Popular baby names in Kansas, 1982
The most popular baby names in Kansas in 1982 were Jennifer for girls (612 babies) and Christopher for boys (639). Christopher ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 33,400 babies born in Kansas in 1982 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Kansas in 1982
Names given at least 15 times in Kansas that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Girls
- Joni: 19 babies, 3.5× the national rate
- Abby: 41 babies, 3.4× the national rate
- Lacy: 30 babies, 3.3× the national rate
- Kelsey: 24 babies, 3.3× the national rate
- Traci: 26 babies, 3.1× the national rate
- Stacie: 24 babies, 3× the national rate
- Jami: 21 babies, 3× the national rate
- Lacey: 63 babies, 2.9× the national rate
- Kelli: 62 babies, 2.9× the national rate
- Mindy: 34 babies, 2.8× the national rate
Boys
- Tanner: 21 babies, 5.9× the national rate
- Jerod: 15 babies, 5.5× the national rate
- Tyson: 36 babies, 4.2× the national rate
- Dallas: 21 babies, 4× the national rate
- Cole: 31 babies, 3.9× the national rate
- Landon: 21 babies, 3.7× the national rate
- Bret: 39 babies, 3.6× the national rate
- Bryce: 20 babies, 3.2× the national rate
- Tyler: 133 babies, 2.9× the national rate
- Lucas: 79 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Kansas, 1982
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1981 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 612 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Jessica | 516 | – | 2 |
| 3 | Sarah | 450 | ↑1 | 4 |
| 4 | Amanda | 437 | ↓1 | 3 |
| 5 | Melissa | 281 | – | 5 |
| 6 | Amber | 279 | ↑1 | 18 |
| 7 | Amy | 264 | ↓1 | 10 |
| 8 | Ashley | 242 | ↑12 | 17 |
| 9 | Angela | 228 | ↓1 | 16 |
| 10 | Heather | 215 | ↑1 | 12 |
| 11 | Nicole | 215 | ↑2 | 6 |
| 12 | Erin | 214 | ↑6 | 20 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 209 | ↓1 | 7 |
| 14 | Crystal | 207 | – | 9 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 196 | ↑1 | 8 |
| 16 | Michelle | 194 | ↓6 | 11 |
| 17 | Megan | 189 | – | 34 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 183 | ↓9 | 15 |
| 19 | Rachel | 177 | ↑6 | 21 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 177 | ↓5 | 13 |
| 21 | Emily | 169 | ↑6 | 24 |
| 22 | Andrea | 168 | ↓3 | 27 |
| 23 | Jamie | 164 | ↑3 | 29 |
| 24 | Sara | 155 | ↓2 | 28 |
| 25 | Lindsay | 139 | ↑10 | 39 |
| 26 | Christina | 136 | ↓2 | 19 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 136 | ↓6 | 14 |
| 28 | Lisa | 128 | – | 23 |
| 29 | Laura | 127 | ↓6 | 22 |
| 30 | Kelly | 126 | ↑3 | 25 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 126 | ↑13 | 40 |
| 32 | Mary | 119 | ↓2 | 30 |
| 33 | Kristen | 107 | ↓2 | 33 |
| 34 | Erica | 103 | ↑14 | 35 |
| 35 | Kristin | 102 | ↑1 | 37 |
| 36 | April | 92 | ↓7 | 32 |
| 37 | Julie | 89 | ↓5 | 41 |
| 38 | Katie | 86 | ↑9 | 45 |
| 39 | Brandi | 85 | ↓1 | 55 |
| 40 | Katherine | 85 | ↓3 | 36 |
| 41 | Courtney | 84 | ↑2 | 43 |
| 42 | Shannon | 84 | – | 38 |
| 43 | Samantha | 83 | new | 44 |
| 44 | Tara | 82 | ↓10 | 47 |
| 45 | Brandy | 75 | ↓6 | 50 |
| 46 | Danielle | 73 | ↓6 | 31 |
| 47 | Natalie | 72 | new | 51 |
| 48 | Cassandra | 70 | new | 62 |
| 49 | Leslie | 68 | ↑1 | 60 |
| 50 | Alicia | 66 | ↓4 | 53 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1981 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 639 | ↑3 | 2 |
| 2 | Michael | 592 | ↓1 | 1 |
| 3 | Matthew | 585 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Joshua | 559 | ↓2 | 7 |
| 5 | Justin | 460 | ↑2 | 12 |
| 6 | Jason | 434 | ↓1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ryan | 405 | ↓1 | 13 |
| 8 | James | 375 | – | 6 |
| 9 | David | 362 | – | 5 |
| 10 | John | 348 | ↑1 | 8 |
| 11 | Brandon | 313 | ↑2 | 18 |
| 12 | Andrew | 296 | ↑5 | 17 |
| 13 | Robert | 292 | ↓3 | 9 |
| 14 | Daniel | 288 | ↑2 | 10 |
| 15 | Joseph | 285 | ↑5 | 11 |
| 16 | Brian | 257 | ↓4 | 14 |
| 17 | Aaron | 253 | ↓3 | 30 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 253 | ↓3 | 28 |
| 19 | Dustin | 248 | – | 42 |
| 20 | Eric | 231 | ↑1 | 20 |
| 21 | Adam | 218 | ↓3 | 19 |
| 22 | Nathan | 207 | ↑4 | 36 |
| 23 | William | 202 | ↑1 | 15 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 200 | ↓2 | 22 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 195 | ↑3 | 29 |
| 26 | Travis | 191 | ↓3 | 39 |
| 27 | Jacob | 178 | ↑2 | 41 |
| 28 | Timothy | 175 | ↓1 | 24 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 171 | ↓4 | 16 |
| 30 | Scott | 170 | ↑1 | 34 |
| 31 | Steven | 170 | ↓1 | 26 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 165 | ↑2 | 33 |
| 33 | Mark | 160 | ↑6 | 32 |
| 34 | Thomas | 155 | ↓1 | 23 |
| 35 | Kevin | 154 | ↓3 | 25 |
| 36 | Anthony | 152 | ↑1 | 21 |
| 37 | Kyle | 152 | ↑1 | 47 |
| 38 | Jesse | 141 | ↓3 | 43 |
| 39 | Tyler | 133 | ↑11 | 66 |
| 40 | Derek | 123 | – | 50 |
| 41 | Shawn | 119 | ↑5 | 52 |
| 42 | Charles | 118 | ↓6 | 31 |
| 43 | Jared | 117 | ↑1 | 54 |
| 44 | Patrick | 115 | ↑3 | 37 |
| 45 | Brett | 109 | ↓4 | 72 |
| 46 | Chad | 106 | ↓4 | 48 |
| 47 | Richard | 100 | ↓2 | 27 |
| 48 | Bradley | 99 | – | 51 |
| 49 | Paul | 98 | ↓6 | 35 |
| 50 | Zachary | 96 | new | 55 |