FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Kansas
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Kansas, given to 178 babies, and Theodore was the top boys' name with 183. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 11,808 girls and 14,046 boys born in Kansas that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Kansas, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 178 | same |
| 2 | Olivia | 127 | same |
| 3 | Evelyn | 123 | up 3 |
| 4 | Amelia | 120 | same |
| 5 | Eleanor | 118 | up 2 |
| 6 | Sophia | 117 | down 1 |
| 7 | Emma | 105 | down 4 |
| 8 | Harper | 103 | same |
| 9 | Lainey | 99 | up 3 |
| 10 | Mia | 93 | up 1 |
| 11 | Hazel | 88 | up 3 |
| 12 | Violet | 86 | up 1 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 84 | down 3 |
| 14 | Lucy | 78 | up 4 |
| 15 | Penelope | 77 | up 29 |
| 16 | Ellie | 76 | up 13 |
| 17 | Willow | 75 | up 10 |
| 18 | Aurora | 74 | down 9 |
| 19 | Isabella | 73 | down 3 |
| 20 | Nora | 72 | down 3 |
| 21 | Lily | 71 | up 17 |
| 22 | Eliana | 69 | up 2 |
| 23 | Isla | 67 | down 1 |
| 24 | Chloe | 64 | up 9 |
| 25 | Eloise | 63 | up 75 |
| 26 | Sadie | 62 | up 34 |
| 27 | Emily | 61 | up 43 |
| 28 | Scarlett | 61 | down 9 |
| 29 | Grace | 60 | up 12 |
| 30 | Ava | 58 | down 15 |
| 31 | Josephine | 58 | down 3 |
| 32 | Stella | 58 | down 6 |
| 33 | Ailany | 55 | up 126 |
| 34 | Iris | 55 | up 2 |
| 35 | Layla | 55 | up 13 |
| 36 | Gianna | 54 | up 6 |
| 37 | Luna | 53 | down 14 |
| 38 | Clara | 52 | up 40 |
| 39 | Josie | 52 | up 14 |
| 40 | Naomi | 51 | down 3 |
| 41 | Millie | 50 | up 38 |
| 42 | Sofia | 50 | down 21 |
| 43 | Vivian | 50 | up 25 |
| 44 | Abigail | 49 | down 12 |
| 45 | Avery | 49 | down 25 |
| 46 | Lydia | 49 | down 3 |
| 47 | Paisley | 48 | down 13 |
| 48 | Ella | 47 | down 23 |
| 49 | Emery | 46 | down 9 |
| 50 | Delilah | 45 | up 1 |
| 51 | Hadley | 45 | down 5 |
| 52 | Mila | 45 | up 12 |
| 53 | Scottie | 45 | up 37 |
| 54 | Camila | 44 | down 19 |
| 55 | Ivy | 44 | down 25 |
| 56 | Riley | 44 | up 41 |
| 57 | Wrenley | 44 | down 8 |
| 58 | Aria | 43 | up 11 |
| 59 | Hallie | 43 | up 7 |
| 60 | Hannah | 43 | down 8 |
| 61 | Nova | 42 | down 7 |
| 62 | Ruby | 42 | down 17 |
| 63 | Lillian | 41 | up 8 |
| 64 | Maeve | 40 | up 23 |
| 65 | Adeline | 39 | same |
| 66 | Margaret | 39 | up 6 |
| 67 | Claire | 38 | down 36 |
| 68 | Emersyn | 38 | up 40 |
| 69 | Juniper | 38 | up 32 |
| 70 | Kinsley | 38 | up 6 |
| 71 | Madison | 38 | up 15 |
| 72 | Sophie | 38 | down 5 |
| 73 | Anna | 37 | up 44 |
| 74 | Elsie | 37 | same |
| 75 | Ember | 37 | down 18 |
| 76 | Zoey | 37 | down 15 |
| 77 | Blakely | 36 | up 22 |
| 78 | Madelyn | 36 | up 13 |
| 79 | Zoe | 36 | up 15 |
| 80 | Leah | 35 | down 3 |
| 81 | Valentina | 35 | down 1 |
| 82 | Eden | 34 | down 43 |
| 83 | Genevieve | 34 | up 41 |
| 84 | Madeline | 34 | up 52 |
| 85 | Margot | 34 | up 20 |
| 86 | Sloane | 34 | up 101 |
| 87 | Sutton | 34 | down 32 |
| 88 | Victoria | 34 | up 5 |
| 89 | Athena | 33 | up 74 |
| 90 | Collins | 33 | up 25 |
| 91 | Elena | 33 | down 35 |
| 92 | Leilani | 33 | down 7 |
| 93 | Lyla | 33 | down 30 |
| 94 | Mary | 33 | up 8 |
| 95 | Oakley | 33 | down 6 |
| 96 | Emerson | 32 | up 26 |
| 97 | Everly | 32 | up 22 |
| 98 | Georgia | 32 | up 6 |
