Most popular baby names in Kansas

In 2023, the top baby names in Kansas were Liam for boys (172 babies) and Amelia for girls (138 babies). The next most popular were Oliver, Noah and Theodore for boys and Charlotte, Olivia and Evelyn for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Kansas, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Liam	172
2	Oliver	170
3	Noah	159
4	Theodore	158
5	Henry	146
6	James	123
7	Elijah	118
8	Hudson	115
9	William	111
10	Owen	108
11	Jack	105
12	Benjamin	101
13	Grayson	96
14	Mateo	96
15	Ezra	95
16	Levi	95
17	Samuel	91
18	Wyatt	91
19	Brooks	87
20	Maverick	87
21	Leo	86
22	Asher	83
23	Lucas	83
24	Cooper	80
25	Bennett	78

Top 25 girl names in Kansas, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amelia	138
2	Charlotte	137
3	Olivia	130
4	Evelyn	117
5	Emma	110
6	Eleanor	100
7	Sophia	92
8	Nora	84
9	Elizabeth	83
10	Ava	82
11	Hazel	80
12	Isabella	80
13	Harper	78
14	Mia	78
15	Violet	78
16	Avery	75
17	Penelope	75
18	Aurora	74
19	Luna	68
20	Lucy	67
21	Lainey	62
22	Ellie	61
23	Ivy	61
24	Sofia	60
25	Scarlett	57

Names more common in Kansas than nationally

The share of Kansas babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Hayes3.1× · 43 babies
Beckett2.7× · 40 babies
Griffin2.6× · 36 babies
Brooks2.5× · 87 babies
Ryker2.5× · 40 babies
Stetson2.5× · 40 babies
Dean2.4× · 44 babies
Rhett2.4× · 41 babies
Abel2.3× · 30 babies
Callum2.3× · 30 babies
Bennett2.2× · 78 babies
Bentley2.2× · 33 babies

Girls

Aspen3.7× · 36 babies
Wrenley3.6× · 42 babies
Blair3.6× · 32 babies
Hallie3.4× · 37 babies
Hadley3.2× · 52 babies
Elsie3.2× · 39 babies
Sutton3.2× · 33 babies
Parker3× · 49 babies
Emersyn2.7× · 37 babies
Oaklynn2.7× · 35 babies
Oakley2.6× · 34 babies
Reese2.6× · 30 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.