State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1994 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,063 Nebraska births in 1994 across 645 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#84Makayla#199 nationally
#87Treyoutside the national top 200
#97Jordynoutside the national top 200
#97Trentonoutside the national top 200
#77Brady#173 nationally
#64Kylie#158 nationally
#100Riley#194 nationally
#72Levi#157 nationally
#32Michaela#109 nationally
#60Bailey#137 nationally
#76Bryce#150 nationally
#39Cole#111 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica201US #1
#2Emily193US #3
#3Taylor191US #6
#4Samantha157US #4
#5Ashley156US #2
#6Megan148US #10
#7Hannah140US #16
#8Sarah128US #5
#9Elizabeth125US #9
#10Amanda121US #8
#11Morgan114US #25
#12Shelby101US #40
#13Brittany98US #7
#14Lauren97US #14
#15Nicole97US #11
#16Rachel93US #13
#17Kelsey88US #29
#18Amber81US #21
#19Allison78US #34
#20Kayla78US #12
#21Alexis76US #18
#22Brianna74US #27
#23Courtney74US #22
#24Danielle73US #20
#25Anna71US #41
#26Brooke71US #54
#27Jordan71US #52
#28Jennifer70US #17
#29Alyssa69US #26
#30Paige68US #63
#31Abigail64US #42
#32Michaela64US #109
#33Haley60US #36
#34Madison60US #51
#35Miranda59US #61
#36Stephanie58US #15
#37Katherine57US #30
#38Kaitlyn56US #48
#39Sydney55US #76
#40Katelyn53US #58
#41Katie52US #70
#42Sara52US #43
#43Victoria52US #19
#44Cassandra51US #66
#45Rebecca49US #24
#46Melissa48US #31
#47Alexandra45US #28
#48Mackenzie44US #102
#49Michelle44US #33
#50Mary43US #37
#51Erin42US #45
#52Laura42US #46
#53Alexandria41US #73
#54Lindsey40US #69
#55Emma39US #74
#56Marissa39US #53
#57Chelsea38US #38
#58Jasmine38US #23
#59Olivia38US #50
#60Bailey37US #137
#61Andrea36US #49
#62Mariah36US #75
#63Sierra35US #71
#64Kylie34US #158
#65Amy33US #77
#66Jamie33US #87
#67Breanna32US #85
#68Kimberly32US #32
#69Natalie32US #56
#70Brittney31US #89
#71Christina31US #39
#72Maria31US #47
#73Molly31US #96
#74Shannon31US #60
#75Gabrielle30US #67
#76Kaitlin30US #93
#77Cheyenne29US #99
#78Alexa28US #95
#79Brandi28US #122
#80Caitlin28US #78
#81Erica27US #57
#82Grace27US #103
#83Jenna27US #80
#84Makayla27US #199
#85Catherine26US #84
#86Claire26US #149
#87Rachael26US #124
#88Angela25US #81
#89Julia25US #72
#90Savannah25US #82
#91Tiffany25US #35
#92Bethany24US #116
#93Christine24US #104
#94Hailey24US #119
#95Kathryn24US #79
#96Holly23US #112
#97Jordyn23
#98Margaret23US #106
#99Mikayla23US #168
#100Tara23US #148

Boys

#1Jacob295US #7
#2Austin265US #17
#3Tyler247US #5
#4Matthew207US #3
#5Michael203US #1
#6Zachary197US #12
#7Andrew183US #10
#8Nicholas177US #9
#9Joshua176US #4
#10Cody170US #25
#11Brandon169US #6
#12Alexander163US #22
#13Ryan150US #16
#14Kyle146US #24
#15Dylan139US #32
#16Joseph136US #11
#17Trevor131US #58
#18David120US #13
#19James118US #14
#20Daniel115US #8
#21John114US #15
#22Jordan113US #29
#23Justin113US #20
#24Aaron109US #28
#25Nathan109US #40
#26Samuel100US #33
#27Tanner98US #96
#28William94US #19
#29Taylor92US #54
#30Thomas91US #27
#31Christopher90US #2
#32Benjamin89US #31
#33Jonathan87US #23
#34Robert87US #21
#35Connor84US #59
#36Anthony82US #18
#37Adam76US #38
#38Logan75US #70
#39Cole73US #111
#40Alex71US #50
#41Eric69US #30
#42Caleb65US #60
#43Dakota65US #69
#44Timothy65US #39
#45Derek64US #77
#46Jared64US #63
#47Mitchell62US #71
#48Christian61US #35
#49Dustin60US #56
#50Blake59US #81
#51Ethan59US #89
#52Patrick58US #42
#53Dalton52US #85
#54Alec51US #109
#55Dillon51US #101
#56Seth51US #90
#57Jesse49US #45
#58Sean49US #44
#59Cameron48US #52
#60Garrett48US #82
#61Luke48US #91
#62Mark48US #48
#63Jason45US #46
#64Brian44US #37
#65Devin44US #61
#66Steven44US #34
#67Brett42US #107
#68Kevin42US #26
#69Charles41US #43
#70Nathaniel41US #78
#71Colton40US #121
#72Levi40US #157
#73Spencer40US #98
#74Hunter39US #67
#75Jeremy39US #47
#76Bryce38US #150
#77Brady37US #173
#78Lucas37US #95
#79Travis37US #53
#80Evan36US #62
#81Ian36US #74
#82Colin35US #124
#83Isaac34US #103
#84Jose34US #36
#85Chase33US #114
#86Jeffrey33US #55
#87Trey33
#88Clayton32US #149
#89Jake31US #106
#90Marcus31US #75
#91Shane31US #92
#92Scott30US #80
#93Bradley28US #83
#94Corey28US #73
#95Paul28US #64
#96Stephen28US #49
#97Trenton27
#98Jackson26US #166
#99Richard26US #41
#100Riley26US #194

On the move since 1993

Rising

↑35Dakota#43
↑34Madison#34
↑33Kylie#64
↑30Miranda#35
↑28Abigail#31
↑26Mackenzie#48
↑26Cole#39
↑24Brianna#22

Falling

↓38Tiffany#91
↓33Paul#95
↓31Jenna#83
↓25Rebecca#45
↓25Chelsea#57
↓24Shane#91
↓22Kevin#68
↓21Bradley#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1993 rankings.