State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,576 Nebraska births in 2011 across 926 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#35Kinley#195 nationally
#44Kyleroutside the national top 200
#58Makennaoutside the national top 200
#56Hadley#178 nationally
#60Maci#180 nationally
#71Alivia#191 nationally
#81Coraoutside the national top 200
#82Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#80Brynn#192 nationally
#92Rykeroutside the national top 200
#55Elise#162 nationally
#94Emeryoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma142US #3
#2Sophia126US #1
#3Ava119US #5
#4Olivia118US #4
#5Ella104US #12
#6Isabella98US #2
#7Chloe83US #10
#8Madison82US #8
#9Harper80US #54
#10Avery78US #18
#11Addison76US #13
#12Abigail74US #7
#13Emily73US #6
#14Brooklyn69US #21
#15Grace69US #16
#16Elizabeth68US #11
#17Lillian66US #22
#18Evelyn65US #24
#19Charlotte60US #27
#20Lily60US #15
#21Amelia55US #30
#22Mia55US #9
#23Zoey54US #28
#24Aubrey52US #20
#25Natalie52US #14
#26Anna49US #38
#27Peyton47US #53
#28Hannah44US #25
#29Claire43US #50
#30Ellie43US #97
#31Kaylee42US #36
#32Lucy42US #73
#33Lydia42US #96
#34Lauren41US #62
#35Kinley40US #195
#36Gabriella39US #34
#37Layla38US #35
#38Zoe38US #31
#39Alexis37US #26
#40Brianna37US #45
#41Hailey37US #32
#42Kennedy37US #91
#43Molly37US #78
#44Taylor37US #44
#45Stella36US #74
#46Allison35US #40
#47Reese34US #131
#48Aaliyah33US #46
#49Alexa33US #55
#50Audrey32US #43
#51Leah32US #29
#52Reagan32US #122
#53Samantha32US #17
#54Sophie31US #51
#55Elise30US #162
#56Hadley30US #178
#57Isabelle30US #114
#58Makenna30
#59Mya30US #105
#60Maci29US #180
#61Nevaeh29US #33
#62Piper29US #110
#63Aubree28US #99
#64Bailey28US #88
#65Khloe28US #49
#66Payton28US #95
#67Savannah28US #41
#68Eva27US #83
#69Morgan26US #75
#70Riley26US #47
#71Alivia25US #191
#72Ashley25US #42
#73Sofia25US #19
#74Sydney25US #65
#75Faith24US #70
#76Madelyn24US #79
#77Maya24US #64
#78Serenity24US #66
#79Brooklynn23US #129
#80Brynn23US #192
#81Cora23
#82Delaney23
#83Scarlett23US #80
#84Arianna22US #52
#85Autumn22US #69
#86Clara22US #151
#87Jordyn22US #121
#88Lilly22US #103
#89Rylee22US #102
#90Victoria22US #23
#91Alyssa21US #37
#92Brielle21US #126
#93Brooke21US #86
#94Emery21
#95Katherine21US #61
#96Maria21US #92
#97Paige21US #107
#98Paisley21US #194
#99Presley21
#100Quinn21US #188

Boys

#1Mason131US #2
#2Jackson119US #23
#3William117US #3
#4Alexander108US #8
#5Jacob108US #1
#6Carter102US #41
#7Liam101US #15
#8Ethan96US #7
#9Noah96US #5
#10Logan95US #21
#11Easton91US #103
#12Wyatt90US #48
#13Elijah84US #13
#14Henry83US #57
#15Jack83US #45
#16Cooper82US #82
#17Landon82US #34
#18Samuel79US #26
#19Owen77US #44
#20Isaac73US #35
#21James73US #17
#22Aiden72US #9
#23Michael70US #6
#24Blake69US #73
#25Gavin69US #37
#26Caleb68US #32
#27Ryan68US #25
#28Anthony65US #11
#29Daniel65US #10
#30Joshua65US #14
#31Benjamin64US #19
#32Connor63US #54
#33Luke63US #39
#34Hudson62US #112
#35Andrew61US #16
#36Hunter61US #55
#37John61US #27
#38Bentley60US #75
#39Dylan60US #33
#40Eli60US #58
#41Joseph60US #22
#42Brayden59US #36
#43Jayden59US #4
#44Kyler59
#45Lucas58US #29
#46Brody57US #83
#47Isaiah56US #43
#48Chase55US #69
#49Colton55US #74
#50Gabriel55US #24
#51Oliver55US #78
#52Jaxon54US #86
#53Jonathan53US #31
#54Evan52US #40
#55Matthew52US #12
#56Levi51US #66
#57Austin49US #60
#58Cameron49US #53
#59David48US #18
#60Braxton47US #153
#61Tyler47US #38
#62Christopher46US #20
#63Charles45US #61
#64Zachary45US #64
#65Parker44US #79
#66Nolan43US #92
#67Cole42US #94
#68Carson41US #85
#69Hayden41US #90
#70Jace39US #106
#71Jose39US #65
#72Miles39US #115
#73Nathan39US #28
#74Thomas39US #63
#75Asher38US #113
#76Dominic38US #77
#77Jaxson38US #141
#78Riley38US #111
#79Alex37US #95
#80Xavier37US #76
#81Angel36US #52
#82Gage36US #154
#83Jordan36US #46
#84Juan36US #89
#85Ayden35US #70
#86Maddox35US #169
#87Josiah34US #80
#88Aaron33US #51
#89Caden33US #134
#90Christian33US #30
#91Nicholas33US #42
#92Ryker33
#93Colin32US #121
#94Grant32US #151
#95Conner31US #175
#96Kaden31US #119
#97Ryder31US #108
#98Tristan31US #87
#99Ashton30US #109
#100Bryson30US #97

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑42Zoe#38
↑41Brianna#40
↑41Aaliyah#48
↑37Mya#59
↑30Colton#49
↑29Ellie#30
↑29Kaylee#31
↑29Hudson#34

Falling

↓46Maria#96
↓40Bailey#64
↓40Alyssa#91
↓39Savannah#67
↓39Evan#54
↓37Grant#94
↓36Brooklynn#79
↓35Brooke#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.