State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,807 Nebraska births in 1957 across 643 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#83Sharioutside the national top 200
#86Lynnoutside the national top 200
#89Sherioutside the national top 200
#97Jonioutside the national top 200
#58Kent#150 nationally
#79Kelly#167 nationally
#88Jody#176 nationally
#66Brad#153 nationally
#77Kay#163 nationally
#85Gene#169 nationally
#64Kurt#141 nationally
#80Kirk#154 nationally

Girls

#1Mary511US #1
#2Susan440US #2
#3Debra431US #4
#4Cynthia369US #7
#5Linda324US #3
#6Karen290US #5
#7Patricia278US #8
#8Barbara248US #9
#9Cindy241US #19
#10Nancy231US #11
#11Diane227US #17
#12Julie219US #28
#13Pamela213US #12
#14Deborah200US #6
#15Cheryl189US #16
#16Sandra188US #15
#17Sharon187US #14
#18Carol179US #18
#19Kathleen171US #21
#20Kathy151US #20
#21Kimberly147US #42
#22Janet145US #23
#23Brenda143US #13
#24Lori135US #45
#25Denise134US #25
#26Donna131US #10
#27Teresa125US #24
#28Connie114US #47
#29Kim114US #35
#30Peggy112US #62
#31Judy100US #38
#32Rhonda95US #52
#33Christine94US #41
#34Joan94US #60
#35Theresa93US #36
#36Rebecca91US #34
#37Debbie88US #27
#38Jean88US #67
#39Kathryn88US #65
#40Diana86US #43
#41Vicki84US #51
#42Terri83US #68
#43Ann82US #44
#44Jane81US #56
#45Margaret80US #29
#46Lisa79US #26
#47Joyce75US #40
#48Paula75US #49
#49Laura73US #31
#50Janice71US #32
#51Elizabeth69US #22
#52Catherine66US #37
#53Michelle66US #79
#54Ruth66US #84
#55Laurie65US #73
#56Colleen62US #118
#57Rita61US #78
#58Robin61US #30
#59Rose59US #69
#60Carolyn57US #33
#61Beverly56US #48
#62Katherine56US #72
#63Sheryl55US #112
#64Marcia54US #126
#65Sheila53US #58
#66Judith52US #53
#67Beth50US #108
#68Sally50US #115
#69Anne49US #86
#70Becky49US #127
#71Cathy49US #39
#72Bonnie48US #64
#73Sue47US #104
#74Gail46US #54
#75Roberta45US #121
#76Victoria45US #88
#77Kay44US #163
#78Sherry44US #55
#79Shirley44US #46
#80Lynn43US #61
#81Betty41US #50
#82Jeanne41US #117
#83Shari41
#84Jill40US #100
#85Vickie40US #70
#86Marilyn39US #82
#87Anita38US #81
#88Jody38US #176
#89Sheri38
#90Stephanie38US #110
#91Tammy38US #107
#92Ellen37US #85
#93Jan37US #140
#94Jo37US #83
#95Valerie37US #76
#96Jennifer36US #87
#97Joni35
#98Leslie35US #77
#99Suzanne35US #102
#100Annette34US #97

Boys

#1Michael740US #1
#2David672US #3
#3Robert589US #4
#4James569US #2
#5Mark485US #7
#6John481US #5
#7Steven475US #10
#8Richard410US #8
#9Thomas375US #9
#10William361US #6
#11Daniel296US #16
#12Timothy293US #19
#13Douglas272US #30
#14Gary263US #13
#15Kevin251US #20
#16Ronald233US #17
#17Donald229US #15
#18Scott227US #32
#19Larry212US #22
#20Kenneth211US #14
#21Jeffrey202US #21
#22Randy202US #31
#23Terry185US #33
#24Gregory180US #23
#25Charles175US #11
#26Paul170US #18
#27Bruce149US #34
#28Dennis149US #28
#29Patrick149US #41
#30Joseph148US #12
#31Brian136US #26
#32Roger125US #42
#33Rodney117US #70
#34Dale103US #50
#35Jerry103US #35
#36Alan95US #48
#37Randall95US #59
#38Keith94US #36
#39Craig93US #55
#40Edward90US #25
#41Stephen86US #24
#42Rick85US #87
#43Russell85US #54
#44Gerald83US #51
#45Steve82US #44
#46Ricky77US #40
#47Bradley73US #107
#48George73US #29
#49Jay71US #88
#50Mike71US #53
#51Raymond71US #39
#52Danny69US #45
#53Wayne68US #47
#54Anthony67US #27
#55Dean63US #93
#56Frank59US #38
#57Jon59US #110
#58Kent58US #150
#59Jeffery57US #52
#60Martin56US #69
#61Matthew56US #83
#62Micheal55US #85
#63Lawrence53US #46
#64Kurt51US #141
#65Allen48US #91
#66Brad48US #153
#67Christopher48US #43
#68Curtis48US #80
#69Duane46US #136
#70Jack46US #67
#71Bryan45US #115
#72Stanley45US #81
#73Marvin44US #112
#74Tim43US #119
#75Tom43US #116
#76Todd42US #143
#77Harold40US #74
#78Jim39US #106
#79Kelly39US #167
#80Kirk39US #154
#81Darrell38US #90
#82Dan37US #121
#83Barry34US #72
#84Bill34US #123
#85Gene34US #169
#86Lynn34
#87Mitchell34US #125
#88Theodore34US #132
#89Eugene33US #92
#90Kim33US #162
#91Arthur32US #66
#92Lee32US #105
#93Greg31US #127
#94Leonard31US #94
#95Leslie31US #156
#96Howard30US #89
#97Ronnie30US #73
#98Roy30US #65
#99Chris29US #120
#100Joel29US #104

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑32Colleen#56
↑29Mike#50
↑22Anne#69
↑21Ruth#54
↑20Sue#73
↑20Jay#49
↑18Brenda#23
↑17Lisa#46

Falling

↓32Kim#90
↓29Vickie#85
↓27Marilyn#86
↓23Lynn#80
↓22Stanley#72
↓21Jack#70
↓21Darrell#81
↓20Catherine#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.