State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,345 Nebraska births in 1965 across 605 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#65Kristioutside the national top 200
#83Jodyoutside the national top 200
#98Dougoutside the national top 200
#61Kent#161 nationally
#88Shari#184 nationally
#92Karla#188 nationally
#68Kirk#152 nationally
#42Kristine#120 nationally
#91Jeanne#166 nationally
#88Dan#155 nationally
#70Duane#135 nationally
#83Brad#148 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa377US #1
#2Mary283US #2
#3Julie278US #14
#4Lori241US #19
#5Kimberly212US #4
#6Susan209US #5
#7Michelle185US #18
#8Karen171US #3
#9Brenda168US #23
#10Christine149US #21
#11Teresa148US #24
#12Linda146US #8
#13Patricia142US #6
#14Cynthia141US #9
#15Pamela141US #12
#16Angela135US #10
#17Tammy133US #11
#18Jennifer127US #20
#19Barbara126US #25
#20Debra120US #27
#21Kelly120US #30
#22Sandra119US #15
#23Diane118US #40
#24Amy115US #35
#25Denise115US #28
#26Rhonda115US #37
#27Dawn108US #26
#28Kim104US #43
#29Jill103US #51
#30Laura103US #17
#31Elizabeth93US #16
#32Kathleen93US #34
#33Tracy93US #36
#34Cindy92US #53
#35Nancy92US #32
#36Deborah89US #13
#37Cheryl86US #31
#38Carol82US #42
#39Donna80US #7
#40Robin79US #33
#41Theresa79US #45
#42Kristine78US #120
#43Michele78US #48
#44Janet76US #55
#45Wendy76US #39
#46Laurie71US #60
#47Ann70US #59
#48Tina69US #29
#49Rebecca68US #41
#50Kathy65US #54
#51Sharon65US #22
#52Sheila65US #50
#53Stephanie63US #44
#54Annette62US #71
#55Beth62US #66
#56Shelly62US #98
#57Jacqueline57US #47
#58Terri56US #69
#59Jean53US #112
#60Melissa52US #38
#61Catherine51US #57
#62Connie51US #61
#63Jane50US #95
#64Kathryn50US #87
#65Kristi50
#66Margaret50US #52
#67Carla49US #76
#68Monica49US #72
#69Paula46US #49
#70Andrea45US #63
#71Christina45US #74
#72Joan45US #116
#73Jodi44US #127
#74Vicki44US #114
#75Diana42US #64
#76Deanna41US #110
#77Sherri41US #91
#78Anne40US #77
#79Renee39US #68
#80Becky38US #143
#81Sherry38US #56
#82Debbie37US #62
#83Jody37
#84Judy37US #86
#85Colleen36US #93
#86Katherine36US #79
#87Tamara36US #104
#88Shari35US #184
#89Shelley35US #148
#90Stacey35US #84
#91Jeanne34US #166
#92Karla34US #188
#93Peggy34US #124
#94Suzanne34US #65
#95Joyce33US #90
#96Sheri33US #141
#97Valerie33US #67
#98Kristin32US #135
#99Lynn31US #80
#100Carolyn30US #58

Boys

#1Michael620US #1
#2David496US #3
#3John485US #2
#4James410US #4
#5Mark398US #7
#6Robert365US #5
#7Scott342US #15
#8Jeffrey298US #10
#9Steven296US #14
#10Kevin275US #13
#11Brian267US #19
#12Timothy254US #12
#13Richard252US #8
#14Daniel240US #17
#15Todd231US #30
#16William227US #6
#17Thomas215US #9
#18Douglas194US #32
#19Paul178US #16
#20Joseph155US #11
#21Patrick153US #31
#22Christopher141US #18
#23Ronald135US #24
#24Donald132US #26
#25Kenneth122US #21
#26Gregory112US #23
#27Charles111US #20
#28Rodney108US #33
#29Gary106US #27
#30Terry103US #40
#31Randy91US #42
#32Bradley89US #72
#33Eric87US #25
#34Larry86US #38
#35Mike86US #51
#36Matthew80US #36
#37Troy77US #53
#38Dennis76US #44
#39Roger74US #49
#40Anthony73US #22
#41Jerry72US #41
#42Russell72US #58
#43Craig71US #46
#44Jeffery70US #47
#45Jeff68US #62
#46Alan65US #59
#47Jon65US #78
#48Keith65US #35
#49Stephen65US #28
#50Dale64US #83
#51Jay63US #90
#52Randall61US #73
#53Bryan60US #63
#54Shawn59US #69
#55Kurt58US #112
#56Bruce57US #50
#57Tim56US #97
#58Steve55US #55
#59Curtis54US #75
#60Tony53US #48
#61Kent52US #161
#62Darren50US #52
#63Andrew49US #37
#64Edward49US #29
#65Chris48US #60
#66Ricky47US #57
#67Gerald44US #64
#68Kirk43US #152
#69Allen42US #92
#70Duane41US #135
#71Raymond41US #45
#72Dean40US #88
#73George40US #34
#74Rick40US #137
#75Greg38US #105
#76Jim38US #116
#77Danny36US #56
#78Darin35US #123
#79Frank35US #43
#80Kelly35US #136
#81Brent34US #131
#82Martin34US #67
#83Brad33US #148
#84Joe33US #71
#85Peter33US #39
#86Phillip33US #70
#87Wayne33US #65
#88Dan28US #155
#89Lee28US #117
#90Bill27US #151
#91Darrin27US #102
#92Tom27US #127
#93Vincent27US #61
#94Joel25US #114
#95Billy24US #77
#96Bobby23US #80
#97Carl23US #54
#98Doug23
#99Roy23US #95
#100Barry22US #86

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑44Wendy#45
↑35Kristine#42
↑35Michele#43
↑24Kim#28
↑24Allen#69
↑21Christina#71
↑19Shawn#54
↑19Curtis#59

Falling

↓37Peggy#93
↓29Valerie#97
↓27Sherry#81
↓27Debbie#82
↓26Lynn#99
↓25Martin#82
↓22Sheri#96
↓21Judy#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.