State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,572 Nebraska births in 1969 across 592 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#79Rick#200 nationally
#84Kentoutside the national top 200
#92Tamioutside the national top 200
#55Cory#160 nationally
#76Jody#165 nationally
#93Tim#181 nationally
#72Darin#159 nationally
#91Justin#167 nationally
#80Becky#155 nationally
#97Jane#170 nationally
#42Traci#112 nationally
#69Ryan#135 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle351US #2
#2Lisa324US #1
#3Amy261US #6
#4Kimberly249US #4
#5Jennifer234US #3
#6Julie206US #12
#7Angela186US #7
#8Lori160US #20
#9Susan158US #11
#10Christine134US #14
#11Laura133US #10
#12Mary133US #8
#13Tammy132US #9
#14Stephanie126US #19
#15Tracy125US #17
#16Melissa121US #5
#17Brenda117US #38
#18Dawn111US #21
#19Kelly110US #15
#20Rebecca98US #28
#21Jill93US #51
#22Patricia89US #18
#23Tina88US #22
#24Wendy86US #29
#25Karen84US #13
#26Pamela81US #24
#27Cynthia79US #23
#28Shannon79US #31
#29Barbara73US #39
#30Michele73US #30
#31Teresa73US #32
#32Denise72US #35
#33Debra71US #43
#34Elizabeth71US #16
#35Sandra69US #25
#36Stacy69US #53
#37Linda68US #33
#38Ann65US #57
#39Jodi64US #95
#40Cindy59US #74
#41Heather58US #34
#42Traci58US #112
#43Rhonda55US #44
#44Stacey54US #52
#45Theresa54US #49
#46Deborah53US #27
#47Heidi53US #80
#48Kristine53US #110
#49Christina51US #37
#50Kathleen50US #42
#51Sheila50US #68
#52Terri49US #93
#53Cheryl48US #41
#54Nicole48US #47
#55Tamara48US #78
#56Andrea46US #48
#57Gina46US #63
#58Kristin46US #76
#59Tricia46US #119
#60Nancy45US #45
#61Diane44US #61
#62Laurie44US #79
#63Monica44US #59
#64Robin44US #46
#65Shelly44US #102
#66Carrie43US #94
#67Anne42US #101
#68Carol42US #56
#69Sarah42US #72
#70Suzanne42US #75
#71Renee40US #67
#72Kelli39US #115
#73Jacqueline38US #62
#74Paula38US #50
#75Holly37US #87
#76Jody37US #165
#77Kathryn37US #104
#78Kristi37US #129
#79Melinda36US #89
#80Becky35US #155
#81Donna35US #26
#82Deanna34US #88
#83Lynn34US #103
#84Vicki34US #125
#85Connie33US #105
#86Janet33US #84
#87Sheri33US #132
#88Kristina32US #136
#89Sharon32US #36
#90Annette30US #113
#91Catherine30US #58
#92Tami30
#93Katherine29US #70
#94Sara29US #124
#95Tonya29US #54
#96Beth28US #82
#97Jane28US #170
#98Margaret28US #73
#99Crystal27US #118
#100Dana27US #60

Boys

#1Michael618US #1
#2David428US #2
#3John369US #4
#4Robert368US #5
#5James364US #3
#6Scott355US #12
#7Jeffrey319US #11
#8Mark303US #8
#9Brian275US #9
#10Steven246US #14
#11Timothy220US #17
#12Christopher215US #7
#13Kevin207US #16
#14Todd201US #28
#15Daniel196US #18
#16Thomas182US #13
#17Richard181US #10
#18Jason171US #25
#19Matthew169US #24
#20William167US #6
#21Troy155US #42
#22Douglas129US #34
#23Eric128US #21
#24Gregory123US #26
#25Patrick121US #31
#26Joseph118US #15
#27Paul102US #22
#28Ronald101US #29
#29Bradley96US #53
#30Craig93US #39
#31Donald93US #30
#32Shawn90US #41
#33Kenneth85US #23
#34Chad83US #69
#35Terry81US #52
#36Charles80US #19
#37Anthony78US #20
#38Gary77US #35
#39Shane73US #87
#40Jeffery70US #48
#41Bryan69US #51
#42Stephen65US #27
#43Andrew63US #33
#44Larry63US #40
#45Sean62US #37
#46Corey61US #58
#47Jerry61US #45
#48Jon61US #68
#49Rodney60US #49
#50Dennis59US #44
#51Jay54US #95
#52Russell54US #57
#53Edward52US #32
#54Keith52US #36
#55Cory51US #160
#56Joel48US #80
#57Roger48US #59
#58Dale46US #96
#59Brent45US #92
#60Kelly44US #115
#61Jeff42US #106
#62Mike41US #112
#63Tony41US #54
#64Chris39US #66
#65Alan38US #76
#66Randy38US #55
#67Brett37US #94
#68Bruce37US #72
#69Ryan35US #135
#70Curtis34US #81
#71Travis34US #113
#72Darin32US #159
#73Lance32US #103
#74Randall31US #85
#75Ricky31US #90
#76Jonathan30US #46
#77Danny29US #73
#78Darren29US #60
#79Rick29US #200
#80Wayne29US #75
#81Aaron28US #61
#82George28US #38
#83Gerald28US #65
#84Kent27
#85Steve27US #98
#86Kurt26US #132
#87Kyle26US #143
#88Raymond26US #50
#89Kirk25US #148
#90Allen24US #111
#91Justin24US #167
#92Lee24US #118
#93Tim24US #181
#94Greg23US #152
#95Marc23US #63
#96Micheal23US #120
#97Duane22US #156
#98Peter22US #43
#99Phillip22US #74
#100Shannon22US #129

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑55Traci#42
↑46Corey#46
↑42Shannon#28
↑30Cory#55
↑27Heather#41
↑26Tamara#55
↑24Stacy#36
↑24Monica#63

Falling

↓40Donna#81
↓28Peter#98
↓27Janet#86
↓24Nancy#60
↓24Diane#61
↓23Paula#74
↓23Raymond#88
↓22Kristi#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.