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Most Popular Names in Nebraska

The most common baby names registered in Nebraska across all years of SSA records, ranked by total birth count. The sparkline for each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to present, giving context for when that name was at its peak.

The top 100 names in Nebraska account for 991,741 total birth registrations. Click any name for a full national profile with gender data, decade breakdowns, and distribution across all 50 states.

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# Name Births Trend
1 Robert 40,052
2 John 34,094
3 James 32,925
4 Michael 30,653
5 Mary 30,209
6 David 25,394
7 William 24,989
8 Richard 23,810
9 Donald 19,218
10 Thomas 16,504
11 Charles 14,798
12 Daniel 14,483
13 Joseph 13,715
14 Patricia 12,901
15 Mark 12,623
16 Kenneth 12,320
17 Steven 12,266
18 Linda 12,225
19 Matthew 12,197
20 Barbara 11,825
21 Betty 11,213
22 Jennifer 11,211
23 Dorothy 11,110
24 Larry 10,802
25 Christopher 10,782
26 Ronald 10,764
27 Elizabeth 10,551
28 Gary 10,322
29 Paul 9,991
30 Margaret 9,909
31 Susan 9,873
32 Timothy 9,682
33 Scott 9,562
34 Andrew 9,445
35 Jeffrey 9,260
36 Brian 9,184
37 Helen 8,669
38 Karen 8,660
39 Donna 8,606
40 Joshua 8,363
41 Kevin 8,361
42 Jack 8,328
43 Carol 8,222
44 George 8,212
45 Ryan 8,166
46 Ruth 8,142
47 Jacob 8,068
48 Jason 8,034
49 Nancy 8,009
50 Edward 7,627
51 Sharon 7,618
52 Shirley 7,599
53 Dennis 7,406
54 Douglas 7,388
55 Harold 7,371
56 Sarah 7,188
57 Sandra 7,129
58 Jessica 7,024
59 Michelle 6,943
60 Lisa 6,928
61 Anthony 6,863
62 Kathleen 6,697
63 Amy 6,686
64 Jerry 6,617
65 Raymond 6,573
66 Patrick 6,502
67 Dale 6,454
68 Nicholas 6,453
69 Julie 6,453
70 Gerald 6,367
71 Roger 6,305
72 Benjamin 6,250
73 Emily 6,185
74 Kimberly 6,154
75 Evelyn 6,143
76 Debra 5,952
77 Janet 5,948
78 Justin 5,936
79 Tyler 5,835
80 Eric 5,756
81 Ashley 5,649
82 Laura 5,648
83 Virginia 5,628
84 Terry 5,568
85 Amanda 5,532
86 Rebecca 5,516
87 Angela 5,467
88 Cynthia 5,452
89 Marilyn 5,447
90 Lois 5,394
91 Pamela 5,309
92 Jean 5,294
93 Doris 5,256
94 Frank 5,219
95 Brandon 5,196
96 Nathan 5,158
97 Joan 5,033
98 Samuel 5,013
99 Gregory 4,960
100 Kathryn 4,950