State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 1998 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,074 Nebraska births in 1998 across 713 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#78Nolanoutside the national top 200
#84Tessaoutside the national top 200
#86Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#82Abby#194 nationally
#90Malloryoutside the national top 200
#95Jordyn#197 nationally
#99Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#77Dawson#175 nationally
#92Carter#189 nationally
#100Jakob#191 nationally
#42Grant#127 nationally
#58Wyatt#137 nationally

Girls

#1Emily190US #1
#2Hannah189US #2
#3Madison177US #9
#4Alexis140US #6
#5Taylor134US #7
#6Megan128US #13
#7Samantha120US #3
#8Elizabeth119US #10
#9Ashley110US #5
#10Jessica106US #8
#11Morgan103US #23
#12Alyssa100US #11
#13Emma95US #22
#14Anna91US #31
#15Sydney88US #28
#16Sarah87US #4
#17Abigail83US #18
#18Lauren76US #14
#19Paige73US #63
#20Bailey71US #60
#21Courtney69US #39
#22Rachel69US #15
#23Allison68US #38
#24Amanda67US #19
#25Olivia67US #21
#26Kayla66US #12
#27Haley65US #36
#28Shelby64US #49
#29Nicole59US #24
#30Brianna58US #17
#31Jennifer58US #20
#32Jordan58US #42
#33Katelyn57US #58
#34Kelsey57US #56
#35Brittany55US #25
#36Brooke55US #46
#37Madeline55US #50
#38Natalie55US #40
#39Grace52US #53
#40Kaitlyn52US #35
#41Mary50US #44
#42Alexandra47US #27
#43Rebecca46US #30
#44Sierra45US #51
#45Sara44US #48
#46Kaylee43US #86
#47Miranda43US #80
#48Claire42US #91
#49Julia42US #32
#50Makayla41US #71
#51Cheyenne40US #72
#52Danielle40US #41
#53Jasmine40US #26
#54Amber39US #37
#55Katherine39US #33
#56Mariah39US #62
#57Marissa38US #66
#58Victoria38US #16
#59Erin37US #57
#60Jenna37US #65
#61Kylie36US #117
#62Michaela36US #103
#63Gabrielle35US #47
#64Savannah35US #45
#65Sophia35US #73
#66Hailey34US #70
#67Mackenzie33US #64
#68Destiny32US #34
#69Mckenzie32US #142
#70Katie31US #88
#71Melissa31US #59
#72Molly30US #108
#73Stephanie30US #29
#74Erica29US #92
#75Jamie29US #112
#76Maria29US #43
#77Vanessa29US #52
#78Breanna28US #76
#79Mikayla28US #82
#80Alexandria27US #81
#81Andrea27US #61
#82Abby26US #194
#83Laura26US #74
#84Tessa26
#85Cassandra25US #85
#86Mckenna25
#87Chloe24US #87
#88Kathryn24US #89
#89Caitlyn23US #115
#90Mallory23
#91Monica23US #105
#92Autumn22US #77
#93Isabella22US #84
#94Jade22US #125
#95Jordyn22US #197
#96Leah22US #106
#97Lindsey22US #97
#98Angelica21US #109
#99Delaney21
#100Faith21US #107

Boys

#1Jacob316US #2
#2Austin190US #10
#3Tyler190US #8
#4Michael171US #1
#5Zachary167US #16
#6Matthew162US #3
#7Andrew157US #9
#8Joshua146US #4
#9Nicholas145US #6
#10Brandon136US #7
#11Ryan136US #17
#12Nathan127US #34
#13Dylan126US #25
#14Samuel122US #28
#15Joseph120US #11
#16Noah119US #29
#17Alexander117US #22
#18Hunter114US #36
#19Benjamin109US #30
#20John108US #15
#21Kyle106US #24
#22Ethan105US #38
#23Christopher101US #5
#24Daniel100US #12
#25Jordan100US #27
#26William99US #14
#27Logan92US #44
#28Caleb91US #42
#29Jonathan91US #21
#30Justin91US #20
#31Christian90US #26
#32David87US #13
#33Anthony84US #19
#34Trevor84US #58
#35Cody82US #43
#36Connor82US #47
#37James78US #18
#38Jack75US #61
#39Robert75US #23
#40Cameron71US #35
#41Thomas68US #31
#42Grant67US #127
#43Jared67US #51
#44Cole66US #77
#45Jackson65US #100
#46Adam62US #45
#47Devin58US #62
#48Eric55US #39
#49Aaron54US #37
#50Blake53US #85
#51Dalton52US #88
#52Alex51US #55
#53Seth51US #86
#54Tanner51US #82
#55Garrett50US #80
#56Spencer50US #84
#57Colton48US #106
#58Wyatt47US #137
#59Chase44US #67
#60Dillon44US #134
#61Nathaniel43US #60
#62Dakota42US #72
#63Sean42US #50
#64Alec41US #112
#65Elijah41US #66
#66Riley41US #128
#67Jesse40US #70
#68Luke40US #75
#69Mitchell40US #103
#70Timothy40US #49
#71Brian39US #41
#72Bryce39US #94
#73Isaac39US #65
#74Evan38US #63
#75Jose38US #33
#76Patrick38US #57
#77Dawson37US #175
#78Nolan37
#79Ian36US #73
#80Jason36US #40
#81Isaiah35US #59
#82Tristan35US #92
#83Brett34US #133
#84Kevin34US #32
#85Mason34US #83
#86Derek32US #110
#87Shane31US #118
#88Steven31US #46
#89Taylor31US #104
#90Gavin30US #116
#91Juan30US #52
#92Carter29US #189
#93Charles29US #48
#94Collin29US #130
#95Jeremy29US #68
#96Levi29US #158
#97Mark29US #64
#98Travis29US #98
#99Gage28US #169
#100Jakob28US #191

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑37Grace#39
↑32Devin#47
↑31Sophia#65
↑29Kayla#26
↑29Luke#68
↑27Hunter#18
↑24Julia#49
↑23Jack#38

Falling

↓30Taylor#89
↓25Lindsey#97
↓22Erin#59
↓21Katherine#55
↓21Laura#83
↓20Rebecca#43
↓20Molly#72
↓19Breanna#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.