State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1997 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,976 Nebraska births in 1997 across 699 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#74Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#95Gage#193 nationally
#100Conner#190 nationally
#96Kaleb#185 nationally
#99Riley#184 nationally
#55Wyatt#137 nationally
#56Dillon#132 nationally
#78Mckenzie#150 nationally
#91Brady#159 nationally
#49Kylie#116 nationally
#50Grant#115 nationally
#70Riley#135 nationally

Girls

#1Emily182US #1
#2Hannah169US #5
#3Taylor161US #7
#4Madison152US #10
#5Megan135US #11
#6Elizabeth131US #9
#7Ashley128US #3
#8Jessica122US #2
#9Samantha122US #6
#10Sarah117US #4
#11Alexis112US #8
#12Lauren99US #14
#13Rachel98US #13
#14Morgan96US #22
#15Alyssa86US #15
#16Emma83US #36
#17Shelby83US #43
#18Haley82US #31
#19Bailey80US #65
#20Brooke80US #45
#21Sydney79US #35
#22Abigail78US #26
#23Rebecca78US #25
#24Nicole73US #21
#25Anna69US #33
#26Brittany67US #20
#27Courtney67US #28
#28Paige67US #64
#29Brianna66US #17
#30Allison62US #39
#31Kelsey61US #57
#32Olivia59US #27
#33Amanda57US #16
#34Katherine56US #32
#35Jordan55US #40
#36Amber53US #29
#37Erin53US #52
#38Kaitlyn53US #41
#39Alexandra52US #30
#40Mariah52US #67
#41Jennifer50US #18
#42Danielle48US #34
#43Katelyn48US #63
#44Natalie48US #48
#45Sara48US #50
#46Mary47US #46
#47Sierra47US #56
#48Victoria46US #19
#49Kylie45US #116
#50Madeline44US #59
#51Michaela44US #100
#52Molly44US #98
#53Jasmine43US #24
#54Kaylee43US #107
#55Kayla42US #12
#56Mackenzie42US #71
#57Miranda42US #70
#58Stephanie42US #23
#59Breanna40US #74
#60Cheyenne40US #68
#61Hailey38US #80
#62Laura38US #66
#63Marissa36US #60
#64Claire35US #108
#65Cassidy34US #105
#66Melissa34US #44
#67Cassandra33US #81
#68Katie33US #87
#69Maria33US #38
#70Makayla32US #102
#71Savannah32US #47
#72Lindsey31US #95
#73Julia30US #37
#74Mckenna30
#75Tiffany30US #61
#76Grace29US #69
#77Jenna29US #76
#78Mckenzie29US #150
#79Mikayla29US #112
#80Sabrina29US #53
#81Andrea28US #58
#82Gabrielle27US #51
#83Vanessa27US #54
#84Alexandria26US #78
#85Jamie26US #103
#86Alicia25US #89
#87Amy25US #92
#88Caitlin25US #88
#89Chloe25US #109
#90Erika25US #111
#91Autumn24US #91
#92Christina24US #62
#93Faith24US #124
#94Kathryn24US #86
#95Rebekah24US #151
#96Sophia24US #94
#97Kimberly23US #49
#98Margaret23US #110
#99Riley23US #184
#100Holly22US #152

Boys

#1Jacob329US #2
#2Austin209US #9
#3Matthew186US #3
#4Tyler186US #10
#5Zachary186US #13
#6Joshua183US #5
#7Nicholas151US #6
#8Andrew148US #7
#9Michael148US #1
#10Ryan147US #16
#11Alexander138US #22
#12Brandon135US #8
#13Joseph126US #12
#14Dylan123US #30
#15Samuel112US #27
#16Benjamin108US #29
#17Nathan108US #34
#18Kyle107US #24
#19Christian106US #25
#20Jordan104US #26
#21Cody95US #36
#22Daniel95US #11
#23Noah95US #38
#24John94US #15
#25Justin92US #20
#26Logan92US #42
#27David91US #14
#28Jonathan91US #21
#29Christopher90US #4
#30Ethan83US #46
#31James82US #17
#32Anthony81US #18
#33Jared81US #56
#34Caleb80US #47
#35Tanner80US #82
#36William80US #19
#37Thomas75US #31
#38Trevor75US #62
#39Robert71US #23
#40Adam70US #39
#41Cole70US #72
#42Aaron65US #33
#43Connor64US #52
#44Chase58US #77
#45Hunter58US #44
#46Seth58US #97
#47Alex53US #55
#48Dakota52US #66
#49Eric52US #35
#50Grant51US #115
#51Cameron50US #45
#52Blake49US #80
#53Brian49US #37
#54Dalton49US #90
#55Wyatt49US #137
#56Dillon48US #132
#57Timothy48US #43
#58Colton47US #108
#59Taylor47US #87
#60Mitchell46US #96
#61Jack45US #76
#62Evan44US #61
#63Garrett44US #85
#64Jackson44US #124
#65Jesse44US #63
#66Kevin44US #28
#67Sean44US #48
#68Colin43US #125
#69Jason43US #41
#70Riley43US #135
#71Jose40US #32
#72Lucas40US #98
#73Nathaniel40US #65
#74Shane40US #114
#75Spencer39US #104
#76Marcus38US #93
#77Mason38US #89
#78Bryce36US #112
#79Devin36US #59
#80Travis36US #81
#81Derek35US #106
#82Jeremy35US #64
#83Patrick35US #50
#84Steven35US #40
#85Charles34US #49
#86Devon34US #119
#87Isaac34US #73
#88Paul34US #79
#89Brett33US #116
#90Isaiah32US #60
#91Brady31US #159
#92Ian31US #70
#93Collin30US #122
#94Dustin30US #88
#95Gage30US #193
#96Kaleb29US #185
#97Luke29US #78
#98Tristan29US #92
#99Brendan28US #107
#100Conner27US #190

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑28Seth#46
↑25Mariah#40
↑23Jose#71
↑21Lauren#12
↑21Shane#74
↑20Mckenna#74
↑20Ethan#30
↑20Dakota#48

Falling

↓42Tristan#98
↓29Kayla#55
↓28Jamie#85
↓26Brady#91
↓26Luke#97
↓25Katie#68
↓24Derek#81
↓22Marissa#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.