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Most popular baby names in Kansas, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Kansas in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 11,808 girls and 14,046 boys are in the Kansas list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
178 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Theodore
183 babies · #4 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Kansas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”178same
  2. #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”127same
  3. #3EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”123▲ 3
  4. #4Amelia“vigor, bravery”120same
  5. #5Eleanorpossibly “other”118▲ 2
  6. #6Sophia“wisdom”117▼ 1
  7. #7Emma“entire”105▼ 4
  8. #8HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”103same
  9. #9LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202599▲ 3
  10. #10MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records93▼ 1
  11. #11HazelFrom the word “hazel”88▲ 3
  12. #12VioletFrom the word “violet”86same
  13. #13Elizabeth“my God is an oath”84▼ 4
  14. #14Lucy“light”78▲ 4
  15. #15Penelopepossibly “duck”77▲ 27
  16. #16EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records76▲ 13
  17. #17WillowFrom the word “willow”75▲ 7
  18. #18AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”74▼ 9
  19. #19IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”73▼ 3
  20. #20NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”72▼ 3
  21. #21LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”71▲ 17
  22. #22ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel69▲ 2
  23. #23IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters67▼ 1
  24. #24Chloe“young green shoot”64▲ 8
  25. #25EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel63▲ 73

Top 25 boys · Kansas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025183▲ 1
  2. #2OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records179▼ 1
  3. #3NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records167▲ 2
  4. #4LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”164▼ 1
  5. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records150▼ 1
  6. #6James“May He Heel”141same
  7. #7HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records135same
  8. #8William“will + helmet”121same
  9. #9Elijah“Yahweh is my god”119▲ 2
  10. #10BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”118▼ 1
  11. #11MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”111▲ 4
  12. #12CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202598▼ 2
  13. #13BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”94▲ 6
  14. #13JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”94▲ 1
  15. #15EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”93▲ 18
  16. #16Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”91▼ 3
  17. #17Leo“lion”87▲ 18
  18. #18WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202584▲ 18
  19. #19LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”83▲ 29
  20. #20EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters82▼ 3
  21. #20Johnpossibly “God is gracious”82▲ 2
  22. #22AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202581▼ 10
  23. #22Carter“son of Arthur”81▲ 4
  24. #22Samuel“God has set or God has placed”81▼ 6
  25. #22Wyatt“war + hard, brave”81▲ 3

Names that stand out in Kansas

Names in the Kansas top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Kansas births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameKansasUSShare vs US
Collins#89#2413.5×
Wrenley#54#1583.2×
Blakely#77#1913.0×
Scottie#50#1262.7×
Sutton#82#1812.7×
Hadley#50#1212.7×
Hallie#58#1202.6×
Ember#73#1542.6×

Boys

NameKansasUSShare vs US
Baker#74#2173.4×
Hayes#63#1622.8×
Beckett#60#1412.6×
Rhett#82#1882.5×
Colter#74#1572.4×
Brooks#13#642.3×
Stetson#63#1362.3×
Bennett#10#402.3×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Kansas). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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