State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,114 Nebraska births in 2015 across 978 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#52Beckettoutside the national top 200
#63Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#68Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#72Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#72Brooksoutside the national top 200
#73Laneoutside the national top 200
#76Finleyoutside the national top 200
#77Barrettoutside the national top 200
#27Ryker#149 nationally
#64Graham#176 nationally
#89Brynnoutside the national top 200
#74Cecilia#181 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia121US #2
#2Emma120US #1
#3Harper117US #10
#4Charlotte109US #9
#5Ava103US #4
#6Sophia85US #3
#7Elizabeth84US #13
#8Evelyn76US #15
#9Mia76US #6
#10Avery70US #16
#11Emily70US #8
#12Isabella70US #5
#13Grace69US #19
#14Amelia67US #12
#15Zoey63US #23
#16Lillian62US #26
#17Paisley62US #45
#18Nora60US #41
#19Scarlett60US #22
#20Addison59US #24
#21Hadley59US #103
#22Abigail55US #7
#23Ella55US #18
#24Chloe53US #17
#25Stella52US #51
#26Cora48US #88
#27Aubrey47US #21
#28Piper47US #67
#29Kennedy46US #58
#30Layla46US #30
#31Hannah44US #28
#32Hazel44US #63
#33Lucy44US #55
#34Madison44US #11
#35Claire43US #49
#36Eleanor43US #60
#37Lily43US #25
#38Quinn43US #97
#39Aria40US #29
#40Ruby40US #83
#41Violet40US #50
#42Everly39US #138
#43Alexa38US #32
#44Clara38US #98
#45Ellie38US #48
#46Sofia38US #14
#47Victoria38US #20
#48Vivian38US #95
#49Brooklyn36US #31
#50Sadie36US #52
#51Natalie35US #27
#52Penelope35US #34
#53Anna34US #44
#54Audrey34US #37
#55Madelyn34US #59
#56Willow34US #111
#57Alexis33US #85
#58Aurora33US #78
#59Josephine32US #131
#60Kinsley32US #113
#61Lydia32US #80
#62Savannah32US #38
#63Brynlee31
#64Allison30US #39
#65Samantha30US #40
#66Leah29US #36
#67Jade28US #126
#68Kinley28
#69Genesis27US #65
#70Hailey27US #64
#71Julia27US #89
#72Sawyer27
#73Caroline26US #62
#74Cecilia26US #181
#75Eva26US #76
#76Finley26
#77Gabriella26US #54
#78Zoe26US #33
#79Emilia25US #145
#80Nevaeh25US #70
#81Norah25US #159
#82Skylar25US #42
#83Sophie25US #104
#84Adalyn24US #132
#85Brielle24US #128
#86Emery24US #134
#87Hayden24US #191
#88Riley24US #35
#89Brynn23
#90Mila23US #53
#91Alice22US #87
#92Ashley22US #86
#93Aubree22US #79
#94Camila22US #43
#95Charlie22
#96Isabelle22US #94
#97Kaylee22US #61
#98Aaliyah21US #47
#99Autumn21US #69
#100Elena21US #106

Boys

#1Henry127US #29
#2William114US #5
#3Liam109US #2
#4Noah106US #1
#5Oliver99US #19
#6Owen98US #36
#7Carter97US #24
#8Samuel93US #23
#9Mason91US #3
#10Isaac88US #31
#11Wyatt88US #34
#12Benjamin84US #10
#13Alexander83US #8
#14Elijah81US #11
#15Jack81US #40
#16Jacob80US #4
#17James80US #7
#18Ethan79US #6
#19Easton77US #78
#20Joseph77US #21
#21Jaxon76US #44
#22Landon74US #46
#23Michael73US #9
#24Hudson71US #65
#25Lucas71US #16
#26Cooper70US #77
#27Ryker70US #149
#28Aiden69US #13
#29Daniel69US #12
#30Logan66US #14
#31Thomas66US #51
#32Jackson65US #17
#33Gabriel63US #22
#34Jaxson63US #84
#35David60US #18
#36Eli60US #53
#37Parker58US #72
#38Braxton57US #121
#39Hunter57US #41
#40Luke57US #28
#41Dylan56US #27
#42John56US #26
#43Levi56US #42
#44Anthony53US #25
#45Asher53US #82
#46Sawyer52US #94
#47Charles51US #50
#48Brody49US #106
#49Grayson49US #47
#50Camden48US #104
#51Miles48US #107
#52Beckett47
#53Colton47US #60
#54Ryan47US #39
#55Bentley46US #92
#56Gavin46US #70
#57Jayden46US #20
#58Matthew46US #15
#59Andrew45US #30
#60Joshua45US #33
#61Sebastian45US #35
#62Adrian44US #58
#63Connor43US #55
#64Graham42US #176
#65Jonathan42US #48
#66Julian42US #45
#67Theodore42US #99
#68Jace41US #75
#69Silas41US #128
#70Emmett40US #139
#71Lincoln40US #66
#72Brooks39
#73Lane39
#74Weston39US #120
#75Everett38US #136
#76Brayden37US #61
#77Barrett36
#78Blake36US #96
#79Dominic35US #68
#80Harrison35US #119
#81Ian35US #76
#82Leo35US #91
#83Aaron34US #52
#84Caleb34US #37
#85Carson34US #89
#86Isaiah34US #49
#87Angel33US #64
#88Declan33US #112
#89Ryder33US #98
#90Zachary33US #88
#91Chase31US #74
#92Christopher31US #32
#93Jameson31US #144
#94Max31US #117
#95Brantley30US #122
#96Cole30US #115
#97Greyson30US #111
#98Knox30
#99Nolan30US #71
#100Robert30US #63

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑43Parker#37
↑38Cora#26
↑35Hazel#32
↑34Colton#53
↑34Graham#64
↑32Lucy#33
↑30Julian#66
↑28Layla#30

Falling

↓59Mila#90
↓42Nolan#99
↓39Caleb#84
↓36Emery#86
↓36Aaliyah#98
↓35Brooklyn#49
↓34Angel#87
↓31Isaiah#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.