State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1935 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 19,803 Nebraska births in 1935 across 528 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#62Lorenoutside the national top 200
#71Eldonoutside the national top 200
#73Lelandoutside the national top 200
#81Darreloutside the national top 200
#84Nadineoutside the national top 200
#57Karen#172 nationally
#86Merleoutside the national top 200
#89Deloris#200 nationally
#92Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#36Dick#142 nationally
#97Alyceoutside the national top 200
#53Lyle#156 nationally

Girls

#1Shirley613US #2
#2Mary480US #1
#3Barbara272US #3
#4Betty263US #4
#5Donna250US #23
#6Patricia236US #5
#7Marilyn234US #14
#8Beverly184US #20
#9Joan174US #7
#10Dorothy171US #6
#11Carol153US #11
#12Janet143US #22
#13Lois143US #21
#14Joyce137US #12
#15Margaret124US #8
#16Ruth124US #15
#17Phyllis123US #27
#18Norma121US #29
#19Darlene116US #91
#20Doris114US #13
#21Virginia113US #16
#22Nancy111US #9
#23Bonnie107US #62
#24Helen105US #10
#25Marlene104US #39
#26Janice101US #47
#27Joann91US #53
#28Delores90US #57
#29Jean90US #18
#30Carolyn82US #28
#31Evelyn76US #31
#32Sharon75US #96
#33Alice73US #25
#34Marjorie71US #46
#35Elaine65US #51
#36Frances59US #19
#37Sandra58US #50
#38Arlene54US #59
#39Dolores53US #26
#40Geraldine51US #40
#41Joanne51US #44
#42Gloria48US #32
#43Kathleen47US #71
#44Roberta47US #77
#45Rita46US #63
#46Rose45US #37
#47Wilma45US #70
#48Irene44US #52
#49Jane44US #43
#50Elizabeth43US #17
#51Sally43US #58
#52Kay42US #134
#53Rosemary42US #97
#54Charlotte41US #65
#55Jacqueline41US #79
#56Wanda40US #49
#57Karen39US #172
#58Loretta39US #69
#59Connie37US #140
#60Jeanette37US #104
#61Pat37US #150
#62Peggy37US #36
#63Ann35US #30
#64June34US #55
#65Patsy34US #56
#66Charlene33US #146
#67Jo33US #73
#68Kathryn33US #111
#69Lucille33US #85
#70Carole32US #93
#71Mildred32US #35
#72Audrey30US #64
#73Esther30US #94
#74Lorraine30US #68
#75Marian30US #105
#76Maxine29US #120
#77Eleanor28US #48
#78Leona28US #155
#79Louise28US #45
#80Sylvia28US #60
#81Catherine27US #42
#82Edith27US #87
#83Ellen27US #95
#84Nadine27
#85Verna27US #181
#86Gladys26US #78
#87Jeanne26US #133
#88Margie26US #100
#89Deloris25US #200
#90Glenda25US #169
#91Judith25US #54
#92Lavonne25
#93Marcia24US #149
#94Vera24US #124
#95Dixie23US #188
#96Patty23US #190
#97Alyce22
#98Anna22US #34
#99Eva22US #110
#100Marie22US #33

Boys

#1Robert607US #1
#2Richard504US #5
#3Donald433US #7
#4James397US #2
#5John353US #3
#6William257US #4
#7Charles230US #6
#8Ronald226US #12
#9Kenneth191US #15
#10Larry182US #33
#11Jerry174US #22
#12Jack167US #18
#13Gary146US #44
#14Gerald128US #21
#15Harold123US #20
#16George119US #8
#17Marvin115US #45
#18Duane110US #105
#19Thomas110US #9
#20Paul109US #14
#21Dale106US #61
#22David106US #11
#23Roger106US #36
#24Raymond102US #17
#25Don100US #51
#26Edward100US #13
#27Jim96US #90
#28Norman93US #38
#29Wayne89US #49
#30Bill78US #60
#31Eugene73US #26
#32Lawrence70US #35
#33Leroy69US #50
#34Dean68US #120
#35Dennis68US #72
#36Dick67US #142
#37Melvin67US #57
#38Frank66US #16
#39Bob64US #81
#40Fred63US #34
#41Joe62US #25
#42Howard61US #39
#43Leonard61US #54
#44Arthur59US #29
#45Gene57US #66
#46Stanley57US #56
#47Joseph52US #10
#48Walter52US #23
#49Ralph50US #32
#50Bernard48US #67
#51Keith48US #125
#52Lloyd46US #84
#53Lyle46US #156
#54Darrell44US #136
#55Rodney44US #149
#56Carl43US #28
#57Daniel43US #43
#58Billy41US #19
#59Bruce41US #77
#60Clarence41US #48
#61Vernon41US #94
#62Loren39
#63Tom39US #110
#64Douglas38US #75
#65Henry38US #27
#66Earl35US #46
#67Jerome35US #96
#68Francis34US #53
#69Harry34US #37
#70Alfred33US #63
#71Eldon32
#72Gordon32US #70
#73Leland32
#74Leon32US #86
#75Roy32US #40
#76Allen31US #83
#77Delbert30US #165
#78Glenn30US #78
#79Michael30US #41
#80Ray30US #64
#81Darrel29
#82Harvey29US #99
#83Lowell29US #152
#84Warren29US #97
#85Max28US #128
#86Merle28
#87Terry28US #154
#88Albert27US #31
#89Lee27US #80
#90Leo27US #92
#91Roland27US #119
#92Russell27US #68
#93Edwin26US #89
#94Lester26US #114
#95Louis26US #42
#96Clifford25US #88
#97Jimmy25US #47
#98Floyd24US #76
#99Glen24US #124
#100Victor24US #116

On the move since 1934

Rising

↑33Pat#61
↑31Bruce#59
↑30Irene#48
↑29Roberta#44
↑29Loren#62
↑27Sharon#32
↑24Geraldine#40
↑23Rosemary#53

Falling

↓39Eleanor#77
↓34Deloris#89
↓33Marian#75
↓33Russell#92
↓32Albert#88
↓28Maxine#76
↓28Clifford#96
↓22Floyd#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1934 rankings.