State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,551 Nebraska births in 2002 across 799 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#62Makennaoutside the national top 200
#55Kaden#174 nationally
#64Delaney#181 nationally
#84Macyoutside the national top 200
#60Nolan#172 nationally
#90Tessaoutside the national top 200
#90Treyoutside the national top 200
#92Ellie#200 nationally
#94Michaelaoutside the national top 200
#96Addisonoutside the national top 200
#95Reagan#199 nationally
#95Cooper#196 nationally

Girls

#1Emma176US #4
#2Madison175US #2
#3Emily171US #1
#4Hannah151US #3
#5Grace126US #15
#6Alexis120US #5
#7Elizabeth118US #11
#8Olivia109US #10
#9Abigail105US #7
#10Anna101US #20
#11Lauren96US #13
#12Samantha93US #9
#13Taylor90US #18
#14Morgan83US #29
#15Sydney83US #23
#16Ashley82US #6
#17Jessica80US #16
#18Alyssa77US #12
#19Megan74US #22
#20Sarah71US #8
#21Chloe69US #25
#22Rachel69US #24
#23Kaitlyn67US #32
#24Allison63US #44
#25Natalie63US #30
#26Isabella61US #14
#27Paige59US #51
#28Sophia56US #27
#29Hailey55US #31
#30Katelyn54US #53
#31Brooke50US #52
#32Shelby50US #75
#33Haley49US #35
#34Katherine49US #36
#35Kaylee49US #57
#36Mackenzie49US #42
#37Jasmine48US #26
#38Jordan47US #45
#39Faith45US #48
#40Jenna43US #47
#41Kylie43US #61
#42Claire42US #95
#43Victoria41US #21
#44Autumn39US #73
#45Bailey39US #84
#46Kayla39US #19
#47Mia39US #43
#48Zoe39US #60
#49Jennifer37US #28
#50Julia37US #33
#51Madeline37US #56
#52Savannah37US #39
#53Sierra37US #62
#54Amanda35US #46
#55Brianna35US #17
#56Maria35US #40
#57Rebecca35US #54
#58Ella34US #89
#59Alexandra33US #38
#60Kelsey33US #118
#61Riley33US #77
#62Makenna31
#63Breanna30US #104
#64Delaney30US #181
#65Molly30US #107
#66Nicole30US #37
#67Caitlin29US #123
#68Leah29US #87
#69Lily29US #79
#70Brooklyn28US #152
#71Courtney28US #88
#72Destiny28US #34
#73Erin28US #72
#74Mary28US #49
#75Trinity28US #70
#76Aaliyah27US #64
#77Alexandria27US #106
#78Kylee27US #161
#79Lindsey27US #122
#80Lydia27US #137
#81Madelyn27US #120
#82Mckenzie27US #143
#83Cassandra26US #126
#84Macy26
#85Mckenna26US #177
#86Stephanie26US #41
#87Melissa25US #80
#88Michelle25US #58
#89Payton25US #183
#90Tessa25
#91Avery24US #132
#92Ellie24US #200
#93Makayla24US #50
#94Michaela24
#95Reagan24US #199
#96Addison23
#97Amber23US #65
#98Ashlyn23US #158
#99Lillian23US #96
#100Nevaeh23US #189

Boys

#1Jacob247US #1
#2Ethan170US #5
#3Joshua160US #3
#4Zachary143US #19
#5Alexander142US #15
#6Tyler138US #14
#7Samuel132US #25
#8Austin126US #26
#9William119US #11
#10Logan117US #29
#11Matthew117US #4
#12Joseph116US #7
#13Noah109US #31
#14Nathan108US #28
#15Andrew107US #6
#16Benjamin106US #27
#17Jackson106US #50
#18Caleb105US #35
#19Michael101US #2
#20Nicholas98US #9
#21Dylan97US #23
#22Cole93US #69
#23Hunter89US #38
#24James87US #18
#25Anthony86US #12
#26Mason86US #53
#27Brandon85US #20
#28Daniel81US #10
#29Trevor80US #81
#30Kyle79US #40
#31Ryan79US #16
#32Elijah78US #41
#33Connor77US #47
#34Christopher75US #8
#35Blake74US #76
#36David72US #13
#37Evan72US #56
#38Christian71US #24
#39Gabriel71US #32
#40Thomas71US #36
#41Grant70US #127
#42John70US #17
#43Jack69US #44
#44Jonathan67US #21
#45Justin66US #22
#46Isaac65US #48
#47Jordan65US #37
#48Luke63US #46
#49Aaron61US #43
#50Eric61US #52
#51Gavin61US #61
#52Jose58US #30
#53Cameron57US #39
#54Riley56US #99
#55Kaden54US #174
#56Nathaniel53US #62
#57Seth53US #72
#58Alex52US #63
#59Jayden52US #101
#60Nolan52US #172
#61Chase51US #82
#62Tanner50US #112
#63Adam49US #55
#64Ian49US #67
#65Garrett48US #91
#66Caden47US #153
#67Carter47US #108
#68Cody47US #71
#69Carson46US #105
#70Dalton44US #117
#71Isaiah43US #45
#72Kaleb43US #111
#73Lucas43US #75
#74Dominic42US #83
#75Colton41US #128
#76Jason41US #42
#77Devin40US #74
#78Aidan39US #60
#79Gage39US #140
#80Luis39US #57
#81Robert39US #34
#82Wyatt39US #121
#83Carlos38US #65
#84Brayden36US #138
#85Sean36US #59
#86Tristan36US #103
#87Angel34US #49
#88Kevin34US #33
#89Owen34US #94
#90Trey34
#91Jared33US #84
#92Braden32US #168
#93Brady32US #147
#94Bryan32US #64
#95Cooper32US #196
#96Jaden32US #87
#97Spencer32US #110
#98Aiden30US #135
#99Brian30US #51
#100Bryce30US #97

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑45Kaden#55
↑44Mia#47
↑34Victoria#43
↑31Isabella#26
↑23Riley#61
↑23Elijah#32
↑22Jordan#38
↑22Evan#37

Falling

↓40Wyatt#82
↓35Payton#89
↓28Amber#97
↓28Jaden#96
↓26Brianna#55
↓22Colton#75
↓21Erin#73
↓21Robert#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.