Most popular boys’ names in Kansas, 1987
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 503 |
| 2 | Matthew | 484 |
| 3 | Michael | 459 |
| 4 | Joshua | 447 |
| 5 | Andrew | 366 |
| 6 | Ryan | 333 |
| 7 | Justin | 332 |
| 8 | Brandon | 309 |
| 9 | David | 301 |
| 10 | Kyle | 300 |
| 11 | Tyler | 275 |
| 12 | Daniel | 270 |
| 12 | James | 270 |
| 14 | John | 235 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 228 |
| 16 | Adam | 222 |
| 17 | Jacob | 214 |
| 18 | Joseph | 206 |
| 19 | Robert | 205 |
| 20 | Aaron | 190 |
| 21 | Cody | 188 |
| 22 | Anthony | 184 |
| 22 | Jason | 184 |
| 24 | Eric | 182 |
| 25 | William | 180 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Zachary | 177 |
| 27 | Brian | 172 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 165 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 165 |
| 30 | Dustin | 159 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 152 |
| 32 | Kevin | 151 |
| 32 | Nathan | 151 |
| 32 | Timothy | 151 |
| 32 | Travis | 151 |
| 36 | Steven | 144 |
| 37 | Derek | 133 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 132 |
| 38 | Jordan | 132 |
| 40 | Scott | 129 |
| 41 | Thomas | 119 |
| 42 | Austin | 114 |
| 43 | Mark | 112 |
| 44 | Charles | 111 |
| 45 | Patrick | 109 |
| 46 | Jared | 108 |
| 47 | Paul | 101 |
| 48 | Alexander | 100 |
| 49 | Jesse | 98 |
| 49 | Richard | 98 |
| 51 | Bradley | 94 |
| 52 | Alex | 86 |
| 52 | Bryan | 86 |
| 54 | Chad | 85 |
| 54 | Samuel | 85 |
| 56 | Sean | 82 |
| 57 | Stephen | 80 |
| 58 | Brett | 76 |
| 59 | Casey | 75 |
| 60 | Cory | 73 |
| 60 | Shawn | 73 |
| 62 | Seth | 72 |
| 63 | Gregory | 71 |
| 63 | Kenneth | 71 |
| 65 | Corey | 68 |
| 66 | Shane | 66 |
| 67 | Joel | 59 |
| 67 | Marcus | 59 |
| 69 | Blake | 58 |
| 70 | Caleb | 54 |
| 71 | Devin | 50 |
| 71 | Lucas | 50 |
| 71 | Nathaniel | 50 |
| 74 | Cameron | 49 |
| 74 | Logan | 49 |
| 76 | Brent | 48 |
| 77 | Trevor | 47 |
| 78 | Luke | 46 |
| 79 | Bryce | 45 |
| 79 | Douglas | 45 |
| 79 | Phillip | 45 |
| 82 | Craig | 44 |
| 83 | Keith | 43 |
| 83 | Lance | 43 |
| 85 | Clinton | 42 |
| 85 | Cole | 42 |
| 85 | Evan | 42 |
| 85 | Garrett | 42 |
| 89 | Derrick | 41 |
| 89 | Ian | 41 |
| 89 | Spencer | 41 |
| 89 | Tanner | 41 |
| 93 | Grant | 40 |
| 94 | Clayton | 39 |
| 94 | Drew | 39 |
| 94 | Gary | 39 |
| 97 | Donald | 38 |
| 97 | Peter | 38 |
| 97 | Taylor | 38 |
| 100 | Levi | 37 |
| 100 | Wesley | 37 |