State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,824 Nebraska births in 1959 across 671 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#75Sharioutside the national top 200
#84Deanna#194 nationally
#99Kristioutside the national top 200
#60Tami#154 nationally
#95Shelly#188 nationally
#51Kent#141 nationally
#93Doug#179 nationally
#62Kirk#145 nationally
#100Teri#178 nationally
#59Pam#125 nationally
#83Brad#149 nationally
#81Kelly#143 nationally

Girls

#1Mary492US #1
#2Susan389US #2
#3Debra328US #7
#4Linda315US #3
#5Cynthia292US #8
#6Lori275US #27
#7Julie272US #26
#8Pamela261US #12
#9Karen235US #4
#10Patricia226US #6
#11Nancy220US #14
#12Barbara213US #11
#13Diane208US #19
#14Cindy203US #25
#15Sandra189US #13
#16Donna185US #5
#17Kathy185US #15
#18Teresa176US #24
#19Cheryl171US #18
#20Debbie169US #20
#21Brenda167US #16
#22Janet162US #28
#23Kathleen160US #23
#24Deborah151US #9
#25Sharon150US #17
#26Carol143US #22
#27Denise142US #29
#28Lisa141US #10
#29Kimberly140US #33
#30Ann123US #44
#31Kim119US #35
#32Christine111US #43
#33Laura108US #30
#34Rhonda108US #45
#35Tammy106US #31
#36Jane102US #67
#37Judy99US #41
#38Connie98US #48
#39Peggy98US #57
#40Theresa95US #34
#41Vicki95US #73
#42Michelle92US #47
#43Rebecca91US #38
#44Terri91US #46
#45Elizabeth88US #21
#46Laurie84US #56
#47Margaret83US #36
#48Kathryn79US #69
#49Kelly78US #74
#50Jean75US #77
#51Joan75US #76
#52Catherine71US #40
#53Cathy69US #39
#54Robin67US #32
#55Joyce66US #50
#56Diana65US #49
#57Dawn64US #54
#58Janice63US #37
#59Pam63US #125
#60Tami62US #154
#61Beverly60US #55
#62Valerie57US #60
#63Colleen56US #110
#64Carolyn55US #42
#65Paula55US #51
#66Amy54US #85
#67Katherine54US #79
#68Tamara53US #121
#69Jennifer52US #78
#70Bonnie51US #71
#71Sheila51US #52
#72Annette50US #64
#73Beth49US #80
#74Becky48US #102
#75Shari48
#76Sheryl48US #128
#77Jill47US #86
#78Lynn47US #63
#79Renee47US #100
#80Sherry46US #58
#81Sue45US #107
#82Ruth44US #97
#83Marcia42US #141
#84Deanna41US #194
#85Anne40US #82
#86Carla39US #118
#87Judith39US #70
#88Patty39US #140
#89Rita39US #98
#90Sally39US #114
#91Angela38US #68
#92Vickie38US #90
#93Betty37US #59
#94Gail37US #75
#95Shelly37US #188
#96Sarah36US #119
#97Shirley36US #61
#98Terry36US #95
#99Kristi35
#100Teri35US #178

Boys

#1Michael725US #1
#2David682US #2
#3Mark632US #6
#4James571US #3
#5Robert516US #5
#6John505US #4
#7Steven411US #10
#8Richard346US #8
#9Thomas338US #9
#10Kevin323US #14
#11Daniel304US #18
#12Timothy303US #12
#13Scott290US #24
#14William288US #7
#15Douglas276US #30
#16Jeffrey244US #16
#17Donald215US #19
#18Randy205US #31
#19Ronald205US #21
#20Gary202US #20
#21Larry201US #25
#22Brian180US #22
#23Terry171US #33
#24Kenneth168US #15
#25Charles163US #11
#26Mike154US #37
#27Joseph153US #13
#28Gregory148US #23
#29Paul143US #17
#30Dennis137US #29
#31Patrick136US #43
#32Jerry134US #36
#33Roger131US #47
#34Bruce122US #38
#35Ricky121US #34
#36Rodney113US #67
#37Steve107US #41
#38Tim107US #60
#39Craig103US #44
#40Randall103US #59
#41Alan102US #50
#42Russell97US #56
#43Edward96US #27
#44Bradley92US #103
#45Keith89US #39
#46Stephen89US #28
#47Rick88US #89
#48Dale86US #49
#49Jeff86US #52
#50Tom86US #82
#51Kent81US #141
#52Todd81US #99
#53Gerald79US #61
#54Jim79US #70
#55Jay74US #88
#56Jeffery74US #55
#57Anthony71US #26
#58Dan68US #110
#59Danny63US #48
#60George59US #32
#61Bryan58US #94
#62Kirk57US #145
#63Matthew57US #63
#64Dean56US #95
#65Joe56US #57
#66Bill55US #93
#67Tony52US #53
#68Chris50US #72
#69Duane49US #126
#70Greg48US #91
#71Curtis47US #75
#72Raymond47US #45
#73Wayne47US #51
#74Christopher46US #35
#75Jon46US #105
#76Martin46US #79
#77Philip45US #68
#78Eric44US #46
#79Eugene44US #106
#80Jack44US #85
#81Kelly44US #143
#82Allen43US #97
#83Brad43US #149
#84Micheal42US #96
#85Bob41US #128
#86Kurt41US #129
#87Frank38US #42
#88Phillip37US #74
#89Carl36US #54
#90Dave36US #119
#91Lawrence36US #62
#92Lee35US #115
#93Doug34US #179
#94Fred34US #112
#95Marvin34US #123
#96Barry33US #73
#97Brent33US #151
#98Darrell33US #90
#99Don32US #111
#100Joel32US #116

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑33Dawn#57
↑27Beth#73
↑21Tony#67
↑19Bryan#61
↑18Jeff#49
↑17Ann#30
↑17Katherine#67
↑17Kirk#62

Falling

↓32Rita#89
↓31Judith#87
↓29Betty#93
↓26Kelly#81
↓25Frank#87
↓21Sue#81
↓20Sally#90
↓20Martin#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.