State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1947 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,078 Nebraska births in 1947 across 587 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#62Lyleoutside the national top 200
#78Deannaoutside the national top 200
#82Colleenoutside the national top 200
#96Dickoutside the national top 200
#84Kent#182 nationally
#44Duane#135 nationally
#75Sheryl#163 nationally
#54Dean#140 nationally
#99Rick#183 nationally
#87Tim#170 nationally
#78Lynn#151 nationally
#37Vicki#101 nationally

Girls

#1Linda1,055US #1
#2Mary624US #2
#3Patricia392US #3
#4Sharon377US #9
#5Barbara368US #4
#6Sandra346US #5
#7Carol323US #6
#8Susan308US #8
#9Judy295US #14
#10Nancy291US #7
#11Karen274US #13
#12Kathleen236US #11
#13Connie233US #43
#14Donna206US #10
#15Cheryl199US #24
#16Janet193US #23
#17Janice184US #22
#18Judith173US #12
#19Diane169US #18
#20Marilyn150US #29
#21Carolyn146US #15
#22Margaret141US #16
#23Joyce140US #20
#24Pamela140US #28
#25Shirley136US #19
#26Beverly135US #31
#27Betty121US #17
#28Jean112US #40
#29Jane107US #36
#30Joan106US #30
#31Bonnie104US #35
#32Kathryn99US #55
#33Diana95US #48
#34Kathy87US #64
#35Cynthia82US #33
#36Ruth80US #44
#37Vicki78US #101
#38Virginia74US #34
#39Peggy72US #42
#40Gloria71US #27
#41Sherry71US #67
#42Phyllis70US #37
#43Ann68US #41
#44Rita68US #60
#45Elaine65US #50
#46Lois65US #63
#47Catherine64US #46
#48Dorothy64US #26
#49Elizabeth61US #25
#50Dianne60US #83
#51Kay59US #104
#52Lynda57US #77
#53Sally54US #70
#54Marlene53US #114
#55Marcia50US #81
#56Jo49US #51
#57Jacqueline48US #59
#58Jeanne48US #86
#59Alice47US #47
#60Julie46US #124
#61Lynn45US #75
#62Suzanne45US #53
#63Charlene44US #105
#64Constance43US #100
#65Darlene43US #71
#66Marjorie43US #106
#67Ellen42US #61
#68Helen42US #38
#69Katherine42US #76
#70Paula42US #54
#71Sheila42US #73
#72Christine41US #45
#73Joann41US #89
#74Marsha41US #88
#75Sheryl41US #163
#76Frances39US #39
#77Laura39US #74
#78Deanna38
#79Martha38US #32
#80Norma38US #82
#81Roberta36US #90
#82Colleen35
#83Eileen35US #91
#84Rebecca35US #52
#85Doris34US #58
#86Sue34US #69
#87Anita33US #94
#88Jeanette33US #125
#89Rose33US #65
#90Gail32US #49
#91Glenda32US #96
#92Delores31US #115
#93Joanne31US #56
#94Rosemary31US #80
#95Charlotte30US #68
#96Victoria30US #123
#97Cathy29US #119
#98Deborah28US #62
#99Patsy28US #87
#100Evelyn27US #72

Boys

#1Robert745US #2
#2James689US #1
#3John652US #3
#4Richard554US #5
#5David502US #6
#6Michael477US #7
#7Larry462US #10
#8Gary423US #12
#9William402US #4
#10Dennis383US #17
#11Ronald371US #11
#12Thomas351US #8
#13Donald297US #13
#14Charles265US #9
#15Kenneth262US #15
#16Jerry246US #20
#17Terry238US #26
#18Steven229US #24
#19Roger217US #25
#20Joseph145US #14
#21Paul144US #18
#22Gerald136US #28
#23Stephen133US #21
#24Daniel130US #22
#25George124US #16
#26Douglas121US #31
#27Dale116US #63
#28Jack111US #37
#29Edward100US #19
#30Wayne100US #30
#31Rodney91US #94
#32Jim89US #77
#33Mike87US #65
#34Bruce85US #29
#35Mark75US #47
#36Raymond75US #27
#37Alan74US #45
#38Eugene74US #59
#39Harold73US #35
#40Timothy73US #52
#41Frank72US #23
#42Stanley71US #67
#43Danny65US #39
#44Duane64US #135
#45Gregory64US #33
#46Keith64US #91
#47Steve64US #58
#48Tom64US #87
#49Bill63US #76
#50Marvin63US #89
#51Patrick62US #53
#52Allen58US #73
#53Lawrence58US #32
#54Dean52US #140
#55Randall51US #106
#56Russell51US #69
#57Roy48US #48
#58Fred46US #56
#59Melvin46US #85
#60Carl45US #40
#61Joe44US #43
#62Lyle43
#63Francis41US #84
#64Norman41US #81
#65Ronnie41US #61
#66Craig40US #93
#67Ralph40US #50
#68Walter40US #34
#69Gene39US #103
#70Gordon39US #111
#71Leroy38US #98
#72Randy38US #116
#73Dan37US #109
#74Leonard37US #71
#75Bernard36US #100
#76Don36US #86
#77Lonnie36US #137
#78Lynn36US #151
#79Leslie35US #124
#80Philip35US #57
#81Bob34US #115
#82Billy32US #51
#83Howard32US #62
#84Kent32US #182
#85Albert31US #55
#86Jimmy31US #44
#87Tim31US #170
#88Warren31US #108
#89Glen30US #138
#90Jay30US #119
#91Anthony29US #41
#92Henry29US #46
#93Jon29US #123
#94Ray29US #97
#95Barry28US #68
#96Dick28
#97Lloyd28US #112
#98Micheal28US #159
#99Rick28US #183
#100Vernon28US #134

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑41Mark#35
↑31Dianne#50
↑30Lynda#52
↑28Duane#44
↑28Francis#63
↑25Ellen#67
↑24Randy#72
↑22Deanna#78

Falling

↓30Don#76
↓28Leroy#71
↓27Rosemary#94
↓26Sue#86
↓25Bob#81
↓22Doris#85
↓22Jeanette#88
↓19Helen#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.