State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,580 Nebraska births in 2009 across 948 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#66Jaxsonoutside the national top 200
#74Macyoutside the national top 200
#81Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#88Josieoutside the national top 200
#34Ellie#145 nationally
#91Hopeoutside the national top 200
#96Tessaoutside the national top 200
#71Harper#173 nationally
#49Ashlyn#146 nationally
#100Rylan#197 nationally
#33Reagan#127 nationally
#60Reese#144 nationally

Girls

#1Addison129US #12
#2Isabella119US #1
#3Ava118US #5
#4Olivia116US #3
#5Sophia110US #4
#6Emma108US #2
#7Ella101US #15
#8Emily98US #6
#9Alexis85US #13
#10Grace84US #17
#11Chloe83US #9
#12Elizabeth75US #11
#13Madison73US #7
#14Avery69US #32
#15Brooklyn66US #37
#16Abigail65US #8
#17Lillian64US #27
#18Taylor62US #22
#19Natalie61US #16
#20Claire58US #53
#21Hailey58US #25
#22Mia58US #10
#23Lily57US #18
#24Hannah55US #23
#25Anna54US #28
#26Samantha54US #14
#27Kaylee53US #26
#28Aubrey51US #41
#29Lauren46US #46
#30Leah46US #29
#31Audrey42US #49
#32Morgan42US #57
#33Reagan41US #127
#34Ellie39US #145
#35Payton39US #84
#36Peyton38US #42
#37Alyssa37US #19
#38Bailey36US #85
#39Madelyn36US #59
#40Sarah36US #21
#41Ashley35US #20
#42Jocelyn35US #71
#43Layla35US #45
#44Molly35US #92
#45Nevaeh35US #34
#46Amelia34US #55
#47Brianna34US #24
#48Isabelle34US #100
#49Ashlyn33US #146
#50Madeline33US #64
#51Zoe33US #47
#52Savannah32US #39
#53Zoey32US #75
#54Kennedy31US #115
#55Alexa30US #43
#56Allison30US #30
#57Eva30US #99
#58Julia30US #50
#59Maya30US #61
#60Reese30US #144
#61Riley30US #38
#62Gabriella29US #33
#63Sydney29US #48
#64Bella28US #58
#65Charlotte28US #68
#66Gracie28US #114
#67Khloe28US #95
#68Sophie28US #65
#69Evelyn27US #40
#70Faith27US #79
#71Harper27US #173
#72Katelyn27US #90
#73Mackenzie27US #77
#74Macy27
#75Rylee27US #118
#76Brooke26US #54
#77Kylie26US #62
#78Maria26US #70
#79Mary26US #102
#80Paige26US #98
#81Delaney25
#82Kaitlyn25US #67
#83Katherine25US #60
#84Kimberly25US #66
#85Mya25US #97
#86Jasmine24US #51
#87Jordyn24US #124
#88Josie24
#89Ruby24US #108
#90Victoria24US #31
#91Hope23
#92Kylee23US #148
#93Mariah23US #88
#94Megan23US #105
#95Piper23US #147
#96Tessa23
#97Andrea22US #73
#98Arianna22US #52
#99Jenna22US #121
#100Lucy22US #101

Boys

#1Alexander142US #4
#2Carter128US #50
#3Noah127US #9
#4William122US #5
#5Jacob120US #1
#6Ethan119US #2
#7Logan118US #17
#8Samuel116US #24
#9Landon108US #36
#10Gavin106US #33
#11Jackson100US #27
#12Caleb95US #31
#13Owen95US #51
#14Mason94US #34
#15Jack90US #42
#16Benjamin85US #19
#17Elijah85US #21
#18Michael84US #3
#19Brayden83US #48
#20Wyatt83US #60
#21Matthew82US #13
#22Aiden80US #12
#23Evan80US #35
#24Anthony77US #11
#25Isaac77US #40
#26Gabriel76US #22
#27Hunter76US #56
#28Daniel74US #7
#29Cooper73US #84
#30James72US #18
#31Ryan72US #20
#32Nathan70US #25
#33Joshua68US #6
#34Andrew67US #16
#35Jayden67US #8
#36Joseph67US #15
#37John64US #26
#38Tyler64US #28
#39Chase63US #61
#40Brody62US #77
#41Carson62US #88
#42Christian62US #23
#43Dylan61US #30
#44Christopher60US #10
#45Jonathan60US #29
#46Henry58US #71
#47Blake57US #89
#48Luke57US #47
#49Connor56US #52
#50Austin54US #63
#51Parker54US #96
#52Zachary54US #53
#53Charles53US #64
#54Isaiah53US #41
#55Lucas52US #39
#56Cole51US #82
#57Liam51US #49
#58David50US #14
#59Kaden50US #102
#60Nicholas50US #32
#61Alex49US #83
#62Jaxon48US #124
#63Thomas48US #57
#64Colton46US #93
#65Cameron45US #58
#66Jaxson45
#67Xavier45US #68
#68Ian43US #73
#69Dominic42US #81
#70Hudson42US #150
#71Jose42US #43
#72Micah42US #118
#73Grant41US #145
#74Jordan41US #45
#75Max41US #104
#76Brandon40US #38
#77Julian40US #62
#78Eli39US #90
#79Gage39US #141
#80Oliver39US #98
#81Angel38US #37
#82Hayden38US #91
#83Riley37US #107
#84Adrian36US #59
#85Juan36US #67
#86Justin36US #46
#87Aaron35US #54
#88Kaleb35US #108
#89Kevin34US #44
#90Levi34US #85
#91Tristan34US #80
#92Bryan33US #92
#93Jason32US #66
#94Nolan32US #122
#95Peyton32US #148
#96Aidan31US #72
#97Braxton31US #174
#98Carlos31US #79
#99Colin31US #113
#100Rylan31US #197

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑64Ellie#34
↑63Reagan#33
↑51Jocelyn#42
↑50Molly#44
↑46Kennedy#54
↑44Layla#43
↑39Liam#57
↑35Eva#57

Falling

↓52Jenna#99
↓46Kaitlyn#82
↓38Brooke#76
↓36Ruby#89
↓33Mya#85
↓31Riley#61
↓30Aaron#87
↓28Piper#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.