State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,495 Nebraska births in 1962 across 695 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#81Kristineoutside the national top 200
#95Kay#197 nationally
#97Jodi#198 nationally
#85Marcia#168 nationally
#65Shari#146 nationally
#87Gregg#167 nationally
#55Shelly#130 nationally
#83Brad#158 nationally
#71Sheri#145 nationally
#89Shelley#162 nationally
#72Kent#136 nationally
#74Duane#135 nationally

Girls

#1Lori350US #11
#2Mary326US #2
#3Lisa324US #1
#4Susan317US #3
#5Julie300US #22
#6Linda249US #5
#7Karen246US #4
#8Debra230US #15
#9Kimberly227US #16
#10Brenda226US #12
#11Barbara195US #14
#12Teresa193US #18
#13Cynthia176US #8
#14Nancy175US #19
#15Pamela175US #13
#16Patricia174US #6
#17Diane163US #26
#18Sandra163US #10
#19Michelle160US #31
#20Denise157US #30
#21Tammy149US #23
#22Carol146US #28
#23Kelly142US #38
#24Cindy140US #34
#25Christine135US #39
#26Deborah131US #9
#27Donna131US #7
#28Sharon130US #17
#29Kathy125US #27
#30Cheryl124US #24
#31Connie124US #51
#32Laura124US #21
#33Kathleen120US #29
#34Laurie120US #42
#35Rhonda118US #45
#36Theresa116US #40
#37Debbie111US #32
#38Janet109US #35
#39Elizabeth108US #20
#40Kim106US #37
#41Ann103US #56
#42Jane91US #73
#43Terri90US #54
#44Jennifer85US #41
#45Robin83US #25
#46Angela82US #36
#47Judy82US #63
#48Jill78US #72
#49Rebecca78US #47
#50Vicki78US #85
#51Amy77US #61
#52Peggy76US #93
#53Kathryn73US #89
#54Catherine72US #53
#55Shelly70US #130
#56Sherry70US #48
#57Renee69US #76
#58Tracy69US #55
#59Dawn68US #50
#60Sheila67US #52
#61Annette62US #75
#62Jean62US #95
#63Joan62US #94
#64Margaret58US #43
#65Shari57US #146
#66Diana56US #57
#67Paula55US #60
#68Joyce54US #74
#69Lynn54US #71
#70Penny54US #92
#71Sheri54US #145
#72Colleen52US #101
#73Suzanne51US #65
#74Carolyn50US #46
#75Becky49US #122
#76Carla48US #78
#77Beth47US #66
#78Deanna46US #138
#79Michele45US #59
#80Jacqueline44US #44
#81Kristine44
#82Melanie44US #106
#83Katherine43US #84
#84Jeanne41US #142
#85Marcia41US #168
#86Sherri41US #82
#87Anne40US #83
#88Janice40US #58
#89Shelley40US #162
#90Stephanie40US #70
#91Tina40US #33
#92Valerie40US #67
#93Sue39US #135
#94Tamara39US #119
#95Kay38US #197
#96Gail37US #103
#97Jodi37US #198
#98Sally37US #136
#99Cathy36US #62
#100Sheryl36US #134

Boys

#1Michael763US #1
#2David714US #2
#3Mark593US #6
#4John545US #3
#5James504US #4
#6Robert501US #5
#7Scott450US #11
#8Kevin374US #14
#9Jeffrey322US #10
#10Steven319US #12
#11Thomas307US #9
#12Timothy286US #16
#13William286US #7
#14Daniel282US #17
#15Richard267US #8
#16Todd240US #30
#17Douglas237US #27
#18Brian236US #20
#19Gary192US #22
#20Kenneth171US #18
#21Donald168US #23
#22Ronald161US #25
#23Joseph156US #13
#24Randy156US #35
#25Terry150US #34
#26Charles147US #15
#27Larry147US #31
#28Gregory146US #21
#29Paul145US #19
#30Patrick135US #40
#31Mike130US #39
#32Jerry113US #38
#33Randall110US #64
#34Bruce108US #41
#35Jeff104US #44
#36Bradley103US #87
#37Roger103US #47
#38Keith100US #36
#39Troy99US #67
#40Dale98US #62
#41Steve93US #46
#42Christopher92US #26
#43Russell92US #57
#44Craig91US #51
#45Dennis90US #37
#46Jay90US #80
#47Alan88US #53
#48Anthony86US #24
#49Rodney84US #76
#50Edward78US #29
#51Jon78US #84
#52Stephen76US #28
#53Chris75US #60
#54Eric73US #33
#55Tim73US #72
#56Ricky71US #50
#57Danny68US #54
#58Matthew68US #56
#59Jeffery67US #45
#60Rick67US #110
#61Tony62US #52
#62Dan61US #120
#63Bryan60US #82
#64Martin60US #74
#65Greg59US #77
#66Tom59US #98
#67Gerald58US #65
#68Curtis57US #73
#69Dean57US #86
#70Jim55US #85
#71Raymond53US #48
#72Kent51US #136
#73Andrew50US #49
#74Duane50US #135
#75Barry49US #61
#76Joe49US #59
#77Joel47US #113
#78Kurt45US #121
#79Kelly43US #125
#80Kirk43US #138
#81Wayne41US #63
#82Shawn40US #124
#83Brad39US #158
#84George39US #32
#85Lawrence39US #70
#86Frank38US #42
#87Gregg38US #167
#88Lee37US #115
#89Carl36US #58
#90Mitchell36US #128
#91Micheal34US #104
#92Bill33US #108
#93Allen32US #93
#94Darrell32US #102
#95Philip32US #81
#96Phillip32US #68
#97Roy32US #90
#98Don31US #123
#99Peter31US #43
#100Glenn30US #55

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑29Troy#39
↑25Paula#67
↑24Renee#57
↑21Keith#38
↑19Shari#65
↑15Jennifer#44
↑15Tony#61
↑13Kelly#23

Falling

↓24Beth#77
↓20Valerie#92
↓20Cathy#99
↓18Margaret#64
↓18Jim#70
↓18Bill#92
↓17Gerald#67
↓15Frank#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.