State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1989 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,111 Nebraska births in 1989 across 613 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#50Michaelaoutside the national top 200
#60Abbyoutside the national top 200
#96Tanneroutside the national top 200
#66Levi#169 nationally
#99Dillonoutside the national top 200
#100Colbyoutside the national top 200
#90Grant#180 nationally
#93Bryce#181 nationally
#66Kylie#151 nationally
#80Drew#150 nationally
#87Colton#157 nationally
#59Paige#124 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley346US #2
#2Jessica328US #1
#3Amanda273US #4
#4Megan208US #11
#5Brittany189US #3
#6Sarah180US #5
#7Emily175US #13
#8Elizabeth163US #10
#9Jennifer160US #7
#10Samantha154US #6
#11Nicole138US #12
#12Amber126US #14
#13Kelsey125US #31
#14Stephanie120US #8
#15Kayla114US #20
#16Laura106US #25
#17Rachel106US #18
#18Courtney95US #21
#19Lauren95US #9
#20Sara95US #29
#21Heather93US #15
#22Danielle91US #17
#23Katie91US #45
#24Melissa91US #19
#25Michelle85US #22
#26Chelsea81US #27
#27Alyssa79US #33
#28Katherine77US #26
#29Cassandra76US #54
#30Tiffany76US #16
#31Rebecca74US #24
#32Amy72US #35
#33Lindsey72US #48
#34Allison62US #46
#35Hannah61US #42
#36Jamie60US #52
#37Christina59US #23
#38Alicia58US #53
#39Anna58US #51
#40Erin57US #40
#41Kimberly57US #28
#42Lisa57US #55
#43Jordan56US #72
#44Mary54US #38
#45Andrea53US #39
#46Brooke53US #74
#47Whitney53US #57
#48Molly51US #93
#49Erica49US #34
#50Michaela49
#51Morgan49US #69
#52Brittney48US #41
#53Kathryn46US #58
#54Tara44US #70
#55Kelly43US #37
#56Alexandra42US #43
#57Lindsay42US #63
#58Kristen41US #36
#59Paige41US #124
#60Abby40
#61Crystal40US #32
#62Caitlin39US #49
#63Abigail38US #94
#64Jenna38US #71
#65Angela37US #47
#66Kylie37US #151
#67Taylor37US #75
#68Christine36US #59
#69Kristin36US #60
#70Katelyn34US #76
#71April33US #66
#72Brianna33US #77
#73Natasha33US #87
#74Holly32US #79
#75Shannon32US #61
#76Alexis30US #92
#77Catherine30US #67
#78Kaitlin30US #100
#79Chelsey29US #140
#80Jasmine28US #30
#81Kaitlyn27US #95
#82Brandi26US #98
#83Natalie26US #62
#84Julia25US #96
#85Lacey25US #143
#86Vanessa25US #50
#87Victoria25US #44
#88Kathleen24US #90
#89Alisha23US #123
#90Alison23US #119
#91Anne23US #153
#92Julie23US #78
#93Jacqueline22US #64
#94Kendra22US #99
#95Leah22US #83
#96Mallory22US #147
#97Nichole22US #136
#98Haley21US #125
#99Kristina21US #65
#100Melanie21US #88

Boys

#1Michael357US #1
#2Matthew338US #3
#3Joshua323US #4
#4Andrew265US #7
#5Christopher260US #2
#6Nicholas243US #14
#7Tyler232US #30
#8Jacob222US #26
#9Justin205US #8
#10Daniel189US #6
#11Brandon185US #18
#12Joseph183US #11
#13Kyle182US #20
#14Benjamin181US #29
#15Ryan180US #13
#16Zachary179US #25
#17Adam164US #27
#18Nathan158US #43
#19Jordan150US #44
#20David149US #5
#21James146US #9
#22Aaron142US #31
#23Anthony141US #16
#24John129US #12
#25Eric125US #21
#26Thomas124US #23
#27Cody120US #45
#28Jonathan115US #17
#29Kevin111US #19
#30Timothy109US #28
#31Robert106US #10
#32Brian103US #24
#33Jared102US #57
#34Austin101US #59
#35William99US #15
#36Steven95US #22
#37Travis94US #41
#38Derek90US #54
#39Alexander89US #32
#40Dustin85US #48
#41Sean80US #39
#42Samuel79US #47
#43Jason77US #35
#44Jeremy75US #34
#45Jeffrey73US #37
#46Brett70US #81
#47Jesse68US #50
#48Patrick67US #38
#49Scott66US #51
#50Taylor66US #72
#51Alex63US #60
#52Seth59US #94
#53Mitchell58US #93
#54Richard58US #33
#55Trevor58US #83
#56Mark56US #42
#57Paul55US #49
#58Caleb52US #91
#59Logan51US #104
#60Shane51US #71
#61Charles49US #36
#62Cory48US #61
#63Ethan47US #87
#64Bradley44US #58
#65Cameron44US #64
#66Levi43US #169
#67Lucas43US #114
#68Chad42US #74
#69Stephen42US #40
#70Evan41US #69
#71Shawn41US #65
#72Casey39US #90
#73Craig39US #105
#74Spencer39US #107
#75Gregory38US #52
#76Corey36US #55
#77Keith35US #70
#78Kenneth35US #53
#79Bryan34US #56
#80Drew34US #150
#81Nathaniel34US #84
#82Blake33US #97
#83Marcus33US #67
#84Devin32US #96
#85Joel32US #88
#86Phillip32US #75
#87Colton31US #157
#88Ian31US #68
#89Luke31US #121
#90Grant30US #180
#91Brent29US #118
#92Garrett29US #102
#93Bryce28US #181
#94Dylan26US #115
#95Peter26US #66
#96Tanner26
#97Troy25US #124
#98Chase24US #113
#99Dillon24
#100Colby23

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑32Abigail#63
↑29Alexandra#56
↑24Courtney#18
↑24Alexis#76
↑24Caleb#58
↑21Jordan#43
↑21Katelyn#70
↑18Hannah#35

Falling

↓33Kendra#94
↓32Julie#92
↓30Mallory#96
↓28Kristina#99
↓24Bryan#79
↓21Brent#91
↓18Jenna#64
↓18Kristin#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.