State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,635 Nebraska births in 2012 across 927 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#32Kinsley#179 nationally
#60Rykeroutside the national top 200
#67Kyleroutside the national top 200
#54Kinley#180 nationally
#31Quinn#153 nationally
#82Alaynaoutside the national top 200
#84Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#73Brynn#189 nationally
#85Joslynoutside the national top 200
#89Emersonoutside the national top 200
#53Josephine#160 nationally
#94Paxtonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma157US #2
#2Olivia138US #4
#3Sophia129US #1
#4Harper106US #24
#5Ava90US #5
#6Ella76US #12
#7Avery73US #13
#8Isabella70US #3
#9Addison67US #14
#10Emily67US #6
#11Lillian67US #25
#12Charlotte64US #19
#13Elizabeth63US #10
#14Grace62US #21
#15Evelyn61US #27
#16Mia61US #8
#17Chloe59US #11
#18Lily59US #16
#19Amelia58US #23
#20Brooklyn58US #29
#21Zoey58US #20
#22Claire57US #45
#23Madison57US #9
#24Natalie57US #17
#25Alexis56US #40
#26Aubrey53US #15
#27Layla46US #31
#28Aubree45US #60
#29Hannah45US #22
#30Abigail44US #7
#31Quinn44US #153
#32Kinsley41US #179
#33Ellie39US #85
#34Leah39US #33
#35Kennedy38US #84
#36Nora38US #108
#37Stella37US #62
#38Lucy36US #66
#39Gabriella35US #37
#40Alexa34US #57
#41Hailey34US #32
#42Samantha34US #26
#43Allison33US #38
#44Lydia33US #95
#45Nevaeh32US #39
#46Reese32US #128
#47Anna31US #34
#48Eva31US #86
#49Hadley31US #131
#50Kaylee31US #35
#51Lauren31US #72
#52Sophie31US #52
#53Josephine30US #160
#54Kinley30US #180
#55Morgan30US #82
#56Piper30US #98
#57Reagan30US #97
#58Rylee30US #109
#59Autumn29US #68
#60Madelyn29US #67
#61Paisley29US #104
#62Audrey28US #41
#63Bella28US #54
#64Clara28US #136
#65Ashley27US #50
#66Faith27US #75
#67Ruby27US #105
#68Brooklynn26US #138
#69Jordyn26US #122
#70Riley26US #47
#71Taylor26US #46
#72Aaliyah25US #36
#73Brynn25US #189
#74Kylie25US #59
#75Molly25US #90
#76Peyton25US #53
#77Violet25US #89
#78Zoe25US #30
#79Julia24US #65
#80Khloe24US #55
#81Sofia24US #18
#82Alayna23
#83Brianna23US #51
#84Delaney23
#85Joslyn23
#86Maria23US #101
#87Maya23US #63
#88Alivia22US #187
#89Emerson22
#90Gracie22US #158
#91Isabelle22US #126
#92Mary22US #121
#93Mila22US #115
#94Paige22US #106
#95Brielle21US #111
#96Izabella21US #159
#97Kaitlyn21US #118
#98Alyssa20US #44
#99Carly20
#100Daisy20US #174

Boys

#1Liam154US #6
#2William134US #5
#3Mason124US #2
#4Jackson114US #21
#5Owen106US #38
#6Benjamin100US #16
#7Noah99US #4
#8Samuel98US #25
#9Jacob96US #1
#10Logan94US #22
#11Carter93US #36
#12Elijah88US #13
#13Ethan85US #3
#14James85US #14
#15Gabriel81US #24
#16Wyatt79US #41
#17Aiden78US #10
#18Henry78US #44
#19Joseph75US #19
#20Easton74US #96
#21Isaac73US #30
#22Cooper72US #83
#23Connor71US #59
#24Luke71US #37
#25Evan70US #47
#26Gavin70US #40
#27Jack70US #46
#28Andrew69US #18
#29Lucas69US #27
#30Alexander68US #9
#31Daniel68US #11
#32Landon68US #35
#33Brayden67US #39
#34Jayden64US #8
#35Bentley63US #75
#36Eli62US #43
#37Michael62US #7
#38Nolan61US #89
#39Joshua60US #17
#40Hudson59US #93
#41Ryan59US #26
#42David58US #20
#43Grayson58US #86
#44Levi57US #55
#45Braxton56US #125
#46Caleb55US #32
#47Hunter55US #45
#48Matthew55US #12
#49Parker54US #81
#50Anthony53US #15
#51Brody53US #91
#52Nathan53US #29
#53Blake51US #71
#54Jaxon51US #66
#55John51US #28
#56Charles49US #62
#57Christopher48US #23
#58Jace47US #85
#59Oliver47US #73
#60Ryker47
#61Cameron46US #54
#62Christian45US #33
#63Bryson44US #94
#64Carson44US #87
#65Dominic42US #70
#66Jaxson42US #106
#67Kyler42
#68Tyler41US #50
#69Isaiah39US #42
#70Zachary39US #67
#71Camden38US #156
#72Cole38US #102
#73Julian38US #53
#74Ryder38US #100
#75Colton37US #65
#76Dylan37US #31
#77Ian37US #78
#78Thomas37US #63
#79Grant36US #163
#80Hayden36US #109
#81Jonathan36US #34
#82Jose36US #72
#83Angel35US #57
#84Gage35US #172
#85Chase34US #77
#86Greyson34US #174
#87Max34US #105
#88Emmett33US #186
#89Sawyer33US #147
#90Austin32US #58
#91Miles32US #111
#92Maxwell31US #114
#93Nicholas31US #49
#94Paxton31
#95Sebastian31US #64
#96Vincent31US #104
#97Xavier31US #80
#98Aaron30US #51
#99Asher30US #108
#100Adrian29US #61

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑69Quinn#31
↑37Paisley#61
↑37Bryson#63
↑35Aubree#28
↑35Gabriel#15
↑32Ryker#60
↑31Rylee#58
↑29Evan#25

Falling

↓49Peyton#76
↓43Brianna#83
↓40Zoe#78
↓37Dylan#76
↓37Chase#85
↓34Isabelle#91
↓33Austin#90
↓32Molly#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.