State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1954 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,841 Nebraska births in 1954 across 606 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#73Rex#189 nationally
#86Lyleoutside the national top 200
#77Lynn#187 nationally
#81Kirk#190 nationally
#95Monteoutside the national top 200
#97Clarkoutside the national top 200
#65Kent#167 nationally
#99Greggoutside the national top 200
#87Tom#188 nationally
#98Luann#192 nationally
#50Duane#136 nationally
#82Kurt#168 nationally

Girls

#1Mary622US #1
#2Debra613US #6
#3Susan469US #5
#4Linda463US #2
#5Patricia386US #4
#6Nancy333US #9
#7Deborah321US #3
#8Cynthia317US #10
#9Pamela311US #12
#10Barbara297US #7
#11Karen295US #8
#12Kathleen235US #14
#13Diane218US #17
#14Carol216US #15
#15Sandra202US #13
#16Janet198US #19
#17Cheryl188US #22
#18Sharon182US #16
#19Connie156US #39
#20Donna156US #11
#21Peggy144US #48
#22Denise122US #24
#23Elizabeth116US #20
#24Beverly111US #31
#25Vicki109US #50
#26Kathy107US #23
#27Joyce106US #28
#28Jean104US #56
#29Judy104US #29
#30Catherine103US #32
#31Jane103US #49
#32Julie103US #70
#33Margaret103US #21
#34Janice100US #25
#35Christine99US #43
#36Teresa97US #34
#37Marilyn94US #35
#38Joan92US #40
#39Rebecca91US #26
#40Rhonda86US #71
#41Kathryn85US #51
#42Judith81US #30
#43Ann75US #44
#44Brenda75US #18
#45Paula75US #38
#46Betty73US #36
#47Diana72US #57
#48Cindy70US #91
#49Gail68US #37
#50Theresa65US #47
#51Carolyn64US #27
#52Marcia63US #90
#53Laura62US #45
#54Lori61US #121
#55Rita60US #67
#56Rose60US #54
#57Shirley59US #33
#58Katherine58US #64
#59Robin57US #41
#60Sally57US #84
#61Vickie57US #69
#62Colleen56US #119
#63Ruth55US #66
#64Bonnie54US #52
#65Sheila51US #60
#66Gloria50US #42
#67Lynn50US #63
#68Suzanne50US #82
#69Sherry49US #62
#70Laurie48US #98
#71Terri48US #100
#72Marsha47US #86
#73Roxanne47US #158
#74Michele46US #89
#75Sue46US #106
#76Jo44US #53
#77Victoria44US #85
#78Jill43US #107
#79Jacqueline42US #68
#80Michelle42US #94
#81Valerie42US #87
#82Sheryl40US #133
#83Elaine39US #74
#84Lois39US #110
#85Cathy38US #59
#86Charlene38US #126
#87Jeanne38US #112
#88Beth37US #130
#89Gayle37US #147
#90Roberta37US #102
#91Constance36US #111
#92Jan35US #131
#93Terry35US #88
#94Alice34US #81
#95Dianne34US #116
#96Glenda34US #114
#97Jennifer34US #108
#98Luann34US #192
#99Marlene34US #141
#100Debbie33US #92

Boys

#1Michael800US #1
#2David685US #5
#3James652US #3
#4Robert636US #2
#5John549US #4
#6Steven530US #11
#7Richard475US #7
#8Thomas428US #8
#9William375US #6
#10Mark370US #12
#11Daniel315US #18
#12Gary313US #9
#13Donald251US #14
#14Ronald239US #15
#15Douglas237US #29
#16Kenneth216US #17
#17Timothy215US #26
#18Dennis210US #21
#19Charles208US #10
#20Larry188US #19
#21Terry181US #27
#22Randy176US #33
#23Gregory175US #25
#24Roger175US #34
#25Paul165US #16
#26Joseph157US #13
#27Patrick146US #38
#28Jeffrey144US #23
#29Jerry133US #31
#30Rodney133US #66
#31Kevin132US #28
#32Scott129US #40
#33Edward128US #22
#34Bruce127US #30
#35Randall127US #55
#36Stephen127US #20
#37Dale119US #50
#38Craig102US #51
#39Gerald93US #44
#40Alan89US #43
#41Ricky85US #46
#42Bradley82US #106
#43Wayne78US #41
#44George77US #24
#45Raymond69US #35
#46Keith68US #45
#47Lawrence67US #39
#48Rick67US #102
#49Brian66US #48
#50Duane60US #136
#51Kim56US #109
#52Martin55US #79
#53Dean54US #110
#54Steve54US #76
#55Russell53US #69
#56Danny52US #42
#57Frank52US #36
#58Stanley52US #58
#59Allen50US #82
#60Jack50US #57
#61Micheal50US #88
#62Jay49US #101
#63Anthony48US #32
#64Roy48US #56
#65Kent47US #167
#66Arthur44US #52
#67Marvin43US #97
#68Eugene42US #77
#69Curtis41US #84
#70Jon41US #111
#71Philip41US #62
#72Leonard37US #85
#73Rex36US #189
#74Gene35US #151
#75Harold35US #60
#76Carl34US #47
#77Lynn34US #187
#78Matthew32US #124
#79Darrell31US #95
#80Fred30US #93
#81Kirk30US #190
#82Kurt30US #168
#83Ralph30US #61
#84Christopher29US #64
#85Joel29US #127
#86Lyle29
#87Tom29US #188
#88Walter29US #49
#89Joe28US #67
#90Peter28US #37
#91Allan27US #149
#92Brad27US #154
#93Gordon27US #122
#94Jim27US #174
#95Monte27
#96Billy25US #65
#97Clark25
#98Glenn25US #63
#99Gregg25
#100Jerome25US #114

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑46Lori#54
↑31Sheila#65
↑28Lynn#67
↑26Roxanne#73
↑24Rose#56
↑22Roy#64
↑20Darrell#79
↑19Kirk#81

Falling

↓31Jeanne#87
↓30Jacqueline#79
↓30Constance#91
↓28Jim#94
↓24Marlene#99
↓22Lyle#86
↓19Sheryl#82
↓18Shirley#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.