| 99 | Quinn | 32 | down 24 |
| 100 | Daisy | 31 | down 41 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore | 183 | up 1 |
| 2 | Oliver | 179 | down 1 |
| 3 | Noah | 167 | up 2 |
| 4 | Liam | 164 | down 1 |
| 5 | Henry | 150 | down 1 |
| 6 | James | 141 | same |
| 7 | Hudson | 135 | same |
| 8 | William | 121 | same |
| 9 | Elijah | 119 | up 2 |
| 10 | Bennett | 118 | down 1 |
| 11 | Mateo | 111 | up 4 |
| 12 | Cooper | 98 | down 2 |
| 13 | Brooks | 94 | up 6 |
| 14 | Jack | 94 | same |
| 15 | Elias | 93 | up 18 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 91 | down 3 |
| 17 | Leo | 87 | up 18 |
| 18 | Waylon | 84 | up 18 |
| 19 | Luca | 83 | up 29 |
| 20 | Ezra | 82 | down 3 |
| 21 | John | 82 | up 2 |
| 22 | Asher | 81 | down 10 |
| 23 | Carter | 81 | up 3 |
| 24 | Samuel | 81 | down 8 |
| 25 | Wyatt | 81 | same |
| 26 | Levi | 80 | down 2 |
| 27 | Daniel | 79 | up 4 |
| 28 | Michael | 79 | up 16 |
| 29 | Thomas | 78 | up 1 |
| 30 | Charles | 77 | up 13 |
| 31 | Beau | 76 | down 9 |
| 32 | Matthew | 76 | up 18 |
| 33 | Sebastian | 76 | up 29 |
| 34 | Luke | 74 | up 3 |
| 35 | Maverick | 74 | down 3 |
| 36 | Lincoln | 73 | up 3 |
| 37 | Everett | 71 | up 4 |
| 38 | Grayson | 70 | down 11 |
| 39 | Jackson | 70 | down 5 |
| 40 | Miles | 70 | down 22 |
| 41 | Lucas | 68 | down 12 |
| 42 | Atlas | 67 | up 27 |
| 43 | Santiago | 67 | up 6 |
| 44 | Weston | 67 | down 23 |
| 45 | Walker | 66 | up 11 |
| 46 | Rowan | 65 | down 6 |
| 47 | Wesley | 65 | down 9 |
| 48 | Julian | 64 | down 1 |
| 49 | Silas | 64 | up 17 |
| 50 | Gabriel | 63 | down 8 |
| 51 | Mason | 61 | up 1 |
| 52 | Roman | 59 | up 20 |
| 53 | Owen | 58 | down 33 |
| 54 | David | 56 | up 3 |
| 55 | Alexander | 55 | down 10 |
| 56 | Ethan | 55 | up 8 |
| 57 | Graham | 55 | down 2 |
| 58 | Joseph | 55 | down 30 |
| 59 | Easton | 54 | down 1 |
| 60 | Beckett | 53 | down 7 |
| 61 | Logan | 53 | up 12 |
| 62 | August | 52 | up 17 |
| 63 | Ezekiel | 51 | down 9 |
| 64 | Hayes | 51 | up 37 |
| 65 | Stetson | 51 | up 24 |
| 66 | Axel | 50 | up 26 |
| 67 | Arthur | 49 | up 16 |
| 68 | Luka | 49 | up 65 |
| 69 | Angel | 48 | up 33 |
| 70 | Archer | 48 | down 7 |
| 71 | Emiliano | 48 | up 46 |
| 72 | Dean | 47 | up 25 |
| 73 | Nolan | 47 | down 13 |
| 74 | Baker | 46 | same |
| 75 | Christopher | 46 | up 41 |
| 76 | Colter | 46 | up 32 |
| 77 | Isaiah | 46 | down 12 |
| 78 | Parker | 45 | down 11 |
| 79 | River | 42 | up 2 |
| 80 | Eli | 41 | up 6 |
| 81 | Josiah | 41 | down 22 |
| 82 | Anthony | 40 | up 8 |
| 83 | Callum | 40 | up 87 |
| 84 | Calvin | 40 | up 1 |
| 85 | Emmett | 40 | down 15 |
| 86 | Isaac | 40 | down 40 |
| 87 | Jasper | 40 | up 18 |
| 88 | Jett | 40 | up 24 |
| 89 | Jonathan | 40 | up 10 |
| 90 | Rhett | 40 | down 10 |
| 91 | Thiago | 40 | up 30 |
| 92 | Caleb | 39 | down 41 |
| 93 | George | 39 | down 22 |
| 94 | Robert | 39 | up 45 |
| 95 | Dylan | 38 | down 18 |
| 96 | Hunter | 38 | up 14 |
| 97 | Jameson | 38 | up 48 |
| 98 | Jonah | 37 | up 60 |
| 99 | Jude | 37 | up 32 |
| 100 | Xavier | 37 | up 62 |
Names Kansas likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Kansas than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Kimber, Baylor and Bristol for girls, and Baker, Riggs and Sutton for boys.
