State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,659 Nebraska births in 2008 across 929 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#66Makennaoutside the national top 200
#81Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#82Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#88Camdenoutside the national top 200
#92Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#67Piper#172 nationally
#99Josieoutside the national top 200
#80Alivia#181 nationally
#100Drewoutside the national top 200
#89Jace#180 nationally
#70Reese#154 nationally
#93Hudson#176 nationally

Girls

#1Ava128US #5
#2Addison124US #12
#3Emma123US #1
#4Olivia111US #4
#5Sophia109US #7
#6Ella104US #19
#7Grace101US #21
#8Alexis100US #15
#9Isabella93US #2
#10Madison89US #6
#11Elizabeth85US #9
#12Abigail84US #8
#13Emily82US #3
#14Chloe81US #10
#15Lily67US #24
#16Natalie66US #13
#17Hannah63US #17
#18Lillian61US #29
#19Samantha60US #11
#20Taylor60US #22
#21Hailey58US #25
#22Avery57US #38
#23Mia57US #14
#24Claire55US #62
#25Alyssa52US #16
#26Lauren52US #30
#27Morgan52US #46
#28Nevaeh52US #34
#29Brooklyn47US #48
#30Riley45US #39
#31Aubrey44US #42
#32Brianna43US #23
#33Anna42US #26
#34Madeline42US #56
#35Bailey40US #82
#36Kaitlyn40US #53
#37Peyton40US #60
#38Brooke39US #52
#39Leah39US #40
#40Ashley38US #18
#41Madelyn38US #64
#42Sydney36US #49
#43Allison35US #32
#44Sarah35US #20
#45Savannah35US #33
#46Isabelle34US #93
#47Jenna34US #108
#48Katelyn34US #80
#49Kaylee34US #31
#50Alexa33US #50
#51Faith33US #90
#52Mya33US #103
#53Ruby33US #113
#54Payton32US #91
#55Sophie32US #75
#56Zoey32US #98
#57Audrey31US #44
#58Paige31US #89
#59Gabriella30US #35
#60Jennifer30US #84
#61Amelia29US #68
#62Mackenzie29US #65
#63Maya29US #71
#64Rylee29US #116
#65Alexandra28US #61
#66Makenna28
#67Piper28US #172
#68Jessica27US #59
#69Lydia27US #120
#70Reese27US #154
#71Autumn26US #87
#72Bella26US #122
#73Evelyn26US #54
#74Gracie26US #99
#75Julia26US #41
#76Keira26US #123
#77Kylie26US #51
#78Serenity26US #111
#79Zoe26US #58
#80Alivia25US #181
#81Aubree25
#82Delaney25
#83Gabrielle25US #79
#84Haley25US #102
#85Hayden25US #127
#86Isabel25US #97
#87Layla25US #55
#88Lilly25US #125
#89Lucy25US #112
#90Mckenzie25US #151
#91Sofia25US #36
#92Eva24US #114
#93Jocelyn24US #67
#94Molly24US #104
#95Rachel24US #74
#96Reagan24US #143
#97Victoria24US #27
#98Ellie23US #167
#99Josie23
#100Kennedy23US #115

Boys

#1Jacob145US #1
#2Ethan134US #3
#3Samuel126US #27
#4Logan125US #19
#5Noah125US #15
#6Gavin114US #30
#7William108US #8
#8Alexander107US #6
#9Anthony104US #7
#10Carter99US #65
#11Aiden97US #16
#12Jackson93US #32
#13Joseph93US #13
#14Andrew90US #12
#15Mason90US #35
#16Landon88US #45
#17Caleb87US #34
#18Brody85US #70
#19Wyatt84US #62
#20Benjamin82US #25
#21Brayden82US #51
#22Owen80US #58
#23Joshua79US #4
#24Cooper78US #92
#25James76US #17
#26Michael76US #2
#27Blake75US #90
#28Daniel75US #5
#29Isaac75US #37
#30Hunter74US #54
#31Connor72US #57
#32David72US #14
#33Evan72US #38
#34Isaiah72US #42
#35Jayden71US #11
#36Ryan70US #18
#37Tyler70US #28
#38Zachary69US #47
#39Chase67US #67
#40Elijah67US #22
#41Jack67US #39
#42Nathan67US #21
#43Dylan65US #31
#44Gabriel64US #24
#45Carson63US #89
#46Jonathan62US #26
#47Colton61US #98
#48Parker61US #103
#49Cole60US #85
#50Jordan60US #48
#51Kaden60US #100
#52Luke59US #43
#53Matthew59US #10
#54Christopher58US #9
#55Henry58US #78
#56Christian56US #23
#57Aaron54US #50
#58Austin54US #55
#59Cameron54US #53
#60Nicholas54US #29
#61Thomas54US #52
#62John53US #20
#63Hayden52US #76
#64Angel51US #36
#65Brandon50US #33
#66Lucas50US #46
#67Tristan50US #81
#68Gage49US #146
#69Caden46US #96
#70Alex43US #84
#71Charles43US #63
#72Brady42US #94
#73Kevin42US #41
#74Micah42US #121
#75Nolan41US #131
#76Preston41US #124
#77Jason40US #60
#78Xavier40US #71
#79Dominic39US #93
#80Eli39US #99
#81Jose39US #40
#82Riley39US #106
#83Adrian38US #56
#84Justin38US #44
#85Luis38US #64
#86Grant37US #143
#87Aidan36US #59
#88Camden36
#89Jace36US #180
#90Robert35US #49
#91Cody34US #123
#92Braxton33
#93Hudson33US #176
#94Jaxon33US #153
#95Julian32US #61
#96Liam31US #75
#97Trevor31US #147
#98Colin30US #114
#99Levi30US #116
#100Drew29

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑61Riley#30
↑46Peyton#37
↑41Madeline#34
↑35Payton#54
↑34Leah#39
↑34Jenna#47
↑33Brody#18
↑33Isaiah#34

Falling

↓33Gracie#74
↓32Matthew#53
↓32Christopher#54
↓31Jocelyn#93
↓31Austin#58
↓30Isabel#86
↓30Reagan#96
↓29Layla#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.