17 | Elda | 189 |
| 18 | Donita | 184 |
| 19 | Bernita | 177 |
| 20 | Joleen | 166 |
| 21 | Charla | 160 |
| 22 | Vesta | 156 |
| 23 | Sharla | 142 |
| 24 | Cleta | 140 |
| 25 | Reece | 140 |
| 26 | Jacque | 137 |
| 27 | Laverna | 136 |
| 28 | Lavina | 136 |
| 29 | Ardith | 132 |
| 30 | Ferne | 129 |
| 31 | Twyla | 121 |
| 32 | Karolyn | 113 |
| 33 | Gentry | 110 |
| 34 | Marvel | 108 |
| 35 | Lakyn | 106 |
| 36 | Lupe | 96 |
| 37 | Orpha | 94 |
| 38 | Sherryl | 93 |
| 39 | Dawna | 91 |
| 40 | Venita | 89 |
Most registered boys' names in Kansas
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgil | 2,324 |
| 2 | Loren | 2,059 |
| 3 | Rex | 2,022 |
| 4 | Lyle | 1,936 |
| 5 | Eldon | 1,647 |
| 6 | Merle | 1,556 |
| 7 | Darrel | 1,179 |
| 8 | Galen | 1,048 |
| 9 | Monte | 610 |
| 10 | Gail | 492 |
| 11 | Merlin | 484 |
| 12 | Gale | 481 |
| 13 | Delmar | 403 |
| 14 | Monty | 376 |
| 15 | Kenton | 368 |
| 16 | Laverne | 355 |
| 17 | Orval | 317 |
| 18 | Kale | 309 |
| 19 | Cale | 299 |
| 20 | Lavern | 299 |
| 21 | Alva | 265 |
| 22 | Clair | 211 |
| 23 | Brecken | 193 |
| 24 | Brogan | 141 |
| 25 | Jerod | 135 |
| 26 | Elden | 130 |
| 27 | Garold | 129 |
| 28 | Verlin | 128 |
| 29 | Landry | 127 |
| 30 | Gayle | 125 |
| 31 | Verne | 123 |
| 32 | Verle | 120 |
| 33 | Arlen | 108 |
| 34 | Rollin | 92 |
| 35 | Ora | 82 |
| 36 | Verl | 81 |
| 37 | Darold | 77 |
| 38 | Treyton | 77 |
| 39 | Young | 68 |
| 40 | Male | 67 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026