How Many People Are Named Kansas?
An estimated 1,229 people in the United States have the first name Kansas. It is predominantly female (92.9%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kansas peaked in popularity in 2002 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kansas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kansas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,229
About 1 in 278,889 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
50 births
Total Registered
1,309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kansas
Kansas is predominantly female (92.9%), though 93 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kansas as a male name
Ranked #11,609 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (12 births)
Kansas as a female name
Ranked #7,748 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (50 births)
Kansas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kansas span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 367 babies were registered. While Kansas is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kansas by Decade
How has Kansas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kansas by State
Birth registrations for Kansas span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 7 Kansass were registered per state.
Kansas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kansas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kansas
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kansas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kansas?
We estimate approximately 1,229 people named Kansas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 278,889 Americans share this first name.
Is Kansas a common name?
Kansas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kansas most popular?
Kansas reached peak popularity in 2002, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kansas is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kansas a female name?
Kansas is predominantly female. 92.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kansas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kansas Smith, Kansas Johnson, Kansas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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