State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,601 Nebraska births in 2005 across 848 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#45Makennaoutside the national top 200
#62Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#57Delaney#190 nationally
#63Ellie#184 nationally
#93Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#85Cassidy#189 nationally
#97Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#98Jaceoutside the national top 200
#74Mckenzie#163 nationally
#52Reagan#139 nationally
#70Grant#154 nationally
#24Addison#106 nationally

Girls

#1Emma158US #2
#2Emily145US #1
#3Madison142US #3
#4Grace131US #14
#5Olivia129US #5
#6Ava125US #9
#7Hannah121US #7
#8Elizabeth104US #11
#9Ella103US #23
#10Abigail94US #4
#11Alexis87US #13
#12Isabella85US #6
#13Hailey81US #26
#14Samantha81US #8
#15Taylor81US #24
#16Sophia80US #12
#17Lauren78US #21
#18Anna75US #22
#19Chloe69US #19
#20Mia68US #17
#21Ashley67US #10
#22Alyssa66US #16
#23Natalie61US #18
#24Addison55US #106
#25Avery55US #67
#26Brooklyn55US #78
#27Morgan54US #33
#28Sydney53US #30
#29Kaylee52US #40
#30Allison50US #45
#31Sarah50US #15
#32Jenna49US #62
#33Jessica49US #27
#34Megan48US #41
#35Paige48US #60
#36Brooke47US #47
#37Lillian47US #50
#38Nevaeh47US #69
#39Haley46US #53
#40Faith44US #49
#41Mackenzie44US #51
#42Claire43US #95
#43Kaitlyn43US #34
#44Lily43US #39
#45Makenna43
#46Jasmine42US #29
#47Savannah41US #35
#48Isabelle40US #96
#49Katelyn40US #59
#50Rachel40US #38
#51Marissa38US #91
#52Reagan38US #139
#53Victoria38US #28
#54Alexandra37US #37
#55Audrey37US #77
#56Brianna37US #20
#57Delaney37US #190
#58Alexa36US #66
#59Bailey35US #108
#60Gabrielle34US #55
#61Kylie34US #57
#62Mckenna34
#63Ellie33US #184
#64Gracie33US #94
#65Maria32US #46
#66Katherine31US #36
#67Kennedy31US #118
#68Zoe31US #58
#69Madeline29US #70
#70Madelyn29US #107
#71Peyton29US #131
#72Ashlyn28US #127
#73Mariah27US #85
#74Mckenzie27US #163
#75Rylee27US #128
#76Kayla26US #25
#77Shelby26US #117
#78Aubrey25US #153
#79Autumn25US #90
#80Gabriella25US #61
#81Katie25US #99
#82Riley25US #54
#83Trinity24US #48
#84Adriana23US #121
#85Cassidy23US #189
#86Molly23US #97
#87Mya23US #98
#88Rebecca23US #81
#89Sara23US #75
#90Sierra23US #105
#91Andrea22US #65
#92Caroline22US #83
#93Haylee22
#94Jocelyn22US #87
#95Kimberly22US #63
#96Leah22US #68
#97Makenzie22
#98Mary22US #72
#99Destiny21US #32
#100Eva21US #129

Boys

#1Jacob169US #1
#2Ethan164US #5
#3Samuel127US #21
#4Alexander118US #13
#5Noah114US #23
#6Joshua113US #3
#7Jackson112US #44
#8Benjamin108US #25
#9Dylan108US #24
#10Jack108US #34
#11Caleb107US #35
#12Michael106US #2
#13William106US #11
#14Logan104US #26
#15Mason104US #42
#16Tyler101US #16
#17Andrew100US #6
#18Zachary100US #29
#19Daniel98US #7
#20Carter97US #77
#21Nathan97US #20
#22Matthew96US #4
#23Gabriel92US #28
#24James92US #17
#25Ryan89US #14
#26Joseph87US #9
#27Gavin86US #47
#28Connor82US #48
#29Anthony79US #8
#30Christian79US #22
#31Aidan75US #43
#32Isaac75US #49
#33Nicholas74US #15
#34Landon73US #61
#35Hunter71US #53
#36Austin70US #38
#37Elijah70US #31
#38Aiden69US #50
#39Evan69US #39
#40John68US #18
#41Luke67US #41
#42Cole66US #79
#43Cooper66US #120
#44David66US #12
#45Owen66US #60
#46Christopher65US #10
#47Jayden64US #54
#48Brayden63US #80
#49Cameron59US #52
#50Jonathan59US #19
#51Thomas59US #40
#52Wyatt59US #81
#53Brandon58US #27
#54Riley56US #106
#55Caden55US #98
#56Isaiah54US #45
#57Kaden53US #100
#58Carson50US #101
#59Chase50US #82
#60Alex49US #71
#61Blake49US #99
#62Garrett48US #124
#63Ian46US #68
#64Jordan46US #46
#65Jose46US #30
#66Lucas46US #58
#67Angel45US #32
#68Nolan45US #149
#69Justin44US #36
#70Grant43US #154
#71Juan43US #55
#72Jesse42US #89
#73Parker42US #119
#74Aaron41US #57
#75Charles40US #56
#76Conner40US #127
#77Dominic39US #85
#78Jesus39US #73
#79Tanner39US #131
#80Trevor39US #112
#81Ashton38US #107
#82Kyle38US #69
#83Robert38US #37
#84Hayden37US #76
#85Kevin37US #33
#86Brady35US #110
#87Peyton35US #138
#88Braden34US #133
#89Adrian33US #65
#90Colton33US #155
#91Diego33US #62
#92Luis33US #59
#93Cody32US #96
#94Gage32US #151
#95Nathaniel32US #67
#96Preston32US #146
#97Colin31US #95
#98Jace31
#99Jason31US #51
#100Kaleb31US #121

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑53Nevaeh#38
↑52Addison#24
↑48Marissa#51
↑43Jasmine#46
↑42Reagan#52
↑36Landon#34
↑34Isabelle#48
↑27Brooklyn#26

Falling

↓48Riley#82
↓36Destiny#99
↓35Jocelyn#94
↓32Mary#98
↓31Kylie#61
↓31Molly#86
↓29Ashton#81
↓28Bailey#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.