State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,071 Nebraska births in 1950 across 580 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
#54Kent#180 nationally
#94Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#49Lynn#154 nationally
#93Rex#196 nationally
#72Rick#168 nationally
#93Cindy#185 nationally
#51Duane#137 nationally
#58Jim#139 nationally
#73Tom#145 nationally
#75Allan#142 nationally
#63Dan#129 nationally

Girls

#1Linda768US #1
#2Mary665US #2
#3Susan411US #5
#4Patricia374US #3
#5Barbara366US #4
#6Nancy317US #6
#7Kathleen313US #10
#8Carol295US #9
#9Sandra267US #8
#10Karen265US #12
#11Sharon221US #11
#12Deborah217US #7
#13Donna202US #13
#14Janet194US #18
#15Connie186US #44
#16Pamela179US #17
#17Cheryl172US #29
#18Cynthia162US #23
#19Diane156US #16
#20Margaret154US #15
#21Kathryn141US #46
#22Judy140US #25
#23Judith134US #21
#24Shirley129US #19
#25Janice124US #22
#26Marilyn112US #37
#27Peggy111US #41
#28Vicki111US #61
#29Carolyn107US #20
#30Joyce105US #27
#31Jane104US #39
#32Beverly102US #31
#33Bonnie102US #33
#34Kathy101US #38
#35Marcia97US #77
#36Jean90US #48
#37Rita88US #56
#38Betty83US #26
#39Joan82US #40
#40Catherine81US #34
#41Diana79US #47
#42Gloria76US #30
#43Christine74US #28
#44Elizabeth74US #24
#45Ann69US #45
#46Constance68US #85
#47Virginia67US #43
#48Debra64US #59
#49Phyllis64US #53
#50Sally64US #78
#51Katherine62US #58
#52Lois61US #83
#53Sherry60US #62
#54Rebecca58US #36
#55Julie57US #111
#56Ruth57US #49
#57Brenda55US #14
#58Jeanne55US #95
#59Teresa54US #81
#60Marlene53US #112
#61Elaine47US #60
#62Paula47US #54
#63Theresa47US #65
#64Colleen46US #124
#65Dianne46US #90
#66Dorothy45US #35
#67Kay45US #123
#68Marsha45US #68
#69Suzanne45US #71
#70Ellen44US #66
#71Vickie43US #108
#72Charlene42US #103
#73Martha42US #32
#74Gail41US #42
#75Jacqueline41US #55
#76Sheila41US #70
#77Cathy39US #75
#78Eileen39US #91
#79Helen39US #50
#80Jo39US #64
#81Jeanette38US #131
#82Victoria38US #94
#83Marjorie37US #121
#84Rose36US #69
#85Sheryl36US #145
#86Lynn34US #76
#87Doris33US #74
#88Glenda33US #87
#89Laura33US #63
#90Sue33US #100
#91Alice32US #57
#92Joann32US #98
#93Cindy31US #185
#94Lynette31
#95Rhonda30US #125
#96Roberta30US #96
#97Darlene29US #79
#98Delores29US #129
#99Wanda29US #52
#100Anne28US #84

Boys

#1Robert771US #2
#2James718US #1
#3Michael656US #4
#4John636US #3
#5David545US #5
#6Richard489US #7
#7Thomas418US #8
#8William418US #6
#9Steven412US #16
#10Gary355US #10
#11Larry354US #11
#12Dennis342US #17
#13Ronald303US #12
#14Donald268US #14
#15Kenneth244US #15
#16Charles221US #9
#17Roger220US #27
#18Daniel218US #21
#19Douglas207US #28
#20Terry199US #30
#21Mark192US #23
#22Stephen174US #19
#23Jerry162US #24
#24Timothy147US #32
#25Joseph143US #13
#26Paul129US #18
#27Gregory127US #25
#28Dale118US #49
#29Gerald113US #34
#30Rodney104US #88
#31Bruce103US #26
#32Alan100US #41
#33Edward100US #22
#34George99US #20
#35Randall93US #70
#36Patrick91US #38
#37Jack88US #48
#38Lawrence85US #33
#39Randy80US #80
#40Frank77US #29
#41Keith71US #78
#42Danny69US #39
#43Stanley69US #60
#44Wayne69US #35
#45Craig58US #69
#46Raymond58US #31
#47Harold57US #45
#48Marvin56US #93
#49Lynn55US #154
#50Allen53US #71
#51Duane53US #137
#52Eugene51US #58
#53Scott51US #82
#54Kent50US #180
#55Steve50US #83
#56Jeffrey49US #43
#57Russell49US #67
#58Jim47US #139
#59Walter47US #40
#60Carl46US #44
#61Lyle46
#62Ralph46US #52
#63Dan45US #129
#64Micheal44US #104
#65Dean42US #120
#66Anthony41US #36
#67Gene41US #122
#68Arthur40US #46
#69Don37US #107
#70Mike37US #113
#71Leonard36US #77
#72Rick36US #168
#73Tom36US #145
#74Darrell35US #116
#75Allan34US #142
#76Bill34US #131
#77Brian34US #79
#78Glenn33US #59
#79Lee33US #91
#80Gordon32US #108
#81Leroy32US #102
#82Martin32US #85
#83Philip32US #53
#84Phillip32US #64
#85Roy32US #51
#86Bernard31US #110
#87Jerome31US #103
#88Kevin31US #73
#89Lonnie31US #135
#90Leslie30US #126
#91Edwin29US #117
#92Joe29US #54
#93Rex29US #196
#94Theodore29US #99
#95Fred28US #84
#96Harry28US #61
#97Howard28US #63
#98Jon28US #138
#99Norman28US #90
#100Lloyd27US #127

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑43Debra#48
↑34Lynn#49
↑24Marsha#68
↑22Brenda#57
↑22Allan#75
↑20Eileen#78
↑20Rick#72
↑18Brian#77

Falling

↓30Joe#92
↓29Fred#95
↓29Norman#99
↓24Tom#73
↓22Sue#90
↓21Lynn#86
↓19Bill#76
↓18Jacqueline#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.