How Many People Are Named Kansas?

1,259

people named Kansas are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 271,473 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,329 babies named Kansas in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#9,113

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#5,092

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Peak Year

2002

50 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
92.4%
Male
7.7%

Of the babies given the name Kansas, 92.4% were girls and 7.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kansas fell from 100% in the 1980s to 77% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Kansas alive today is about 22 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 30 in 2025.

Under 30 908
72.2%
30 to 59 350
27.8%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Kansas first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 2002, to 50 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Kansas has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,823, in 1898. In 2025 it ranked #7,303.

Girls
Rank in 2025#7,303
Best rank#1,823 (1898)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#3,960 in the 2000s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Kansas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Kansas were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 16 of those alive today.

Kentucky 16
Georgia 11
Ohio 6
California 5
Indiana 5
South Carolina 5
Tennessee 5
Texas 5

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