State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1988 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 19,927 Nebraska births in 1988 across 586 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#52Michaelaoutside the national top 200
#75Abbyoutside the national top 200
#79Kylieoutside the national top 200
#78Jill#197 nationally
#85Tanneroutside the national top 200
#92Bradyoutside the national top 200
#97Micahoutside the national top 200
#98Coleoutside the national top 200
#81Levi#174 nationally
#86Grant#172 nationally
#65Chelsey#149 nationally
#95Bryce#179 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley357US #2
#2Jessica349US #1
#3Amanda274US #3
#4Sarah236US #4
#5Megan200US #12
#6Jennifer159US #5
#7Elizabeth158US #10
#8Nicole156US #9
#9Stephanie144US #7
#10Emily142US #18
#11Amber124US #15
#12Rachel124US #19
#13Samantha121US #8
#14Danielle117US #17
#15Heather116US #14
#16Brittany113US #6
#17Kayla113US #20
#18Melissa112US #16
#19Sara104US #30
#20Katie103US #40
#21Tiffany103US #13
#22Laura92US #23
#23Chelsea90US #33
#24Michelle89US #21
#25Amy82US #29
#26Erin82US #37
#27Rebecca81US #26
#28Lauren77US #11
#29Alyssa74US #47
#30Kelsey74US #64
#31Andrea72US #35
#32Whitney70US #39
#33Jamie64US #45
#34Kimberly64US #25
#35Lindsey62US #48
#36Christina61US #22
#37Katherine61US #27
#38Cassandra60US #59
#39Alicia59US #50
#40Lindsay56US #57
#41Kathryn55US #55
#42Courtney54US #24
#43Kristen54US #36
#44Allison53US #46
#45Anna53US #54
#46Jenna53US #66
#47Lisa53US #43
#48Caitlin52US #44
#49Mary52US #34
#50Molly51US #86
#51Kristin50US #58
#52Michaela49
#53Hannah47US #61
#54Brooke43US #87
#55Kelly43US #32
#56Morgan42US #78
#57Tara42US #67
#58Shannon41US #56
#59Angela39US #38
#60Julie39US #71
#61Kendra39US #80
#62April38US #65
#63Erica38US #31
#64Jordan38US #136
#65Chelsey36US #149
#66Mallory36US #120
#67Natalie36US #63
#68Crystal35US #28
#69Brittney33US #52
#70Holly33US #72
#71Kristina33US #68
#72Christine29US #51
#73Kara29US #95
#74Victoria29US #42
#75Abby28
#76Brandi28US #91
#77Margaret28US #93
#78Jill27US #197
#79Kylie26
#80Lacey26US #129
#81Vanessa26US #41
#82Leah25US #82
#83Natasha25US #73
#84Taylor25US #102
#85Alexandra24US #49
#86Krista24US #112
#87Nichole24US #115
#88Heidi23US #162
#89Alexandria22US #124
#90Jacqueline22US #62
#91Katelyn22US #84
#92Kelli22US #150
#93Miranda22US #144
#94Rachael22US #100
#95Abigail21US #118
#96Jasmine21US #53
#97Katrina21US #110
#98Meghan21US #81
#99Stacy21US #125
#100Alexis20US #97

Boys

#1Matthew334US #3
#2Andrew312US #5
#3Michael308US #1
#4Joshua304US #4
#5Christopher283US #2
#6Tyler237US #33
#7Justin233US #7
#8Nicholas219US #14
#9Jacob215US #28
#10Daniel214US #8
#11Ryan211US #13
#12Kyle192US #21
#13John180US #11
#14David177US #6
#15Brandon170US #17
#16Joseph167US #12
#17Benjamin148US #30
#18Zachary147US #29
#19Adam146US #26
#20Eric145US #19
#21Nathan145US #44
#22James142US #9
#23Robert142US #10
#24Aaron141US #31
#25Anthony140US #18
#26Cody136US #43
#27Thomas136US #23
#28Brian118US #22
#29Timothy117US #25
#30Jonathan116US #15
#31Travis114US #41
#32William107US #16
#33Jason106US #27
#34Jordan104US #52
#35Jeremy98US #35
#36Jeffrey94US #36
#37Scott94US #47
#38Derek91US #53
#39Dustin90US #48
#40Kevin90US #20
#41Steven90US #24
#42Jared88US #60
#43Sean85US #38
#44Alexander81US #34
#45Austin81US #63
#46Jesse71US #55
#47Mark69US #39
#48Brett68US #73
#49Samuel67US #45
#50Alex66US #58
#51Paul62US #46
#52Patrick60US #42
#53Bradley57US #57
#54Lucas56US #112
#55Bryan55US #54
#56Cory54US #59
#57Charles53US #37
#58Spencer52US #114
#59Logan50US #109
#60Stephen50US #40
#61Mitchell49US #95
#62Seth49US #90
#63Taylor49US #91
#64Trevor45US #87
#65Gregory44US #50
#66Nathaniel44US #81
#67Shane44US #67
#68Shawn44US #61
#69Richard43US #32
#70Brent42US #107
#71Evan41US #74
#72Blake40US #103
#73Chad40US #65
#74Craig40US #96
#75Joel37US #85
#76Kenneth37US #51
#77Luke37US #119
#78Casey35US #83
#79Corey35US #56
#80Cameron33US #69
#81Levi33US #174
#82Caleb31US #108
#83Drew31US #159
#84Ian30US #77
#85Tanner30
#86Grant29US #172
#87Douglas28US #88
#88Devin27US #98
#89Wesley27US #93
#90Marcus26US #66
#91Ross26US #158
#92Brady25
#93Philip25US #94
#94Phillip25US #71
#95Bryce24US #179
#96Chase23US #127
#97Micah23
#98Cole22
#99Lance22US #146
#100Todd22US #135

On the move since 1987

Rising

↑35April#62
↑33Caitlin#48
↑30Jordan#64
↑28Tiffany#21
↑26Victoria#74
↑22Logan#59
↑21Lucas#54
↑20Kylie#79

Falling

↓32Angela#59
↓22Richard#69
↓20Corey#79
↓19Chad#73
↓18Meghan#98
↓17Crystal#68
↓15Jenna#46
↓15Alexandra#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1987 rankings.