The most distinctive Kansas baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Kansas names were Gentry and Fynn. Across the whole record it is Yong and Yong.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gentry | 6 | 3× | Fynn | 6 | 11× |
| 2 | Scotti | 5 | 3× | Ignatius | 10 | 9× |
| 3 | Agnes | 12 | 3× | Bartholomew | 5 | 5× |
| 4 | Kimber | 13 | 3× | Quade | 6 | 5× |
| 5 | Lindy | 7 | 3× | Witt | 5 | 4× |
| 6 | Kollins | 7 | 3× | Dayton | 10 | 3× |
| 7 | Dottie | 8 | 3× | Banner | 5 | 3× |
| 8 | Wyatt | 7 | 3× | Whit | 6 | 3× |
| 9 | Kollyns | 13 | 2× | Bentlee | 5 | 3× |
| 10 | Renlee | 6 | 2× | Carl | 10 | 3× |
| 11 | Laken | 11 | 2× | Stratton | 5 | 3× |
| 12 | Reece | 9 | 2× | Brighton | 5 | 3× |
| 13 | Carsyn | 7 | 2× | Cutter | 5 | 2× |
| 14 | Bernadette | 10 | 2× | Ruger | 6 | 2× |
| 15 | Remington | 18 | 2× | Kreed | 11 | 2× |
| 16 | Collins | 33 | 2× | Baker | 46 | 2× |
| 17 | Wrenley | 44 | 2× | Callaway | 5 | 2× |
| 18 | Winslow | 8 | 2× | Jordy | 7 | 2× |
| 19 | Hattie | 24 | 2× | Tripp | 18 | 2× |
| 20 | Keeley | 6 | 2× | Benedict | 11 | 2× |
| 21 | Bennett | 10 | 2× | Vance | 8 | 2× |
| 22 | Maizie | 10 | 2× | Kolbe | 5 | 2× |
| 23 | Maren | 18 | 2× | Jethro | 9 | 2× |
| 24 | Andi | 14 | 2× | Hayes | 51 | 2× |
| 25 | Berkley | 10 | 2× | Wells | 25 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Nadyne | 7 | 18× | Celestine | 6 | 13× |
| 1920s | Ivalee | 12 | 30× | Ethan | 10 | 25× |
| 1930s | Young | 15 | 38× | Claron | 10 | 28× |
| 1940s | Sun | 28 | 56× | Yong | 20 | 48× |
| 1950s | Young | 81 | 67× | Young | 22 | 49× |
| 1960s | Mi | 64 | 76× | Yong | 21 | 56× |
| 1970s | Eun | 27 | 65× | Sung | 19 | 56× |
| 1980s | Kelci | 11 | 6× | Kale | 44 | 10× |
| 1990s | Gentry | 11 | 10× | Kale | 55 | 9× |
| 2000s | Breckyn | 42 | 63× | Lakin | 10 | 41× |
| 2010s | Brecken | 29 | 47× | Whitley | 23 | 27× |
| 2020s | Breckyn | 17 | 46× | Whit | 35 | 19× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yong | 108 | 77× | Yong | 47 | 49× |
| 2 | Sun | 136 | 73× | Claron | 15 | 46× |
| 3 | Jung | 65 | 72× | Sung | 60 | 42× |
| 4 | Young | 163 | 71× | Jarold | 10 | 35× |
| 5 | Kyung | 55 | 70× | Thaine | 15 | 26× |
| 6 | Kyong | 45 | 67× | Dong | 26 | 25× |
| 7 | Myong | 44 | 67× | Lakin | 10 | 23× |
| 8 | Soon | 33 | 63× | Sang | 51 | 21× |
| 9 | Chong | 97 | 62× | Verle | 120 | 20× |
| 10 | Ok | 30 | 61× | Arlos | 6 | 18× |
| 11 | Hye | 27 | 59× | Ki | 6 | 18× |
| 12 | Brecken | 69 | 56× | Whit | 40 | 17× |
| 13 | Eun | 54 | 55× | Whitley | 49 | 15× |
| 14 | Sung | 19 | 52× | Young | 68 | 13× |
| 15 | Kum | 17 | 50× | Jung | 5 | 11× |
| 16 | Breckyn | 142 | 46× | Jong | 5 | 11× |
| 17 | Hae | 19 | 41× | Tae | 6 | 10× |
| 18 | Ivalee | 12 | 41× | Garold | 129 | 10× |
| 19 | Chun | 12 | 41× | Derald | 53 | 10× |
| 20 | Myung | 11 | 39× | Chang | 16 | 9× |
| 21 | In | 11 | 39× | Galen | 1,048 | 8× |
| 22 | Mi | 78 | 36× | Tayton | 21 | 8× |
| 23 | Hyun | 10 | 36× | Creighton | 57 | 8× |
| 24 | Ji | 16 | 30× | Verlin | 128 | 8× |
| 25 | Waunita | 36 | 26× | Verl | 81 | 8× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Kansas births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org