State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,770 Nebraska births in 1960 across 685 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#92Kristioutside the national top 200
#100Rexoutside the national top 200
#57Shelly#157 nationally
#78Tami#176 nationally
#54Kent#148 nationally
#99Kay#192 nationally
#67Kurt#130 nationally
#83Kirk#142 nationally
#34Bradley#90 nationally
#100Marcia#156 nationally
#72Duane#127 nationally
#81Sherri#136 nationally

Girls

#1Mary452US #1
#2Susan358US #2
#3Lori313US #20
#4Linda297US #3
#5Debra272US #8
#6Julie266US #28
#7Karen257US #4
#8Pamela229US #14
#9Diane215US #22
#10Nancy215US #15
#11Patricia215US #7
#12Cynthia201US #9
#13Barbara192US #12
#14Lisa189US #6
#15Brenda183US #13
#16Cheryl177US #17
#17Kimberly177US #26
#18Sandra177US #11
#19Cindy176US #30
#20Teresa161US #19
#21Deborah154US #10
#22Carol150US #23
#23Denise149US #29
#24Laura145US #25
#25Janet142US #32
#26Kathy141US #21
#27Sharon138US #16
#28Kathleen136US #27
#29Tammy136US #31
#30Kim132US #34
#31Donna129US #5
#32Debbie120US #24
#33Connie117US #47
#34Laurie111US #37
#35Michelle109US #39
#36Theresa109US #35
#37Terri108US #49
#38Kelly105US #52
#39Peggy103US #69
#40Ann101US #51
#41Elizabeth94US #18
#42Christine92US #40
#43Judy89US #48
#44Rhonda87US #44
#45Robin83US #33
#46Kathryn82US #82
#47Vicki82US #73
#48Jane77US #67
#49Rebecca75US #38
#50Margaret74US #36
#51Cathy72US #46
#52Diana68US #53
#53Joan64US #80
#54Angela63US #50
#55Beth63US #72
#56Janice62US #41
#57Shelly61US #157
#58Sherry61US #54
#59Catherine59US #42
#60Jean59US #86
#61Joyce58US #58
#62Bonnie56US #71
#63Paula55US #55
#64Katherine53US #81
#65Amy52US #77
#66Carolyn52US #43
#67Dawn52US #57
#68Jennifer52US #61
#69Renee52US #93
#70Jill51US #76
#71Valerie51US #65
#72Lynn49US #64
#73Michele49US #89
#74Sue49US #120
#75Becky48US #111
#76Colleen48US #107
#77Penny48US #113
#78Tami48US #176
#79Carla46US #110
#80Rita46US #96
#81Sherri46US #136
#82Tracy46US #84
#83Anne45US #88
#84Annette45US #62
#85Betty45US #68
#86Beverly44US #60
#87Suzanne44US #78
#88Jeanne43US #129
#89Sheila43US #56
#90Tamara43US #124
#91Pam42US #132
#92Kristi41
#93Patty41US #145
#94Judith40US #74
#95Melanie39US #125
#96Sally39US #123
#97Gail38US #90
#98Jacqueline38US #85
#99Kay38US #192
#100Marcia38US #156

Boys

#1Michael720US #2
#2David686US #1
#3Mark638US #6
#4John528US #4
#5James506US #3
#6Robert481US #5
#7Kevin383US #15
#8Steven373US #10
#9Thomas331US #9
#10Timothy331US #11
#11Richard325US #8
#12Scott304US #23
#13Daniel302US #17
#14William291US #7
#15Jeffrey273US #14
#16Douglas255US #30
#17Randy200US #32
#18Gary199US #22
#19Brian195US #20
#20Ronald189US #21
#21Donald179US #19
#22Gregory175US #24
#23Charles171US #13
#24Kenneth171US #16
#25Joseph166US #12
#26Paul163US #18
#27Terry162US #34
#28Larry160US #28
#29Dennis151US #31
#30Patrick147US #45
#31Mike141US #36
#32Craig138US #41
#33Jerry138US #37
#34Bradley132US #90
#35Jeff125US #49
#36Todd123US #71
#37Randall113US #59
#38Dale112US #54
#39Rodney112US #68
#40Roger109US #47
#41Russell105US #56
#42Alan104US #50
#43Gerald101US #62
#44Bruce99US #39
#45Steve97US #43
#46Tim89US #60
#47Keith86US #35
#48Ricky86US #38
#49Tom83US #86
#50Edward78US #26
#51Stephen74US #27
#52Anthony72US #25
#53Jim71US #75
#54Kent68US #148
#55Christopher67US #29
#56Jay67US #78
#57Jeffery66US #55
#58Chris62US #63
#59Greg62US #83
#60Dan61US #111
#61Frank60US #40
#62Bill59US #95
#63Eric58US #44
#64Martin58US #77
#65Rick58US #101
#66Tony57US #52
#67Kurt56US #130
#68Danny54US #48
#69Joe54US #57
#70Bryan53US #88
#71Allen52US #99
#72Duane52US #127
#73Dean51US #94
#74Raymond51US #46
#75Jon50US #97
#76Wayne50US #58
#77George48US #33
#78Matthew46US #61
#79Phillip45US #66
#80Carl44US #53
#81Jack43US #85
#82Brad41US #134
#83Kirk41US #142
#84Philip41US #76
#85Andrew40US #51
#86Lawrence40US #64
#87Dave39US #122
#88Kelly38US #128
#89Curtis36US #79
#90Marvin36US #119
#91Peter36US #42
#92Bob35US #131
#93Joel35US #110
#94Harold34US #92
#95Don33US #115
#96Glen33US #143
#97Barry31US #72
#98Eugene31US #109
#99Lee31US #116
#100Rex31

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑38Shelly#57
↑37Angela#54
↑26Frank#61
↑22Sherry#58
↑19Christopher#55
↑19Kurt#67
↑18Beth#55
↑16Todd#36

Falling

↓32Pam#91
↓25Beverly#86
↓22Tamara#90
↓21Kirk#83
↓19Eugene#98
↓18Tami#78
↓18Sheila#89
↓18Rick#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.