State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,184 Nebraska births in 1963 across 667 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#86Jodi#196 nationally
#97Kellioutside the national top 200
#97Monteoutside the national top 200
#89Karla#189 nationally
#98Teri#192 nationally
#94Kyle#180 nationally
#59Kent#141 nationally
#90Shari#164 nationally
#46Shelly#117 nationally
#77Brad#146 nationally
#99Bob#167 nationally
#74Sheryl#135 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa442US #1
#2Mary399US #2
#3Lori323US #8
#4Susan313US #3
#5Julie273US #22
#6Kimberly226US #11
#7Linda222US #5
#8Brenda216US #15
#9Karen201US #4
#10Pamela181US #14
#11Teresa176US #18
#12Debra175US #21
#13Patricia175US #7
#14Sandra175US #9
#15Tammy174US #12
#16Nancy166US #23
#17Christine152US #29
#18Cynthia150US #10
#19Barbara145US #17
#20Michelle145US #26
#21Denise144US #27
#22Kelly140US #32
#23Deborah139US #13
#24Laura136US #16
#25Cheryl131US #24
#26Cindy118US #37
#27Donna118US #6
#28Diane117US #31
#29Elizabeth111US #20
#30Kim111US #39
#31Laurie107US #47
#32Kathy103US #34
#33Robin103US #25
#34Tracy102US #48
#35Carol100US #33
#36Debbie99US #41
#37Kathleen99US #28
#38Janet97US #40
#39Rhonda97US #45
#40Ann94US #57
#41Connie94US #55
#42Terri90US #58
#43Theresa89US #38
#44Jane83US #75
#45Jennifer83US #36
#46Shelly82US #117
#47Angela80US #30
#48Amy78US #54
#49Paula75US #42
#50Sharon75US #19
#51Catherine72US #53
#52Rebecca71US #44
#53Sheila70US #50
#54Jill69US #68
#55Dawn67US #52
#56Beth64US #66
#57Kathryn64US #93
#58Sherry63US #49
#59Peggy62US #106
#60Joan60US #95
#61Renee59US #74
#62Tina59US #35
#63Suzanne58US #65
#64Annette56US #71
#65Diana55US #62
#66Judy55US #70
#67Vicki55US #100
#68Jean54US #97
#69Valerie53US #69
#70Jacqueline52US #51
#71Margaret52US #46
#72Penny52US #86
#73Bonnie51US #83
#74Sheryl51US #135
#75Colleen50US #98
#76Tamara49US #111
#77Michele48US #59
#78Cathy46US #67
#79Sheri46US #136
#80Becky45US #126
#81Carolyn45US #56
#82Stephanie45US #64
#83Melanie44US #101
#84Anne42US #80
#85Carla42US #82
#86Jodi42US #196
#87Joyce42US #84
#88Leslie42US #72
#89Karla41US #189
#90Shari40US #164
#91Wendy40US #60
#92Katherine39US #87
#93Shelley39US #148
#94Stacy39US #129
#95Vickie39US #120
#96Anita37US #77
#97Kelli37
#98Teri37US #192
#99Deanna36US #133
#100Gina36US #79

Boys

#1Michael725US #1
#2David633US #3
#3John536US #2
#4James505US #4
#5Mark503US #6
#6Robert449US #5
#7Scott448US #12
#8Jeffrey353US #10
#9Kevin313US #11
#10Todd304US #30
#11Thomas301US #9
#12Steven294US #14
#13Timothy294US #15
#14Daniel281US #19
#15Richard271US #8
#16Douglas250US #28
#17William250US #7
#18Brian231US #20
#19Joseph178US #13
#20Donald177US #25
#21Kenneth165US #18
#22Paul165US #17
#23Gregory160US #21
#24Gary156US #24
#25Patrick152US #35
#26Ronald151US #23
#27Terry135US #32
#28Charles134US #16
#29Larry125US #36
#30Randy121US #37
#31Mike113US #44
#32Dennis103US #39
#33Christopher102US #26
#34Roger101US #53
#35Bradley98US #82
#36Jerry97US #38
#37Randall95US #65
#38Rodney93US #76
#39Bruce91US #43
#40Russell91US #57
#41Craig88US #51
#42Jeff87US #48
#43Steve86US #49
#44Alan85US #56
#45Dale83US #69
#46Troy82US #66
#47Jon78US #84
#48Anthony77US #22
#49Eric77US #31
#50Keith76US #33
#51Stephen76US #29
#52Edward75US #27
#53Bryan74US #73
#54Jay74US #85
#55Matthew74US #50
#56Chris72US #59
#57Rick71US #111
#58Tim71US #79
#59Kent70US #141
#60Ricky70US #47
#61Greg62US #81
#62Jeffery60US #46
#63Kurt59US #116
#64Joel56US #110
#65Tom55US #103
#66Andrew53US #42
#67Jim53US #92
#68Martin53US #62
#69Curtis52US #72
#70Dan52US #124
#71Dean52US #86
#72Gerald52US #60
#73Raymond50US #45
#74Allen47US #90
#75Frank47US #41
#76Tony47US #52
#77Brad46US #146
#78Brent46US #125
#79Danny45US #55
#80Kirk45US #139
#81George44US #34
#82Duane42US #130
#83Kelly41US #126
#84Micheal41US #106
#85Shawn40US #108
#86Wayne40US #63
#87Carl38US #54
#88Lawrence37US #68
#89Bill36US #113
#90Glenn36US #64
#91Barry35US #67
#92Joe35US #58
#93Samuel34US #87
#94Kyle31US #180
#95Billy30US #74
#96Brett30US #129
#97Monte30
#98Stanley29US #105
#99Bob28US #167
#100Philip28US #83

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑29Tina#62
↑26Sheryl#74
↑24Tracy#34
↑23Valerie#69
↑21Beth#56
↑21Cathy#78
↑19Allen#74
↑18Paula#49

Falling

↓25Shari#90
↓22Sharon#50
↓22Danny#79
↓21Deanna#99
↓19Judy#66
↓19Joyce#87
↓17Vicki#67
↓16Barry#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.