State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1948 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,359 Nebraska births in 1948 across 589 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#61Lyleoutside the national top 200
#90Dickoutside the national top 200
#95Vickyoutside the national top 200
#96Deannaoutside the national top 200
#98Cindyoutside the national top 200
#92Kent#194 nationally
#99Pattyoutside the national top 200
#40Duane#140 nationally
#67Lynn#157 nationally
#56Dean#143 nationally
#57Sheryl#144 nationally
#71Micheal#148 nationally

Girls

#1Linda1,008US #1
#2Mary658US #2
#3Patricia376US #4
#4Barbara370US #3
#5Susan349US #5
#6Carol306US #8
#7Sandra287US #6
#8Nancy286US #7
#9Sharon284US #9
#10Karen279US #12
#11Kathleen254US #10
#12Connie236US #43
#13Cheryl219US #25
#14Donna193US #11
#15Judy190US #16
#16Judith175US #15
#17Janet174US #24
#18Pamela169US #22
#19Janice166US #23
#20Joyce141US #21
#21Diane138US #19
#22Shirley132US #20
#23Cynthia131US #27
#24Beverly130US #31
#25Betty127US #18
#26Margaret127US #13
#27Carolyn126US #14
#28Marilyn120US #33
#29Kathryn109US #54
#30Diana100US #48
#31Kathy96US #55
#32Marcia95US #79
#33Jane90US #39
#34Peggy90US #38
#35Bonnie88US #34
#36Vicki82US #81
#37Jean81US #47
#38Ruth78US #45
#39Virginia75US #36
#40Deborah71US #30
#41Joan70US #37
#42Elizabeth69US #26
#43Lois69US #70
#44Phyllis67US #46
#45Teresa67US #82
#46Ann66US #44
#47Sherry64US #61
#48Gloria63US #28
#49Rita62US #59
#50Dianne57US #86
#51Sally57US #72
#52Catherine54US #41
#53Constance53US #93
#54Dorothy53US #29
#55Alice51US #49
#56Katherine51US #68
#57Sheryl51US #144
#58Theresa51US #63
#59Christine50US #35
#60Elaine50US #53
#61Jacqueline48US #58
#62Jeanne48US #95
#63Julie48US #117
#64Helen47US #40
#65Jo47US #56
#66Suzanne46US #66
#67Kay44US #113
#68Paula44US #52
#69Cathy41US #104
#70Marlene40US #109
#71Frances39US #42
#72Anita38US #102
#73Ellen38US #67
#74Glenda38US #92
#75Sue38US #78
#76Wanda38US #57
#77Darlene37US #77
#78Sheila37US #71
#79Delores36US #116
#80Martha35US #32
#81Rebecca35US #50
#82Rose35US #62
#83Charlene34US #105
#84Charlotte34US #69
#85Janis34US #121
#86Jeanette34US #129
#87Norma34US #103
#88Marsha33US #76
#89Gail32US #51
#90Terry32US #133
#91Lynn31US #80
#92Joann30US #94
#93Laura30US #73
#94Lynda30US #84
#95Vicky30
#96Deanna29
#97Eileen29US #91
#98Cindy28
#99Patty28
#100Anne27US #87

Boys

#1James741US #1
#2Robert725US #2
#3John602US #3
#4Michael522US #6
#5Richard501US #7
#6David467US #5
#7William433US #4
#8Larry419US #11
#9Gary387US #12
#10Ronald362US #10
#11Dennis350US #17
#12Thomas348US #8
#13Donald263US #14
#14Steven263US #23
#15Kenneth241US #15
#16Terry228US #26
#17Roger214US #24
#18Charles207US #9
#19Jerry189US #21
#20Daniel166US #22
#21Stephen143US #20
#22Douglas142US #33
#23Paul132US #18
#24Gerald127US #30
#25Dale123US #56
#26Joseph117US #13
#27Edward108US #19
#28Bruce104US #28
#29George104US #16
#30Raymond103US #27
#31Jack97US #43
#32Timothy91US #38
#33Patrick87US #48
#34Frank85US #25
#35Alan84US #46
#36Mark80US #29
#37Rodney80US #92
#38Stanley77US #65
#39Gregory74US #32
#40Duane73US #140
#41Tom72US #94
#42Danny71US #39
#43Keith71US #89
#44Wayne69US #34
#45Lawrence66US #31
#46Jim65US #86
#47Bill64US #84
#48Allen62US #72
#49Harold58US #36
#50Randall58US #98
#51Steve58US #60
#52Eugene57US #61
#53Mike57US #68
#54Randy53US #99
#55Marvin50US #90
#56Dean49US #143
#57Lee47US #93
#58Russell47US #67
#59Walter47US #35
#60Don46US #91
#61Lyle46
#62Ronnie46US #59
#63Leonard45US #71
#64Gene44US #111
#65Carl43US #42
#66Joe41US #47
#67Lynn41US #157
#68Roy41US #49
#69Craig40US #82
#70Lloyd39US #118
#71Micheal39US #148
#72Bernard37US #107
#73Leroy37US #97
#74Melvin37US #81
#75Norman37US #85
#76Ralph37US #51
#77Warren37US #109
#78Howard35US #63
#79Martin35US #88
#80Philip35US #54
#81Arthur33US #44
#82Dan33US #113
#83Darrell33US #121
#84Fred33US #66
#85Lonnie33US #135
#86Francis32US #80
#87Frederick32US #75
#88Gordon32US #112
#89Albert31US #55
#90Dick31
#91Glen31US #133
#92Kent31US #194
#93Jon30US #128
#94Phillip30US #69
#95Earl29US #83
#96Scott29US #122
#97Barry28US #74
#98Harry28US #57
#99Johnny28US #52
#100Anthony27US #41

On the move since 1947

Rising

↑58Deborah#40
↑28Cathy#69
↑27Lloyd#70
↑27Micheal#71
↑23Marcia#32
↑18Sheryl#57
↑18Patrick#33
↑18Randy#54

Falling

↓42Lynda#94
↓30Lynn#91
↓26Fred#84
↓23Francis#86
↓20Charlene#83
↓20Mike#53
↓19Joann#92
↓18Deanna#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1947 rankings.