State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2010 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,729 Nebraska births in 2010 across 933 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#37Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#48Makennaoutside the national top 200
#68Hadleyoutside the national top 200
#69Macyoutside the national top 200
#83Brynnoutside the national top 200
#61Braxton#170 nationally
#94Josieoutside the national top 200
#39Easton#145 nationally
#68Jaxson#172 nationally
#92Drake#196 nationally
#97Norahoutside the national top 200
#98Tessaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia156US #4
#2Isabella129US #1
#3Ava125US #5
#4Sophia116US #2
#5Emma115US #3
#6Addison98US #11
#7Ella92US #13
#8Chloe84US #9
#9Elizabeth83US #12
#10Emily77US #6
#11Abigail76US #7
#12Alexis72US #16
#13Grace70US #18
#14Madison70US #8
#15Brooklyn68US #34
#16Lily66US #17
#17Avery63US #23
#18Claire61US #53
#19Anna54US #27
#20Natalie52US #14
#21Hailey51US #19
#22Lillian51US #22
#23Zoey51US #47
#24Bailey50US #78
#25Evelyn48US #39
#26Samantha48US #15
#27Harper47US #120
#28Savannah46US #44
#29Lauren42US #58
#30Stella42US #85
#31Alexa41US #50
#32Leah41US #24
#33Allison40US #38
#34Taylor40US #37
#35Amelia39US #41
#36Hannah39US #20
#37Kinley39
#38Mia39US #10
#39Aubrey38US #45
#40Charlotte37US #46
#41Payton37US #79
#42Ashley35US #29
#43Brooklynn35US #142
#44Molly35US #87
#45Nevaeh35US #25
#46Khloe34US #42
#47Faith33US #74
#48Makenna33
#49Riley33US #40
#50Maria32US #86
#51Alyssa31US #21
#52Bella31US #48
#53Lucy31US #75
#54Peyton31US #51
#55Kennedy30US #111
#56Morgan30US #63
#57Lydia29US #110
#58Brooke28US #73
#59Ellie28US #104
#60Kaylee28US #35
#61Layla28US #36
#62Sophie28US #59
#63Audrey27US #52
#64Gabriella27US #33
#65Madelyn27US #76
#66Sarah27US #26
#67Ashlyn26US #157
#68Hadley26
#69Macy26
#70Paige26US #100
#71Piper26US #144
#72Reese26US #137
#73Sydney26US #60
#74Izabella25US #138
#75Jocelyn25US #65
#76Julia25US #55
#77Lilly25US #106
#78Mackenzie25US #68
#79Ruby25US #113
#80Zoe25US #31
#81Brianna24US #30
#82Autumn23US #81
#83Brynn23
#84Isabelle23US #105
#85Jessica23US #92
#86Jordyn23US #112
#87Kimberly23US #69
#88Rylee23US #102
#89Aaliyah22US #56
#90Gianna22US #67
#91Hayden22US #162
#92Kaitlyn22US #90
#93Josephine21US #185
#94Josie21
#95Kylie21US #57
#96Mya21US #101
#97Norah21
#98Tessa21
#99Violet21US #122
#100Ariana20US #84

Boys

#1Jacob130US #1
#2Mason125US #12
#3Noah110US #7
#4William109US #5
#5Carter105US #48
#6Jackson105US #25
#7Owen105US #47
#8Alexander102US #6
#9Elijah100US #18
#10Ethan98US #2
#11Landon91US #33
#12Samuel91US #24
#13Aiden88US #9
#14Logan83US #17
#15Evan81US #36
#16Gabriel81US #21
#17Gavin80US #38
#18Liam80US #30
#19Isaac77US #39
#20Jack77US #45
#21James77US #19
#22Caleb74US #32
#23Benjamin73US #22
#24Joshua73US #11
#25Hunter72US #58
#26Michael72US #3
#27Anthony71US #10
#28Wyatt71US #57
#29Brayden70US #40
#30Lucas69US #35
#31Cooper67US #75
#32Andrew66US #14
#33Matthew65US #16
#34Henry64US #67
#35Tyler64US #34
#36Daniel63US #8
#37Connor62US #49
#38Joseph61US #20
#39Easton58US #145
#40Carson57US #82
#41Luke57US #41
#42Jayden56US #4
#43Jonathan56US #28
#44Blake55US #87
#45David55US #15
#46Nathan55US #27
#47Thomas55US #62
#48Brody54US #83
#49Chase54US #66
#50Cole54US #90
#51John54US #26
#52Ryan54US #23
#53Parker53US #85
#54Christopher52US #13
#55Jaxon52US #99
#56Austin51US #64
#57Grant51US #155
#58Charles50US #63
#59Brandon49US #44
#60Zachary49US #61
#61Braxton47US #170
#62Dylan45US #31
#63Hudson45US #139
#64Levi45US #70
#65Bentley44US #100
#66Eli44US #65
#67Isaiah44US #43
#68Jaxson44US #172
#69Nolan44US #104
#70Cameron43US #60
#71Max43US #98
#72Ayden41US #78
#73Christian41US #29
#74Oliver41US #88
#75Adrian40US #56
#76Angel40US #42
#77Jordan40US #46
#78Camden38US #180
#79Colton38US #73
#80Jose38US #52
#81Xavier38US #71
#82Alex37US #93
#83Dominic37US #74
#84Jace37US #146
#85Julian37US #53
#86Aaron36US #55
#87Caden36US #119
#88Ian36US #72
#89Hayden35US #96
#90Riley35US #105
#91Robert35US #54
#92Drake34US #196
#93Tristan34US #84
#94Vincent33US #110
#95Maxwell32US #133
#96Nicholas32US #37
#97Juan31US #76
#98Micah31US #108
#99Bryson30US #120
#100Collin30US #148

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑47Lucy#53
↑44Evelyn#25
↑44Harper#27
↑39Liam#18
↑36Braxton#61
↑30Zoey#23
↑28Maria#50
↑26Levi#64

Falling

↓36Isabelle#84
↓36Nicholas#96
↓34Brianna#81
↓33Kaylee#60
↓33Jocelyn#75
↓32Audrey#63
↓31Christian#73
↓29Zoe#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.