State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1931 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,065 Nebraska births in 1931 across 559 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nebraska more than they say America.

#70Deloris#200 nationally
#74Eldonoutside the national top 200
#78Lavernoutside the national top 200
#43Lyle#157 nationally
#87Pattyoutside the national top 200
#19Darlene#128 nationally
#92Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#22Dean#127 nationally
#93Pat#198 nationally
#96Harlanoutside the national top 200
#81Lila#184 nationally
#97Merle#198 nationally

Girls

#1Mary547US #1
#2Betty517US #2
#3Dorothy306US #3
#4Donna297US #32
#5Shirley295US #9
#6Barbara250US #4
#7Patricia246US #8
#8Marilyn226US #19
#9Joan224US #5
#10Norma188US #22
#11Lois187US #20
#12Phyllis165US #29
#13Beverly163US #31
#14Doris161US #10
#15Helen157US #6
#16Margaret153US #7
#17Virginia150US #12
#18Bonnie148US #73
#19Darlene145US #128
#20Ruth139US #11
#21Delores130US #58
#22Joyce126US #15
#23Marjorie118US #34
#24Evelyn105US #24
#25Dolores103US #14
#26Jean102US #13
#27Alice85US #21
#28Elaine83US #72
#29Carol82US #46
#30Marlene76US #95
#31Joann71US #90
#32Geraldine70US #38
#33Arlene68US #77
#34Gloria68US #23
#35Wanda68US #54
#36Maxine67US #101
#37Irene66US #37
#38Mildred66US #26
#39Rose64US #30
#40Rita63US #48
#41Joanne62US #68
#42June62US #44
#43Frances61US #18
#44Jacqueline61US #78
#45Eleanor60US #40
#46Elizabeth60US #16
#47Nancy58US #17
#48Janet57US #45
#49Lucille57US #62
#50Janice56US #104
#51Charlotte52US #75
#52Wilma52US #69
#53Lorraine47US #49
#54Vivian47US #82
#55Gladys46US #55
#56Peggy45US #42
#57Marian44US #84
#58Anna41US #25
#59Carolyn39US #60
#60Catherine39US #36
#61Jo39US #116
#62Louise39US #33
#63Edna38US #52
#64Esther38US #79
#65Marie38US #27
#66Patsy37US #83
#67Martha36US #28
#68Roberta36US #121
#69Thelma36US #53
#70Deloris35US #200
#71Audrey34US #64
#72Bernice34US #63
#73Eileen34US #106
#74Ruby34US #39
#75Elsie33US #86
#76Ramona33US #164
#77Sally33US #97
#78Jeanette32US #105
#79Kathryn31US #108
#80Leona30US #133
#81Lila30US #184
#82Loretta30US #96
#83Rosemary30US #88
#84Edith28US #65
#85Jeanne28US #98
#86Kathleen28US #87
#87Patty28
#88Erma27US #163
#89Juanita27US #57
#90Florence26US #43
#91Jane26US #50
#92Lavonne26
#93Pat26US #198
#94Pauline26US #56
#95Verna26US #154
#96Viola26US #127
#97Ann24US #35
#98Georgia24US #120
#99Grace24US #70
#100Theresa24US #59

Boys

#1Robert826US #1
#2Donald617US #7
#3Richard548US #5
#4James378US #2
#5John351US #3
#6William328US #4
#7Charles285US #6
#8Kenneth223US #14
#9Harold182US #18
#10Jack177US #15
#11Dale174US #62
#12Gerald155US #26
#13George141US #8
#14Edward130US #11
#15Eugene126US #21
#16Paul119US #12
#17Ronald115US #27
#18Raymond114US #17
#19Duane111US #104
#20Norman104US #36
#21Marvin103US #45
#22Dean99US #127
#23Thomas98US #10
#24Wayne98US #58
#25Don95US #59
#26Jerry93US #43
#27Melvin92US #51
#28Leonard86US #48
#29Joseph82US #9
#30Leroy80US #52
#31Bill78US #57
#32David77US #13
#33Frank76US #16
#34Francis74US #42
#35Larry71US #88
#36Lloyd68US #68
#37Ralph68US #25
#38Roger66US #53
#39Walter66US #20
#40Bob65US #78
#41Gene65US #64
#42Billy62US #19
#43Lyle61US #157
#44Stanley61US #49
#45Bernard60US #54
#46Howard60US #34
#47Carl59US #28
#48Vernon57US #74
#49Arthur56US #23
#50Roy56US #35
#51Joe55US #29
#52Henry54US #22
#53Harry52US #30
#54Lawrence52US #38
#55Louis52US #37
#56Albert51US #24
#57Dick50US #152
#58Floyd50US #66
#59Glen50US #112
#60Keith50US #123
#61Fred49US #33
#62Alvin48US #80
#63Glenn48US #72
#64Russell48US #63
#65Clarence47US #39
#66Earl46US #40
#67Jim45US #116
#68Daniel42US #44
#69Darrell42US #167
#70Leo42US #69
#71Clifford41US #75
#72Gordon41US #76
#73Edwin40US #67
#74Eldon40
#75Ray40US #60
#76Arnold39US #98
#77Virgil38US #121
#78Lavern37
#79Lowell37US #147
#80Delbert36US #159
#81Bobby35US #32
#82Everett35US #136
#83Ernest34US #47
#84Alfred33US #50
#85Lee32US #90
#86Wesley32US #143
#87Harvey31US #93
#88Willis31US #161
#89Dennis30US #138
#90Douglas30US #85
#91Elmer30US #82
#92Gilbert30US #92
#93Warren30US #100
#94Willard30US #124
#95Gary29US #153
#96Harlan29
#97Merle29US #198
#98Lester28US #96
#99Lewis28US #87
#100Loren28

On the move since 1930

Rising

↑41Larry#35
↑39Louis#55
↑24June#42
↑24Russell#64
↑24Ray#75
↑23Wanda#35
↑22Joanne#41
↑19Bobby#81

Falling

↓45Florence#90
↓29Earl#66
↓25Audrey#71
↓25Bernice#72
↓20Carl#47
↓19Pauline#94
↓19Virgil#77
↓17Clarence#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1930 rankings.