Girls
- Kimber: 4.5× (53 babies)
- Baylor: 4.3× (54 babies)
- Bristol: 4.1× (79 babies)
- Briar: 3.7× (81 babies)
- Maren: 3.7× (80 babies)
- Wrenley: 3.5× (180 babies)
- Halle: 3.4× (55 babies)
- Collins: 3.3× (141 babies)
- Hattie: 3.3× (94 babies)
- Sutton: 3.2× (169 babies)
Boys
- Baker: 4.1× (160 babies)
- Riggs: 3.5× (50 babies)
- Sutton: 3.1× (87 babies)
- Ridge: 3× (67 babies)
- Boston: 3× (53 babies)
- Banks: 2.9× (101 babies)
- Augustine: 2.9× (57 babies)
- Tripp: 2.8× (72 babies)
- Sylas: 2.8× (71 babies)
- Ledger: 2.8× (59 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Kansas belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1924. For boys, it's Robert, from 1920 to 1938.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2024–2025
- Amelia: 2023
- Olivia: 2018–2022
- Emma: 2015–2017
- Olivia: 2014
- Emma: 2012–2013
- Sophia: 2011
- Isabella: 2010
- Emma: 2008–2009
- Addison: 2007
- Emma: 2003–2006
- Emily: 2002
- Madison: 1998–2001
- Emily: 1997
- Madison: 1996
- Ashley: 1995
- Jessica: 1994
- Ashley: 1992–1993
- Jessica: 1991
- Ashley: 1990
- Jessica: 1988–1989
- Ashley: 1987
- Jessica: 1986
- Ashley: 1984–1985
- Jennifer: 1970–1983
- Michelle: 1968–1969
- Lisa: 1961–1967
- Mary: 1959–1960
- Debra: 1953–1958
- Linda: 1946–1952
- Mary: 1936–1945
- Shirley: 1935
- Mary: 1927–1934
- Betty: 1925–1926
- Mary: 1910–1924
Boys
- Theodore: 2025
- Oliver: 2024
- Liam: 2018–2023
- Oliver: 2017
- Benjamin: 2016
- Liam: 2015
- William: 2014
- Liam: 2013
- Mason: 2011–2012
- Jacob: 2010
- Ethan: 2007–2009
- Jacob: 1995–2006
- Austin: 1994
- Jacob: 1993
- Tyler: 1992
- Michael: 1990–1991
- Joshua: 1988–1989
- Christopher: 1987
- Michael: 1986
- Christopher: 1982–1985
- Michael: 1979–1981
- Jason: 1973–1978
- Michael: 1965–1972
- David: 1958–1964
- Michael: 1956–1957
- David: 1955
- Michael: 1951–1954
- Robert: 1943–1950
- Larry: 1939–1942
- Robert: 1920–1938
- John: 1910–1919
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Evelyn | Liam, Oliver, Theodore, Noah, Henry |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Isabella | Liam, William, Mason, Noah, Jackson |
| 2000s | Emma, Madison, Emily, Abigail, Hannah | Jacob, Ethan, Andrew, Michael, Joshua |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Emily, Sarah, Taylor | Jacob, Michael, Tyler, Joshua, Matthew |
| 1980s | Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, Ryan |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Angela, Michelle, Melissa | Michael, Jason, Christopher, Brian, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Kimberly, Lori, Susan | Michael, David, John, James, Robert |
| 1950s | Linda, Mary, Debra, Susan, Patricia | Michael, David, Robert, James, John |
| 1940s | Linda, Mary, Sharon, Patricia, Barbara | Robert, James, John, Larry, Richard |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Shirley, Barbara, Patricia | Robert, Donald, James, John, Richard |
| 1920s | Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Virginia | Robert, William, John, James, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth | John, William, Robert, Charles, James |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.