State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1996 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,957 Nebraska births in 1996 across 678 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#70Jordynoutside the national top 200
#65Brady#176 nationally
#90Gageoutside the national top 200
#94Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#99Nolanoutside the national top 200
#66Mckenzie#158 nationally
#97Trenton#187 nationally
#60Riley#146 nationally
#49Dillon#121 nationally
#71Mikayla#143 nationally
#91Levi#163 nationally
#67Wyatt#134 nationally

Girls

#1Emily184US #1
#2Hannah175US #7
#3Taylor173US #6
#4Megan144US #12
#5Jessica137US #2
#6Samantha135US #5
#7Sarah128US #4
#8Ashley126US #3
#9Madison126US #15
#10Elizabeth119US #10
#11Morgan115US #25
#12Rachel107US #9
#13Alexis89US #8
#14Courtney87US #21
#15Shelby86US #35
#16Haley82US #30
#17Kelsey82US #36
#18Brooke80US #45
#19Bailey79US #85
#20Abigail78US #32
#21Alyssa76US #23
#22Jennifer76US #19
#23Nicole75US #22
#24Brittany74US #14
#25Anna71US #33
#26Kayla71US #11
#27Sydney69US #39
#28Allison67US #38
#29Brianna67US #17
#30Amanda66US #13
#31Paige66US #65
#32Rebecca65US #24
#33Lauren64US #16
#34Emma60US #53
#35Katherine60US #31
#36Katelyn58US #64
#37Amber57US #27
#38Mackenzie56US #75
#39Danielle55US #29
#40Kaitlyn51US #40
#41Marissa50US #59
#42Jordan49US #49
#43Katie47US #81
#44Madeline47US #67
#45Michaela47US #102
#46Natalie47US #46
#47Kylie46US #111
#48Alexandra45US #26
#49Erin45US #51
#50Olivia45US #34
#51Stephanie44US #20
#52Cassandra40US #89
#53Laura40US #66
#54Mary40US #44
#55Victoria38US #18
#56Kaylee37US #110
#57Jamie36US #96
#58Sara36US #50
#59Sierra36US #62
#60Breanna35US #74
#61Jasmine35US #28
#62Cheyenne34US #68
#63Jenna34US #83
#64Makayla33US #129
#65Mariah33US #63
#66Mckenzie33US #158
#67Molly33US #99
#68Tiffany33US #52
#69Caitlin32US #84
#70Jordyn32
#71Mikayla32US #143
#72Miranda32US #76
#73Savannah32US #43
#74Gabrielle31US #54
#75Kathryn31US #87
#76Alexandria30US #77
#77Claire30US #116
#78Cassidy29US #109
#79Maria29US #37
#80Hailey28US #93
#81Kimberly28US #41
#82Lindsey28US #86
#83Melissa28US #42
#84Alicia27US #91
#85Chelsea27US #55
#86Amy26US #88
#87Carly26US #126
#88Grace25US #94
#89Julia25US #48
#90Kendra25US #136
#91Kristen25US #70
#92Sabrina25US #58
#93Chloe24US #112
#94Mckenna24
#95Michelle24US #47
#96Andrea23US #61
#97Kelly23US #73
#98Margaret23US #105
#99Whitney23US #140
#100Alexa22US #100

Boys

#1Jacob316US #3
#2Austin230US #9
#3Tyler224US #7
#4Zachary202US #14
#5Michael192US #1
#6Matthew181US #2
#7Andrew168US #10
#8Joshua168US #5
#9Nicholas167US #6
#10Alexander140US #22
#11Joseph137US #12
#12Benjamin136US #29
#13Ryan135US #16
#14Brandon131US #8
#15Dylan120US #33
#16Nathan119US #37
#17Christopher117US #4
#18Jordan115US #27
#19Kyle111US #25
#20John106US #15
#21Daniel104US #11
#22Samuel104US #30
#23Cody103US #31
#24Christian100US #24
#25Justin100US #20
#26Connor96US #54
#27Thomas94US #28
#28Anthony91US #19
#29Tanner90US #90
#30James89US #17
#31Trevor89US #63
#32William89US #18
#33David88US #13
#34Aaron80US #34
#35Logan80US #42
#36Jared79US #64
#37Jonathan78US #21
#38Noah78US #50
#39Adam76US #39
#40Caleb73US #48
#41Cole68US #106
#42Alex62US #53
#43Colton61US #105
#44Robert61US #23
#45Blake57US #84
#46Taylor57US #82
#47Cameron56US #49
#48Chase55US #76
#49Dillon54US #121
#50Ethan54US #62
#51Kevin54US #26
#52Eric53US #35
#53Garrett53US #85
#54Jesse52US #51
#55Hunter51US #47
#56Tristan51US #68
#57Derek49US #101
#58Mitchell49US #88
#59Grant48US #119
#60Riley48US #146
#61Mason47US #104
#62Dalton46US #99
#63Patrick46US #44
#64Sean46US #46
#65Brady45US #176
#66Brian45US #36
#67Wyatt45US #134
#68Dakota44US #58
#69Evan43US #65
#70Jack42US #89
#71Luke41US #75
#72Charles40US #43
#73Jackson39US #136
#74Seth39US #103
#75Jeffrey37US #72
#76Lucas37US #93
#77Timothy37US #40
#78Colin36US #126
#79Collin36US #115
#80Dustin36US #79
#81Jason36US #41
#82Spencer36US #109
#83Isaac35US #86
#84Mark34US #55
#85Nathaniel34US #69
#86Steven34US #38
#87Travis34US #73
#88Devin33US #60
#89Alec32US #117
#90Gage32
#91Levi32US #163
#92Elijah31US #81
#93Bryce30US #120
#94Jose30US #32
#95Shane30US #112
#96Ian29US #70
#97Trenton29US #187
#98Paul28US #78
#99Nolan27
#100Devon26US #127

On the move since 1995

Rising

↑56Noah#38
↑35Makayla#64
↑29Natalie#46
↑28Charles#72
↑27Riley#60
↑25Mason#61
↑23Kaylee#56
↑23Kathryn#75

Falling

↓46Andrea#96
↓37Miranda#72
↓37Timothy#77
↓28Michelle#95
↓27Chelsea#85
↓25Nathaniel#85
↓24Mitchell#58
↓24Travis#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1995 rankings.