State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,372 Nebraska births in 2014 across 987 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#12Ryker#153 nationally
#65Beckettoutside the national top 200
#66Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#71Finleyoutside the national top 200
#77Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#80Charlieoutside the national top 200
#84Emersynoutside the national top 200
#83Adelyn#198 nationally
#86Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#50Emery#162 nationally
#91Brooksoutside the national top 200
#60Norah#163 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia138US #2
#2Emma135US #1
#3Harper121US #11
#4Ava118US #5
#5Sophia113US #3
#6Avery84US #14
#7Isabella83US #4
#8Charlotte75US #10
#9Ella70US #17
#10Evelyn70US #16
#11Amelia68US #15
#12Elizabeth68US #13
#13Emily66US #7
#14Brooklyn63US #26
#15Grace62US #20
#16Abigail59US #8
#17Claire59US #44
#18Aubrey57US #21
#19Mia56US #6
#20Stella55US #66
#21Nora54US #49
#22Natalie53US #23
#23Madison52US #9
#24Paisley52US #53
#25Zoey52US #22
#26Lillian51US #25
#27Hannah49US #28
#28Hadley48US #100
#29Lily48US #27
#30Ellie47US #55
#31Mila47US #72
#32Addison44US #24
#33Sofia44US #12
#34Scarlett42US #30
#35Chloe41US #18
#36Lydia41US #84
#37Madelyn41US #60
#38Penelope40US #43
#39Sadie40US #46
#40Kennedy39US #54
#41Leah39US #35
#42Samantha39US #33
#43Anna38US #34
#44Clara38US #108
#45Eleanor38US #78
#46Quinn38US #126
#47Audrey37US #36
#48Piper37US #75
#49Aria36US #31
#50Emery35US #162
#51Alexis33US #65
#52Aurora33US #116
#53Eva33US #83
#54Kinsley33US #131
#55Ruby33US #90
#56Violet33US #67
#57Annabelle32US #57
#58Layla32US #29
#59Morgan32US #102
#60Norah32US #163
#61Willow32US #136
#62Aaliyah31US #45
#63Allison31US #39
#64Cora31US #103
#65Lucy31US #61
#66Cecilia30
#67Hazel30US #105
#68Aubree29US #62
#69Kaylee29US #52
#70Camila28US #41
#71Finley28
#72Hailey28US #51
#73Lauren27US #94
#74Sophie26US #91
#75Vivian26US #97
#76Ariana25US #37
#77Brynlee25
#78Gabriella25US #42
#79Peyton25US #56
#80Charlie24
#81Kendall24US #133
#82Sydney24US #109
#83Adelyn23US #198
#84Emersyn23
#85Genesis23US #68
#86Kinley23
#87Brooklynn22US #157
#88Katherine22US #82
#89Molly22US #122
#90Reagan22US #106
#91Reese22US #165
#92Sarah22US #50
#93Taylor22US #77
#94Alice21US #98
#95Arianna21US #40
#96Autumn21US #71
#97Bailey21US #104
#98Elsie21
#99Julia21US #86
#100Khloe21US #88

Boys

#1Liam149US #2
#2Mason123US #3
#3Noah117US #1
#4William116US #5
#5Henry112US #33
#6Oliver112US #32
#7Samuel106US #23
#8Logan101US #13
#9Jacob99US #4
#10Jackson97US #18
#11Elijah90US #11
#12Ryker90US #153
#13Owen88US #36
#14Jack87US #41
#15Benjamin86US #12
#16Carter85US #27
#17Wyatt85US #39
#18Alexander84US #8
#19Ethan84US #6
#20Easton78US #83
#21Hudson76US #80
#22John75US #26
#23Daniel74US #10
#24James74US #9
#25Luke74US #28
#26Aiden71US #14
#27Jaxon71US #46
#28Joseph70US #20
#29Landon68US #43
#30Michael67US #7
#31Gabriel66US #24
#32Thomas65US #54
#33Grayson64US #63
#34Isaac64US #31
#35Anthony63US #21
#36Eli61US #49
#37Cooper60US #86
#38David59US #17
#39Levi59US #45
#40Lucas59US #19
#41Jaxson56US #85
#42Jayden56US #15
#43Braxton55US #120
#44Evan55US #58
#45Caleb54US #35
#46Hunter54US #40
#47Bentley49US #89
#48Asher48US #92
#49Charles48US #51
#50Jase48US #105
#51Andrew47US #22
#52Jonathan47US #44
#53Angel46US #67
#54Dylan46US #29
#55Isaiah46US #48
#56Leo44US #97
#57Nolan44US #81
#58Connor43US #52
#59Harrison43US #127
#60Jace43US #68
#61Sebastian43US #34
#62Matthew42US #16
#63Miles42US #108
#64Sawyer42US #110
#65Beckett41
#66Brody41US #93
#67Carson40US #91
#68Emmett40US #156
#69Maxwell40US #107
#70Blake39US #84
#71Camden39US #101
#72Gavin38US #61
#73Jordan38US #55
#74Ryan38US #37
#75Jose37US #76
#76Joshua37US #25
#77Aaron36US #50
#78Brayden36US #62
#79Cameron36US #53
#80Parker36US #73
#81Elias35US #103
#82Jonah35US #138
#83Robert35US #60
#84Xavier35US #88
#85Chase34US #78
#86Cole34US #116
#87Colton34US #65
#88Dominic34US #69
#89Jeremiah34US #56
#90Brantley33US #121
#91Brooks33
#92Christopher33US #30
#93Austin32US #66
#94Christian32US #42
#95Ian32US #77
#96Julian32US #47
#97Max32US #112
#98Graham31US #199
#99Grant31US #155
#100Jude31US #161

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑55Clara#44
↑36Oliver#6
↑36Angel#53
↑32Thomas#32
↑30Mila#31
↑30Kennedy#40
↑30Grayson#33
↑29Eleanor#45

Falling

↓46Kinley#86
↓39Arianna#95
↓38Brayden#78
↓36Kaylee#69
↓33Autumn#96
↓31Gavin#72
↓30Christopher#92
↓28Lucy#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.