State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,935 Nebraska births in 2004 across 863 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#52Makennaoutside the national top 200
#60Ellie#189 nationally
#45Delaney#169 nationally
#86Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#77Aubrey#190 nationally
#97Josephineoutside the national top 200
#98Drewoutside the national top 200
#84Jordyn#186 nationally
#81Ty#181 nationally
#43Grant#141 nationally
#74Payton#159 nationally
#76Addison#160 nationally

Girls

#1Emma169US #2
#2Emily151US #1
#3Madison142US #3
#4Grace137US #13
#5Hannah127US #5
#6Olivia122US #4
#7Abigail113US #6
#8Elizabeth110US #10
#9Alexis106US #11
#10Samantha104US #9
#11Ella93US #29
#12Sophia79US #15
#13Ava76US #25
#14Lauren76US #16
#15Hailey72US #24
#16Taylor71US #22
#17Anna70US #20
#18Paige70US #51
#19Sydney68US #27
#20Natalie67US #19
#21Chloe66US #23
#22Isabella65US #7
#23Sarah64US #12
#24Morgan63US #31
#25Ashley62US #8
#26Alyssa61US #14
#27Jessica59US #21
#28Haley56US #44
#29Megan55US #36
#30Kylie54US #49
#31Bailey52US #100
#32Jenna51US #56
#33Kaitlyn51US #33
#34Riley50US #58
#35Avery49US #77
#36Kaylee49US #50
#37Lillian49US #65
#38Mackenzie48US #45
#39Allison47US #40
#40Mia47US #30
#41Brianna45US #17
#42Brooke43US #46
#43Claire43US #99
#44Lily43US #53
#45Delaney42US #169
#46Julia42US #32
#47Katherine39US #35
#48Madeline39US #63
#49Savannah38US #41
#50Katelyn36US #59
#51Kayla36US #18
#52Makenna35
#53Brooklyn34US #101
#54Faith34US #52
#55Molly34US #97
#56Rachel34US #34
#57Zoe34US #54
#58Evelyn33US #84
#59Jocelyn33US #85
#60Ellie32US #189
#61Katie32US #102
#62Maria32US #42
#63Destiny31US #38
#64Gabrielle31US #73
#65Makayla31US #47
#66Mary31US #62
#67Trinity31US #48
#68Audrey30US #80
#69Autumn30US #82
#70Victoria30US #28
#71Jordan29US #71
#72Madelyn29US #111
#73Alexandra28US #37
#74Payton28US #159
#75Shelby28US #112
#76Addison27US #160
#77Aubrey27US #190
#78Gracie27US #114
#79Mariah27US #113
#80Alexa26US #72
#81Andrea26US #57
#82Isabelle26US #107
#83Jennifer26US #39
#84Jordyn26US #186
#85Leah26US #64
#86Mckenna26
#87Mya26US #116
#88Rylee26US #136
#89Jasmine25US #26
#90Mckenzie25US #151
#91Nevaeh25US #104
#92Isabel24US #88
#93Lydia24US #126
#94Reagan24US #145
#95Carly23US #177
#96Danielle23US #91
#97Josephine23
#98Kelsey23US #148
#99Marissa23US #78
#100Nicole23US #43

Boys

#1Jacob220US #1
#2Ethan196US #5
#3Samuel147US #23
#4Alexander129US #15
#5Joshua128US #3
#6Tyler122US #16
#7Andrew120US #6
#8Benjamin113US #25
#9Logan111US #27
#10Dylan110US #19
#11Jackson108US #48
#12Joseph108US #9
#13William108US #8
#14Nathan104US #20
#15Matthew102US #4
#16Michael102US #2
#17Zachary100US #26
#18Caleb99US #33
#19Noah97US #29
#20Connor94US #38
#21Ryan94US #12
#22Evan92US #39
#23Hunter92US #49
#24Mason89US #51
#25John87US #17
#26Anthony86US #11
#27Elijah86US #31
#28James86US #18
#29Austin84US #35
#30Jack82US #42
#31Kaden82US #105
#32Isaac80US #46
#33Christian78US #24
#34Cole78US #75
#35David77US #14
#36Daniel76US #7
#37Nicholas76US #13
#38Carter74US #89
#39Brandon71US #22
#40Gavin70US #52
#41Owen70US #67
#42Caden69US #104
#43Grant68US #141
#44Jonathan68US #21
#45Luke65US #41
#46Thomas65US #37
#47Wyatt65US #90
#48Gabriel64US #32
#49Justin63US #30
#50Aidan61US #40
#51Aiden61US #60
#52Ashton60US #76
#53Blake60US #95
#54Carson60US #101
#55Aaron59US #53
#56Christopher58US #10
#57Alex56US #63
#58Jose54US #28
#59Cameron53US #50
#60Isaiah53US #45
#61Trevor53US #110
#62Chase51US #82
#63Cooper49US #133
#64Ian48US #69
#65Seth48US #80
#66Jayden47US #62
#67Adam46US #58
#68Gage46US #145
#69Jordan46US #43
#70Landon46US #86
#71Brayden45US #107
#72Charles45US #56
#73Juan45US #54
#74Hayden44US #87
#75Kyle44US #55
#76Parker44US #131
#77Tanner44US #125
#78Lucas43US #66
#79Robert43US #36
#80Kevin42US #34
#81Ty42US #181
#82Cody41US #84
#83Colton40US #135
#84Brady38US #122
#85Nolan37US #162
#86Luis36US #57
#87Bryan35US #65
#88Sean35US #64
#89Dalton34US #167
#90Levi34US #153
#91Nathaniel34US #68
#92Angel33US #44
#93Colin33US #85
#94Collin33US #130
#95Eric33US #61
#96Jason33US #47
#97Conner32US #134
#98Drew32
#99Carlos31US #71
#100Dominic31US #91

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑50Delaney#45
↑45Kayla#51
↑42Lillian#37
↑39Lily#44
↑35Owen#41
↑33Jocelyn#59
↑30Ava#13
↑26Katherine#47

Falling

↓44Jennifer#83
↓43Jasmine#89
↓37Marissa#99
↓32Nicole#100
↓30Rachel#56
↓30Gabriel#48
↓25Reagan#94
↓25Angel#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.