State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,503 Nebraska births in 1956 across 641 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#70Jody#194 nationally
#75Rex#193 nationally
#73Kelly#190 nationally
#87Lynnoutside the national top 200
#89Lyleoutside the national top 200
#92Randaloutside the national top 200
#78Greg#182 nationally
#97Jonioutside the national top 200
#46Kent#149 nationally
#99Terioutside the national top 200
#73Roxanne#172 nationally
#100Gregg#195 nationally

Girls

#1Mary619US #1
#2Debra515US #2
#3Susan417US #5
#4Linda321US #3
#5Cynthia310US #8
#6Patricia301US #6
#7Pamela293US #12
#8Karen291US #7
#9Nancy284US #11
#10Barbara266US #9
#11Deborah261US #4
#12Cheryl219US #18
#13Diane205US #15
#14Kathleen200US #17
#15Sandra199US #14
#16Sharon196US #13
#17Carol183US #16
#18Janet169US #21
#19Cindy166US #37
#20Connie145US #43
#21Teresa142US #24
#22Julie134US #48
#23Donna133US #10
#24Denise131US #23
#25Kathy121US #20
#26Lori120US #66
#27Peggy118US #63
#28Kimberly117US #74
#29Christine114US #42
#30Jane114US #50
#31Rebecca110US #27
#32Catherine107US #28
#33Judy107US #35
#34Kathryn106US #60
#35Kim106US #38
#36Margaret103US #25
#37Rhonda98US #62
#38Elizabeth97US #22
#39Joyce97US #30
#40Theresa92US #32
#41Brenda90US #19
#42Joan88US #52
#43Jean86US #65
#44Ann79US #46
#45Laura79US #34
#46Vicki78US #57
#47Janice74US #26
#48Debbie73US #39
#49Paula72US #47
#50Carolyn71US #33
#51Robin71US #29
#52Terri71US #81
#53Beverly70US #40
#54Diana67US #56
#55Rita65US #79
#56Vickie65US #68
#57Lynn64US #58
#58Marcia63US #110
#59Marilyn63US #70
#60Katherine61US #67
#61Laurie59US #76
#62Shirley57US #41
#63Lisa56US #31
#64Bonnie55US #51
#65Judith54US #45
#66Sally54US #105
#67Sherry54US #54
#68Michelle53US #88
#69Jeanne51US #112
#70Jody49US #194
#71Betty47US #44
#72Renee47US #106
#73Roxanne47US #172
#74Sheila47US #55
#75Ruth46US #77
#76Rose45US #64
#77Sheryl45US #114
#78Gail44US #49
#79Beth43US #117
#80Anita42US #83
#81Elaine41US #89
#82Kay41US #154
#83Valerie41US #80
#84Suzanne40US #94
#85Virginia40US #75
#86Becky39US #144
#87Jill39US #101
#88Colleen38US #113
#89Jacqueline38US #78
#90Victoria38US #85
#91Anne37US #86
#92Ellen36US #84
#93Sue35US #118
#94Charlene34US #132
#95Dorothy34US #72
#96Jo34US #69
#97Joni34
#98Stephanie34US #111
#99Teri34
#100Annette33US #119

Boys

#1Michael834US #1
#2David717US #4
#3James603US #2
#4John581US #5
#5Mark568US #8
#6Robert554US #3
#7Steven526US #10
#8Richard401US #7
#9Thomas385US #9
#10William380US #6
#11Daniel333US #18
#12Douglas307US #29
#13Gary301US #13
#14Timothy281US #19
#15Donald273US #14
#16Ronald269US #15
#17Kevin247US #22
#18Jeffrey228US #20
#19Larry218US #21
#20Randy211US #28
#21Dennis205US #26
#22Kenneth197US #16
#23Gregory189US #24
#24Scott187US #34
#25Terry182US #31
#26Bruce169US #33
#27Charles168US #11
#28Joseph166US #12
#29Roger159US #41
#30Paul156US #17
#31Patrick149US #40
#32Stephen120US #23
#33Brian117US #32
#34Jerry114US #35
#35Alan109US #44
#36Dale108US #50
#37Rodney108US #65
#38Edward104US #25
#39Randall100US #54
#40Craig95US #51
#41Keith86US #36
#42George77US #27
#43Gerald77US #49
#44Ricky75US #43
#45Russell74US #52
#46Kent71US #149
#47Rick68US #100
#48Bradley66US #103
#49Jack61US #66
#50Stanley60US #70
#51Steve58US #59
#52Duane56US #127
#53Raymond55US #39
#54Anthony54US #30
#55Danny53US #46
#56Lawrence52US #42
#57Wayne51US #45
#58Kim46US #118
#59Martin46US #73
#60Darrell45US #88
#61Frank45US #38
#62Jeffery45US #57
#63Jon45US #116
#64Christopher43US #47
#65Dean43US #99
#66Micheal43US #83
#67Jim42US #148
#68Kirk42US #162
#69Jay41US #92
#70Carl39US #48
#71Eric39US #79
#72Brad38US #142
#73Kelly38US #190
#74Matthew38US #90
#75Rex38US #193
#76Allen37US #87
#77Dan37US #133
#78Greg37US #182
#79Mike36US #97
#80Harold35US #72
#81Lee35US #104
#82Philip34US #64
#83Eugene33US #86
#84Marvin33US #105
#85Curtis32US #80
#86Joel32US #106
#87Lynn32
#88Peter32US #37
#89Lyle31
#90Todd31US #156
#91Barry30US #69
#92Randal30
#93Albert29US #81
#94Gordon29US #130
#95Jeff28US #145
#96Roy28US #62
#97Tony28US #85
#98Fred27US #102
#99Glen27US #125
#100Gregg27US #195

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑32Lisa#63
↑29Christopher#64
↑28Kim#35
↑26Kimberly#28
↑24Cindy#19
↑24Renee#72
↑24Kelly#73
↑20Carolyn#50

Falling

↓24Colleen#88
↓19Dan#77
↓19Marvin#84
↓19Curtis#85
↓18Vicki#46
↓18Judith#65
↓18Ruth#75
↓18Sue#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.