State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,856 Nebraska births in 2013 across 970 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#40Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#23Ryker#164 nationally
#74Kyleroutside the national top 200
#59Alivia#184 nationally
#87Alaynaoutside the national top 200
#89Elsieoutside the national top 200
#98Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#92Everett#189 nationally
#29Braxton#123 nationally
#21Hadley#110 nationally
#94Jameson#181 nationally
#77Kinsley#161 nationally

Girls

#1Emma127US #2
#2Olivia122US #3
#3Sophia112US #1
#4Harper97US #16
#5Charlotte94US #11
#6Avery93US #12
#7Isabella91US #4
#8Ava84US #5
#9Elizabeth77US #10
#10Emily74US #7
#11Ella73US #15
#12Mia72US #6
#13Abigail65US #8
#14Evelyn65US #20
#15Lillian64US #26
#16Addison62US #19
#17Grace62US #22
#18Amelia61US #17
#19Aubrey60US #18
#20Brooklyn59US #28
#21Hadley53US #110
#22Lily48US #27
#23Hannah47US #23
#24Nora47US #83
#25Chloe46US #14
#26Claire46US #50
#27Natalie46US #21
#28Zoey46US #24
#29Alexis45US #47
#30Lydia43US #95
#31Samantha42US #29
#32Anna41US #35
#33Kaylee41US #40
#34Ellie40US #74
#35Ruby40US #93
#36Stella40US #70
#37Lucy39US #66
#38Paisley38US #80
#39Scarlett38US #42
#40Kinley37
#41Aria36US #41
#42Riley36US #45
#43Layla35US #30
#44Piper35US #97
#45Audrey34US #33
#46Madison34US #9
#47Serenity34US #52
#48Cora33US #127
#49Penelope33US #56
#50Camila32US #39
#51Payton32US #123
#52Eva31US #88
#53Leah31US #32
#54Quinn31US #119
#55Sofia31US #13
#56Arianna30US #44
#57Nevaeh30US #46
#58Sadie30US #49
#59Alivia29US #184
#60Isabelle29US #114
#61Mila29US #79
#62Violet29US #69
#63Autumn28US #64
#64Molly28US #102
#65Savannah28US #36
#66Allison27US #34
#67Annabelle27US #81
#68Brielle27US #117
#69Hailey27US #43
#70Kennedy27US #65
#71Reagan27US #104
#72Alexa26US #60
#73Bailey25US #105
#74Eleanor25US #106
#75Julia25US #75
#76Kendall25US #130
#77Kinsley25US #161
#78Mackenzie25US #62
#79Sophie25US #76
#80Brooklynn24US #142
#81Lauren24US #92
#82Madeline24US #90
#83Paige24US #128
#84Rylee24US #109
#85Zoe24US #31
#86Aaliyah23US #37
#87Alayna23
#88Elena23US #132
#89Elsie23
#90Gabriella23US #38
#91Gianna23US #87
#92Josephine23US #160
#93Khloe23US #78
#94Naomi23US #86
#95Vivian23US #120
#96Adalynn22US #173
#97Brooke22US #115
#98Brynlee22
#99Clara22US #131
#100Reese22US #156

Boys

#1Mason133US #4
#2Liam128US #3
#3William112US #5
#4Noah104US #1
#5Carter102US #33
#6Jackson101US #16
#7Isaac98US #28
#8Henry92US #37
#9Elijah91US #11
#10Jacob87US #2
#11Daniel86US #10
#12Owen86US #38
#13Alexander85US #8
#14Landon85US #39
#15Logan84US #18
#16Joseph83US #20
#17Samuel83US #25
#18Easton80US #88
#19Michael77US #7
#20Hunter74US #36
#21Wyatt74US #42
#22Jack72US #40
#23Ryker72US #164
#24James70US #13
#25Benjamin69US #14
#26Ethan67US #6
#27Jaxon67US #45
#28Bentley66US #81
#29Braxton65US #123
#30David64US #17
#31Aiden62US #12
#32Andrew62US #22
#33Anthony62US #19
#34Gabriel62US #24
#35Charles60US #57
#36Jase59US #89
#37Connor58US #56
#38Jace58US #66
#39Lucas58US #23
#40Brayden57US #48
#41Gavin57US #50
#42Oliver57US #52
#43Blake56US #75
#44Eli56US #43
#45Cooper55US #84
#46Asher54US #104
#47John54US #27
#48Hudson53US #87
#49Caleb52US #32
#50Jonathan51US #41
#51Dylan50US #29
#52Jaxson50US #92
#53Jayden50US #9
#54Luke50US #34
#55Joshua49US #21
#56Levi48US #49
#57Parker48US #74
#58Brody47US #94
#59Ryan47US #30
#60Colton46US #65
#61Jordan45US #53
#62Christopher44US #26
#63Grayson44US #77
#64Thomas44US #61
#65Austin43US #64
#66Chase43US #78
#67Christian43US #35
#68Miles42US #115
#69Evan41US #55
#70Isaiah41US #44
#71Matthew41US #15
#72Nathan41US #31
#73Dominic39US #68
#74Kyler39
#75Robert39US #62
#76Micah38US #105
#77Ryder38US #103
#78Sebastian38US #46
#79Nolan37US #86
#80Zachary37US #73
#81Carson36US #90
#82Cole36US #114
#83Julian36US #47
#84Theodore36US #167
#85Camden35US #99
#86Jeremiah34US #58
#87Sawyer34US #120
#88Silas34US #116
#89Angel33US #67
#90Bryson33US #102
#91Emmett33US #173
#92Everett33US #189
#93Maddox33US #170
#94Jameson32US #181
#95Vincent32US #101
#96Grant31US #169
#97Greyson31US #149
#98Maxwell31US #108
#99Weston31US #163
#100Aaron30US #51

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑53Asher#46
↑37Ryker#23
↑32Ruby#35
↑32Mila#61
↑31Isabelle#60
↑31Jonathan#50
↑29Alivia#59
↑28Hadley#21

Falling

↓54Reese#100
↓51Gabriella#90
↓45Kinsley#77
↓44Evan#69
↓41Nolan#79
↓39Josephine#92
↓35Kennedy#70
↓35Clara#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.