State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,233 Nebraska births in 1964 across 646 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#94Jodyoutside the national top 200
#99Monteoutside the national top 200
#49Kent#146 nationally
#77Kristine#171 nationally
#87Shari#178 nationally
#91Karla#182 nationally
#72Shelley#143 nationally
#63Kelly#132 nationally
#74Sheri#138 nationally
#85Kirk#147 nationally
#75Sheryl#135 nationally
#98Lance#157 nationally

Girls

#1Mary396US #2
#2Lisa393US #1
#3Lori310US #15
#4Susan262US #3
#5Julie261US #17
#6Kimberly213US #6
#7Brenda200US #18
#8Karen190US #4
#9Michelle189US #23
#10Linda178US #8
#11Patricia177US #5
#12Pamela170US #11
#13Debra167US #24
#14Teresa165US #21
#15Christine160US #28
#16Tammy160US #10
#17Diane151US #32
#18Sandra145US #13
#19Barbara138US #19
#20Cheryl127US #29
#21Cynthia120US #9
#22Denise120US #25
#23Kathleen119US #30
#24Nancy118US #26
#25Laura117US #14
#26Cindy111US #47
#27Kelly108US #35
#28Angela106US #22
#29Deborah105US #12
#30Donna105US #7
#31Elizabeth105US #16
#32Theresa102US #38
#33Rhonda99US #43
#34Carol96US #36
#35Ann95US #60
#36Jennifer92US #31
#37Kathy89US #39
#38Robin88US #27
#39Amy86US #44
#40Janet86US #48
#41Laurie86US #59
#42Dawn85US #33
#43Jill83US #61
#44Tracy83US #40
#45Jane81US #93
#46Sharon81US #20
#47Shelly80US #101
#48Connie76US #64
#49Paula76US #45
#50Terri76US #62
#51Rebecca75US #46
#52Kim72US #42
#53Jacqueline70US #37
#54Sherry70US #50
#55Debbie69US #52
#56Peggy68US #106
#57Sheila66US #51
#58Annette63US #68
#59Tina60US #34
#60Stephanie59US #57
#61Joan58US #99
#62Catherine57US #54
#63Judy56US #74
#64Beth55US #65
#65Margaret55US #49
#66Kathryn54US #84
#67Renee54US #71
#68Valerie53US #66
#69Sherri52US #86
#70Carla51US #78
#71Anne50US #76
#72Shelley49US #143
#73Lynn48US #72
#74Sheri47US #138
#75Sheryl47US #135
#76Jean46US #100
#77Kristine46US #171
#78Michele45US #58
#79Vicki45US #112
#80Becky44US #131
#81Diana44US #63
#82Tamara44US #108
#83Colleen43US #94
#84Gina43US #79
#85Suzanne43US #67
#86Katherine42US #82
#87Shari40US #178
#88Jodi39US #145
#89Wendy39US #55
#90Deanna38US #115
#91Karla38US #182
#92Christina37US #88
#93Janice37US #69
#94Jody36
#95Melanie36US #105
#96Penny36US #96
#97Anita35US #85
#98Maureen34US #107
#99Cathy33US #75
#100Dana33US #70

Boys

#1Michael659US #1
#2David587US #3
#3John541US #2
#4James473US #4
#5Robert467US #5
#6Mark430US #6
#7Scott388US #14
#8Jeffrey319US #10
#9Todd318US #28
#10Timothy305US #15
#11Kevin291US #13
#12Steven289US #12
#13Richard283US #8
#14Thomas261US #9
#15Daniel249US #19
#16Brian227US #20
#17Douglas215US #31
#18William193US #7
#19Patrick176US #30
#20Paul175US #16
#21Ronald159US #24
#22Gregory147US #22
#23Gary144US #26
#24Kenneth137US #18
#25Terry136US #35
#26Bradley130US #77
#27Donald129US #25
#28Joseph127US #11
#29Mike118US #47
#30Larry117US #36
#31Charles116US #17
#32Christopher113US #23
#33Troy104US #57
#34Randy100US #38
#35Craig96US #48
#36Dennis96US #42
#37Roger92US #49
#38Jerry91US #40
#39Jeff89US #52
#40Matthew86US #43
#41Bruce85US #46
#42Jay85US #84
#43Rodney80US #59
#44Alan79US #53
#45Eric79US #32
#46Randall79US #66
#47Russell77US #58
#48Anthony75US #21
#49Kent73US #146
#50Dale72US #72
#51Edward70US #27
#52Bryan69US #70
#53Jon64US #79
#54Keith63US #34
#55Stephen63US #29
#56Jeffery61US #45
#57Martin61US #63
#58Ricky60US #54
#59Steve60US #51
#60Tim56US #82
#61Dean55US #85
#62Kurt53US #109
#63Kelly52US #132
#64Andrew51US #37
#65Greg48US #95
#66Chris47US #65
#67Jim47US #101
#68Rick47US #121
#69Raymond46US #44
#70Frank45US #41
#71Gerald45US #60
#72Danny44US #56
#73Shawn43US #88
#74Wayne43US #61
#75Bill42US #126
#76Brent42US #125
#77Tony42US #50
#78Curtis41US #75
#79George40US #33
#80Jack40US #99
#81Joe39US #62
#82Dan38US #139
#83Tom37US #107
#84Duane36US #130
#85Kirk34US #147
#86Philip34US #76
#87Barry32US #69
#88Brett32US #129
#89Carl32US #55
#90Lawrence32US #68
#91Lee31US #117
#92Brad30US #143
#93Allen29US #93
#94Joel29US #110
#95Micheal28US #112
#96Phillip28US #67
#97Jonathan26US #83
#98Lance26US #157
#99Monte26
#100Don25US #141

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑22Stephanie#60
↑21Shelley#72
↑20Kelly#63
↑19Angela#28
↑17Jacqueline#53
↑16Gina#84
↑15Carla#70
↑15Matthew#40

Falling

↓30Joel#94
↓24Penny#96
↓22Kim#52
↓22Suzanne#85
↓21Cathy#99
↓19Debbie#55
↓19Allen#93
↓18Tom#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.