State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2001 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,266 Nebraska births in 2001 across 764 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#71Makennaoutside the national top 200
#75Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#76Mckenna#194 nationally
#80Caden#195 nationally
#82Makenzie#196 nationally
#89Macyoutside the national top 200
#69Nolan#180 nationally
#54Payton#164 nationally
#92Cadeoutside the national top 200
#96Josieoutside the national top 200
#100Kadenoutside the national top 200
#84Dawson#183 nationally

Girls

#1Madison190US #2
#2Emily175US #1
#3Hannah168US #3
#4Emma137US #13
#5Grace122US #16
#6Abigail121US #8
#7Taylor118US #12
#8Samantha117US #7
#9Ashley116US #4
#10Alexis110US #5
#11Elizabeth104US #9
#12Olivia102US #10
#13Lauren101US #15
#14Morgan99US #29
#15Sydney98US #23
#16Megan85US #20
#17Sarah81US #6
#18Alyssa80US #14
#19Haley78US #34
#20Jessica76US #11
#21Chloe75US #30
#22Anna73US #19
#23Mackenzie70US #40
#24Hailey67US #33
#25Kaitlyn67US #31
#26Rachel63US #24
#27Bailey61US #69
#28Paige56US #71
#29Brianna50US #18
#30Katelyn48US #52
#31Katherine48US #35
#32Shelby47US #68
#33Kaylee46US #66
#34Sierra46US #55
#35Allison44US #44
#36Faith44US #53
#37Gabrielle44US #50
#38Jenna44US #45
#39Madeline44US #56
#40Sophia44US #37
#41Julia43US #27
#42Savannah42US #42
#43Kayla41US #17
#44Natalie41US #32
#45Alexandra39US #38
#46Amanda39US #39
#47Brooke39US #57
#48Claire39US #82
#49Kelsey39US #100
#50Zoe39US #65
#51Courtney36US #73
#52Erin36US #60
#53Nicole36US #36
#54Payton36US #164
#55Cassidy35US #107
#56Destiny35US #22
#57Isabella35US #28
#58Jasmine35US #25
#59Jennifer35US #26
#60Jordan35US #47
#61Autumn34US #72
#62Kylie34US #95
#63Maria34US #41
#64Mary33US #48
#65Molly32US #90
#66Jade30US #98
#67Marissa30US #79
#68Alexa29US #78
#69Amber28US #51
#70Isabel28US #88
#71Makenna28
#72Rebecca28US #46
#73Stephanie28US #43
#74Breanna27US #94
#75Jayden27
#76Mckenna27US #194
#77Victoria27US #21
#78Caitlin26US #89
#79Kimberly26US #61
#80Avery25US #152
#81Lillian25US #111
#82Makenzie25US #196
#83Mariah25US #85
#84Riley25US #106
#85Caitlyn24US #133
#86Katie24US #99
#87Lily24US #103
#88Lydia24US #140
#89Macy24
#90Margaret24US #118
#91Mia24US #76
#92Andrea23US #49
#93Gracie23US #170
#94Jordyn23US #174
#95Gabriella22US #83
#96Josie22
#97Kathryn22US #97
#98Makayla22US #54
#99Michelle22US #59
#100Sophie22US #151

Boys

#1Jacob288US #1
#2Zachary156US #16
#3Ethan152US #17
#4Tyler147US #13
#5Matthew142US #3
#6Joshua141US #4
#7Andrew140US #7
#8Dylan137US #21
#9Nicholas133US #6
#10Samuel125US #26
#11Michael117US #2
#12Jackson116US #60
#13Joseph113US #8
#14Nathan111US #31
#15Alexander110US #20
#16Benjamin110US #27
#17Caleb105US #37
#18Logan105US #29
#19Noah105US #28
#20Austin102US #25
#21William101US #10
#22Daniel95US #9
#23John94US #14
#24Ryan89US #15
#25James85US #19
#26Christopher84US #5
#27Hunter84US #36
#28Brandon83US #18
#29Christian82US #24
#30Justin78US #22
#31David77US #12
#32Trevor77US #76
#33Connor76US #49
#34Anthony75US #11
#35Cole74US #74
#36Gabriel74US #38
#37Isaac74US #47
#38Grant71US #135
#39Jonathan71US #23
#40Jack69US #48
#41Blake68US #77
#42Wyatt64US #107
#43Luke63US #50
#44Mason63US #54
#45Jordan60US #39
#46Kyle59US #40
#47Thomas59US #33
#48Adam58US #51
#49Chase58US #79
#50Alex57US #62
#51Cameron55US #35
#52Jose55US #34
#53Colton53US #118
#54Cody52US #64
#55Elijah52US #45
#56Jayden52US #140
#57Tanner52US #101
#58Aaron51US #42
#59Evan48US #56
#60Robert48US #30
#61Carson47US #95
#62Gage47US #144
#63Seth47US #68
#64Garrett46US #80
#65Gavin44US #78
#66Isaiah44US #43
#67Ian43US #70
#68Jaden43US #114
#69Nolan43US #180
#70Riley43US #105
#71Eric42US #44
#72Parker42US #123
#73Colby41US #99
#74Dalton41US #98
#75Devin41US #71
#76Kaleb40US #116
#77Nathaniel40US #61
#78Jesus39US #66
#79Kevin38US #32
#80Caden37US #195
#81Tristan36US #108
#82Carter35US #111
#83Timothy35US #67
#84Dawson34US #183
#85Levi34US #171
#86Mitchell34US #156
#87Lucas33US #83
#88Brady32US #174
#89Bryce32US #92
#90Patrick32US #72
#91Brett31US #188
#92Cade31
#93Jared31US #65
#94Jason31US #41
#95Jesse31US #91
#96Juan31US #53
#97Carlos30US #59
#98Colin30US #125
#99Hayden30US #117
#100Kaden30

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑47Savannah#42
↑38Jose#52
↑35Zoe#50
↑34Alexandra#45
↑25Stephanie#73
↑25Wyatt#42
↑22Erin#52
↑22Alexa#68

Falling

↓51Jared#93
↓38Rebecca#72
↓38Andrea#92
↓37Riley#70
↓24Maria#63
↓24Seth#63
↓23Jordan#60
↓23Mariah#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.