State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1934 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,995 Nebraska births in 1934 across 547 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#55Deloris#189 nationally
#69Eldonoutside the national top 200
#82Lilaoutside the national top 200
#82Lavernoutside the national top 200
#77Glenda#194 nationally
#77Leland#190 nationally
#90Nadineoutside the national top 200
#91Lorenoutside the national top 200
#92Myronoutside the national top 200
#94Darreloutside the national top 200
#95Ivanoutside the national top 200
#96Dixieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary561US #1
#2Shirley412US #4
#3Betty319US #2
#4Donna301US #23
#5Barbara279US #3
#6Patricia248US #6
#7Marilyn239US #17
#8Joan210US #7
#9Dorothy198US #5
#10Beverly188US #22
#11Norma166US #24
#12Phyllis157US #28
#13Lois152US #20
#14Carol150US #14
#15Joyce146US #12
#16Margaret143US #8
#17Ruth140US #13
#18Janet133US #21
#19Darlene128US #90
#20Bonnie126US #58
#21Virginia119US #15
#22Joann116US #50
#23Helen114US #9
#24Marlene114US #57
#25Jean112US #16
#26Delores111US #51
#27Doris109US #11
#28Nancy96US #10
#29Marjorie90US #41
#30Alice88US #25
#31Carolyn84US #33
#32Elaine78US #54
#33Janice77US #68
#34Dolores66US #26
#35Evelyn61US #29
#36Frances59US #19
#37Arlene57US #53
#38Eleanor57US #44
#39Charlotte56US #72
#40Elizabeth56US #18
#41Peggy56US #36
#42Marian54US #97
#43Gloria53US #30
#44Joanne53US #45
#45Rita53US #63
#46Rose53US #37
#47Jo52US #75
#48Maxine48US #114
#49Wilma46US #73
#50Lucille44US #84
#51Sally43US #62
#52Patsy42US #59
#53Wanda42US #47
#54Kathryn41US #108
#55Deloris39US #189
#56Jacqueline39US #80
#57Sandra39US #93
#58June38US #46
#59Sharon38US #150
#60Mildred37US #35
#61Connie36US #145
#62Kathleen36US #74
#63Charlene35US #151
#64Geraldine35US #43
#65Loretta35US #83
#66Lorraine35US #56
#67Esther34US #91
#68Gladys34US #66
#69Carole33US #89
#70Georgia33US #122
#71Jane33US #48
#72Kay33US #143
#73Roberta33US #104
#74Jeanette32US #106
#75Martha32US #27
#76Rosemary32US #111
#77Glenda31US #194
#78Irene31US #49
#79Velma31US #144
#80Ann30US #32
#81Audrey29US #69
#82Lila29
#83Margie29US #103
#84Patty29US #173
#85Vivian29US #98
#86Ruby28US #39
#87Anna27US #31
#88Florence26US #61
#89Leona26US #140
#90Nadine26
#91Pauline26US #71
#92Ellen25US #95
#93Josephine25US #60
#94Pat25US #162
#95Verna25US #177
#96Dixie24
#97Eileen24US #109
#98Clara23US #76
#99Elsie23US #107
#100Jackie23

Boys

#1Robert669US #1
#2Donald528US #6
#3Richard496US #5
#4James427US #2
#5John409US #3
#6William272US #4
#7Ronald229US #11
#8Charles227US #7
#9Kenneth205US #15
#10Larry163US #43
#11Harold157US #18
#12Gerald156US #22
#13Jack155US #17
#14Jerry150US #25
#15Dale146US #62
#16Marvin133US #44
#17Gary128US #60
#18George122US #8
#19Thomas112US #9
#20Wayne110US #48
#21Don109US #50
#22Duane109US #104
#23Paul109US #14
#24David105US #12
#25Edward105US #13
#26Raymond103US #19
#27Eugene91US #24
#28Roger86US #39
#29Joseph85US #10
#30Bill80US #59
#31Dean80US #118
#32Bob77US #75
#33Frank73US #16
#34Norman72US #38
#35Jim70US #90
#36Melvin67US #55
#37Gene66US #67
#38Leroy65US #54
#39Arthur64US #29
#40Carl64US #28
#41Joe63US #26
#42Fred60US #33
#43Lloyd58US #82
#44Dennis56US #95
#45Howard56US #37
#46Leonard56US #53
#47Ralph56US #31
#48Francis54US #49
#49Keith54US #125
#50Stanley54US #58
#51Walter53US #21
#52Lyle52US #155
#53Dick51US #138
#54Lawrence51US #34
#55Vernon47US #89
#56Albert46US #32
#57Rodney46US #160
#58Bernard45US #65
#59Russell45US #70
#60Billy44US #20
#61Darrell44US #140
#62Gordon44US #71
#63Earl43US #41
#64Henry40US #27
#65Ray40US #63
#66Tom38US #112
#67Warren37US #96
#68Clifford36US #85
#69Eldon36
#70Leo36US #86
#71Roy36US #35
#72Clarence35US #45
#73Glenn35US #81
#74Jimmie34US #68
#75Douglas32US #72
#76Floyd32US #73
#77Leland32US #190
#78Jimmy31US #56
#79Virgil31US #141
#80Daniel30US #42
#81Franklin30US #46
#82Lavern29
#83Lee29US #79
#84Leon29US #87
#85Harry28US #36
#86Alfred27US #64
#87Ernest27US #51
#88Herbert27US #57
#89Arnold26US #105
#90Bruce26US #78
#91Loren26
#92Myron26
#93Alvin25US #93
#94Darrel25
#95Ivan25
#96Louis25US #40
#97Merlin25
#98Roland25US #119
#99Wesley25US #142
#100Willard25US #136

On the move since 1933

Rising

↑37Charlene#63
↑35Charlotte#39
↑28Patsy#52
↑26Rodney#57
↑26Russell#59
↑25Leroy#38
↑24Leo#70
↑23Fred#42

Falling

↓47Roland#98
↓44Harry#85
↓41Louis#96
↓33Ellen#92
↓33Alvin#93
↓32Leona#89
↓26Irene#78
↓26Pauline#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1933 rankings.