State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,939 Nebraska births in 1961 across 694 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#91Kristioutside the national top 200
#90Jodi#197 nationally
#94Jody#200 nationally
#47Shelly#145 nationally
#68Deanna#156 nationally
#67Kent#147 nationally
#80Marcia#155 nationally
#96Ron#170 nationally
#100Tami#174 nationally
#70Brad#142 nationally
#65Kurt#129 nationally
#57Dan#115 nationally

Girls

#1Mary433US #1
#2Lori405US #14
#3Susan339US #3
#4Julie316US #23
#5Lisa286US #2
#6Debra277US #13
#7Linda264US #4
#8Karen261US #5
#9Teresa204US #18
#10Sandra203US #9
#11Brenda201US #11
#12Patricia200US #6
#13Kimberly196US #22
#14Barbara190US #12
#15Diane184US #26
#16Cynthia183US #8
#17Pamela183US #15
#18Cindy176US #33
#19Cheryl175US #20
#20Nancy164US #16
#21Deborah163US #10
#22Denise147US #30
#23Donna146US #7
#24Michelle145US #34
#25Carol144US #24
#26Tammy136US #28
#27Laura133US #21
#28Theresa130US #35
#29Kathy128US #25
#30Christine126US #39
#31Debbie124US #31
#32Laurie124US #43
#33Sharon123US #17
#34Kathleen122US #29
#35Janet120US #32
#36Kelly112US #45
#37Elizabeth108US #19
#38Kim104US #36
#39Rhonda103US #46
#40Ann101US #54
#41Connie101US #50
#42Robin91US #27
#43Peggy87US #88
#44Rebecca85US #44
#45Terri82US #51
#46Margaret80US #40
#47Shelly80US #145
#48Judy79US #58
#49Vicki79US #76
#50Jane78US #72
#51Jean75US #92
#52Joan72US #89
#53Beth71US #65
#54Dawn71US #49
#55Catherine67US #48
#56Amy64US #69
#57Diana63US #56
#58Angela62US #38
#59Jennifer62US #47
#60Kathryn62US #93
#61Jill61US #74
#62Colleen60US #106
#63Sherry60US #53
#64Becky59US #115
#65Tracy59US #64
#66Annette58US #73
#67Jacqueline57US #37
#68Deanna56US #156
#69Lynn56US #71
#70Joyce55US #62
#71Carla54US #77
#72Valerie54US #67
#73Sheila53US #59
#74Carolyn52US #42
#75Michele52US #63
#76Katherine51US #86
#77Janice50US #52
#78Anne49US #90
#79Cathy48US #55
#80Marcia47US #155
#81Renee47US #79
#82Sherri46US #121
#83Beverly45US #66
#84Shari45US #142
#85Jeanne44US #138
#86Suzanne44US #68
#87Sheryl43US #140
#88Judith42US #83
#89Stephanie42US #78
#90Jodi40US #197
#91Kristi40
#92Paula40US #60
#93Bonnie39US #75
#94Jody39US #200
#95Tamara39US #125
#96Tina39US #41
#97Anita38US #91
#98Ruth38US #96
#99Sally38US #133
#100Tami38US #174

Boys

#1Michael733US #1
#2David697US #2
#3Mark646US #6
#4John548US #3
#5Robert504US #5
#6James498US #4
#7Steven380US #10
#8Scott360US #19
#9Jeffrey325US #11
#10Kevin319US #14
#11Thomas310US #9
#12Timothy308US #15
#13Daniel300US #17
#14William284US #7
#15Richard283US #8
#16Douglas257US #28
#17Brian187US #20
#18Ronald187US #24
#19Todd184US #46
#20Donald182US #22
#21Gary176US #21
#22Terry170US #32
#23Paul160US #18
#24Kenneth159US #16
#25Randy159US #33
#26Mike155US #36
#27Patrick152US #39
#28Gregory145US #23
#29Larry142US #30
#30Joseph139US #12
#31Dennis137US #34
#32Roger134US #47
#33Charles131US #13
#34Craig120US #43
#35Alan118US #51
#36Jerry118US #37
#37Jeff116US #49
#38Bradley114US #87
#39Bruce108US #40
#40Steve106US #45
#41Rodney100US #72
#42Randall98US #63
#43Russell97US #55
#44Christopher92US #26
#45Dale90US #58
#46Ricky84US #44
#47Tim83US #65
#48Jay82US #81
#49Anthony80US #25
#50Gerald78US #62
#51Jeffery77US #50
#52Jim74US #78
#53Stephen69US #27
#54Rick68US #108
#55Bryan67US #82
#56Edward67US #29
#57Dan65US #115
#58Jon64US #93
#59Keith64US #35
#60Chris62US #57
#61Greg62US #77
#62Eric60US #38
#63Tom59US #88
#64Dean57US #84
#65Kurt57US #129
#66Danny56US #54
#67Kent56US #147
#68Troy55US #100
#69Matthew54US #59
#70Brad53US #142
#71Frank53US #41
#72Martin52US #73
#73Joel51US #110
#74Bill50US #104
#75George50US #31
#76Tony50US #53
#77Curtis47US #75
#78Andrew46US #52
#79Barry46US #66
#80Raymond46US #48
#81Joe45US #60
#82Duane44US #132
#83Kirk44US #140
#84Wayne43US #61
#85Allen42US #96
#86Kelly42US #125
#87Mitchell42US #118
#88Carl41US #56
#89Lawrence41US #67
#90Brent40US #137
#91Bob36US #141
#92Billy35US #68
#93Phillip35US #69
#94Stanley34US #106
#95Micheal33US #103
#96Ron33US #170
#97Jack32US #90
#98Peter32US #42
#99Dave31US #130
#100Harold29US #94

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑31Jacqueline#67
↑20Marcia#80
↑20Joel#73
↑18Annette#66
↑18Barry#79
↑17Tracy#65
↑17Todd#19
↑17Jon#58

Falling

↓31Bonnie#93
↓29Paula#92
↓28Cathy#79
↓22Tami#100
↓21Janice#77
↓16Jack#97
↓14Kathryn#60
↓14Tom#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.