State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1990 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,102 Nebraska births in 1990 across 619 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#38Michaelaoutside the national top 200
#70Tanneroutside the national top 200
#86Bradyoutside the national top 200
#89Abbyoutside the national top 200
#90Brockoutside the national top 200
#76Dillon#184 nationally
#93Trentonoutside the national top 200
#94Makaylaoutside the national top 200
#95Baileyoutside the national top 200
#95Coleoutside the national top 200
#98Connoroutside the national top 200
#78Kylie#180 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley296US #2
#2Jessica292US #1
#3Amanda229US #4
#4Megan203US #11
#5Brittany196US #3
#6Emily191US #12
#7Sarah181US #6
#8Elizabeth165US #9
#9Samantha163US #5
#10Kelsey130US #32
#11Jennifer128US #8
#12Kayla125US #14
#13Nicole125US #13
#14Stephanie117US #7
#15Amber110US #15
#16Courtney103US #17
#17Heather102US #19
#18Rachel100US #16
#19Lauren99US #10
#20Hannah95US #30
#21Laura94US #29
#22Danielle93US #18
#23Katie92US #53
#24Rebecca91US #21
#25Alyssa89US #27
#26Erin79US #43
#27Chelsea78US #24
#28Jordan76US #59
#29Melissa76US #20
#30Michelle76US #22
#31Cassandra75US #49
#32Amy71US #38
#33Tiffany71US #23
#34Morgan70US #58
#35Katherine63US #26
#36Sara63US #34
#37Taylor63US #46
#38Michaela62
#39Molly61US #80
#40Anna59US #45
#41Brooke58US #70
#42Jamie58US #55
#43Paige57US #79
#44Lindsey56US #51
#45Whitney55US #60
#46Shelby54US #100
#47Allison52US #48
#48Andrea52US #40
#49Alicia51US #54
#50Erica51US #36
#51Kimberly50US #31
#52Alexandra47US #37
#53Angela47US #52
#54Caitlin47US #50
#55Christina47US #25
#56Kelly46US #41
#57Mary46US #35
#58Brittney43US #44
#59Abigail42US #90
#60Kristen42US #42
#61Kristin42US #65
#62Lisa40US #64
#63Jasmine38US #28
#64Lindsay38US #69
#65Holly36US #89
#66Crystal35US #39
#67Kathryn35US #57
#68Victoria35US #33
#69Brandi34US #103
#70Chelsey34US #128
#71Jenna33US #81
#72Natalie33US #63
#73Alexandria32US #95
#74Katelyn32US #75
#75Shannon32US #68
#76Brianna31US #61
#77Tara31US #85
#78Kylie30US #180
#79Miranda30US #112
#80Natasha28US #105
#81Alexis27US #66
#82Breanna27US #113
#83Haley27US #108
#84Kaitlin27US #101
#85Kendra27US #117
#86Lacey27US #148
#87Leah27US #82
#88Nichole27US #151
#89Abby26
#90Kristina26US #77
#91Margaret26US #102
#92April24US #73
#93Kaitlyn24US #78
#94Makayla24
#95Bailey23
#96Christine23US #62
#97Marissa23US #87
#98Meghan23US #91
#99Mallory22US #162
#100Sydney22US #150

Boys

#1Michael349US #1
#2Andrew282US #7
#3Matthew277US #3
#4Tyler276US #21
#5Joshua261US #4
#6Jacob247US #20
#7Christopher237US #2
#8Ryan234US #11
#9Nicholas214US #14
#10Jordan199US #29
#11Zachary198US #22
#12Brandon194US #19
#13Cody185US #31
#14Kyle181US #18
#15Justin169US #9
#16Daniel160US #5
#17Joseph156US #10
#18John153US #12
#19Benjamin152US #33
#20Nathan148US #44
#21James146US #8
#22Aaron137US #34
#23Adam135US #32
#24Anthony134US #15
#25David131US #6
#26Derek119US #54
#27Robert116US #13
#28Travis113US #42
#29Taylor109US #64
#30Alexander106US #28
#31Thomas105US #26
#32Timothy102US #30
#33Ethan98US #58
#34Jonathan97US #17
#35Eric96US #24
#36William86US #16
#37Austin85US #55
#38Steven83US #25
#39Brian82US #27
#40Jesse81US #48
#41Dustin78US #50
#42Alex77US #59
#43Trevor76US #76
#44Jared73US #63
#45Kevin73US #23
#46Patrick72US #36
#47Jeffrey71US #43
#48Jeremy67US #40
#49Sean67US #37
#50Mark64US #47
#51Logan63US #104
#52Samuel63US #45
#53Dylan62US #83
#54Brett61US #84
#55Jason58US #46
#56Mitchell55US #93
#57Bradley54US #65
#58Scott54US #53
#59Shane52US #73
#60Blake48US #91
#61Richard48US #35
#62Seth48US #102
#63Cory47US #67
#64Paul46US #49
#65Shawn46US #69
#66Stephen45US #39
#67Chase43US #110
#68Lucas43US #112
#69Corey42US #56
#70Tanner42
#71Nathaniel41US #86
#72Cameron39US #62
#73Charles39US #38
#74Luke39US #118
#75Caleb38US #88
#76Dillon38US #184
#77Drew38US #160
#78Casey37US #89
#79Gregory37US #51
#80Brent36US #127
#81Garrett36US #99
#82Evan35US #71
#83Bryce34US #169
#84Spencer33US #105
#85Ian31US #70
#86Brady30
#87Bryan30US #57
#88Marcus29US #72
#89Craig28US #117
#90Brock27
#91Chad27US #85
#92Colton27US #139
#93Trenton26
#94Phillip25US #81
#95Cole24
#96Grant24US #183
#97Levi24US #180
#98Connor23
#99Dalton23US #193
#100Jake23US #140

On the move since 1989

Rising

↑41Dylan#53
↑31Chase#67
↑30Taylor#37
↑30Ethan#33
↑26Tanner#70
↑23Dillon#76
↑22Blake#60
↑21Taylor#29

Falling

↓31Levi#97
↓29Abby#89
↓28Christine#96
↓23Tara#77
↓23Chad#91
↓21April#92
↓20Lisa#62
↓18Christina#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1989 rankings.