State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,616 Nebraska births in 2017 across 1,005 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#43Barrettoutside the national top 200
#59Emersynoutside the national top 200
#49Rhett#180 nationally
#73Brooksoutside the national top 200
#80Beckettoutside the national top 200
#13Ryker#131 nationally
#89Aspenoutside the national top 200
#57Cecilia#168 nationally
#92Elsieoutside the national top 200
#95Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#98Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#77Finley#159 nationally

Girls

#1Emma124US #1
#2Olivia116US #2
#3Charlotte104US #7
#4Amelia103US #8
#5Evelyn91US #9
#6Sophia90US #5
#7Harper86US #11
#8Ava80US #3
#9Mia72US #6
#10Elizabeth69US #13
#11Isabella69US #4
#12Nora68US #29
#13Abigail62US #10
#14Violet58US #47
#15Avery57US #14
#16Ella57US #16
#17Scarlett55US #18
#18Ellie52US #44
#19Emily52US #12
#20Cora50US #83
#21Lucy49US #52
#22Stella48US #42
#23Claire47US #49
#24Lillian47US #27
#25Aria46US #20
#26Penelope44US #24
#27Eleanor43US #36
#28Mila43US #30
#29Everly42US #82
#30Hannah42US #32
#31Hazel42US #43
#32Brooklyn41US #39
#33Addison40US #34
#34Paisley40US #45
#35Piper40US #81
#36Chloe39US #22
#37Lydia39US #85
#38Camila38US #23
#39Natalie38US #35
#40Sofia38US #15
#41Clara37US #95
#42Quinn37US #76
#43Aubrey36US #31
#44Audrey36US #46
#45Hadley36US #112
#46Vivian36US #97
#47Zoey36US #28
#48Kinsley35US #59
#49Nova35US #94
#50Adeline34US #64
#51Aurora34US #51
#52Grace34US #21
#53Lily34US #33
#54Madison34US #17
#55Riley34US #25
#56Ruby33US #79
#57Cecilia32US #168
#58Skylar32US #48
#59Emersyn31
#60Kaylee31US #84
#61Josephine30US #107
#62Victoria30US #19
#63Savannah29US #38
#64Alexa27US #66
#65Emery27US #115
#66Isabelle27US #92
#67Reagan27US #98
#68Ariana26US #67
#69Rylee26US #104
#70Leah25US #40
#71Luna25US #37
#72Madelyn25US #63
#73Naomi25US #69
#74Brielle24US #101
#75Delilah24US #102
#76Elena24US #68
#77Finley24US #159
#78Genesis24US #56
#79Isla24US #103
#80Kennedy24US #58
#81Adalynn23US #116
#82Allison23US #61
#83Anna23US #53
#84Eva23US #73
#85Ivy23US #108
#86Lauren23US #148
#87Melanie23US #90
#88Norah23US #137
#89Aspen22
#90Bella22US #50
#91Eliana22US #88
#92Elsie22
#93Adalyn21US #134
#94Alice21US #70
#95Blakely21
#96Caroline21US #55
#97Jade21US #110
#98Reese21US #171
#99Samantha21US #54
#100Willow21US #80

Boys

#1Oliver147US #10
#2Liam123US #1
#3William118US #3
#4Henry105US #19
#5Noah97US #2
#6Samuel92US #21
#7James91US #4
#8Elijah86US #8
#9Mason85US #7
#10Owen83US #28
#11Logan82US #5
#12Wyatt82US #25
#13Ryker79US #131
#14Benjamin76US #6
#15Alexander72US #13
#16Daniel72US #15
#17Jackson72US #20
#18Michael72US #12
#19Carter71US #24
#20Grayson71US #34
#21Lucas71US #11
#22Isaac70US #32
#23Hudson69US #64
#24Joseph64US #18
#25Lincoln64US #41
#26Easton63US #66
#27Jack63US #36
#28Jacob61US #9
#29Asher60US #59
#30Aiden57US #17
#31Maverick56US #84
#32Luke55US #30
#33Gabriel53US #31
#34Landon53US #57
#35Charles52US #48
#36Jaxon52US #43
#37Leo51US #62
#38Theodore50US #61
#39Cooper49US #88
#40Greyson49US #80
#41Levi49US #35
#42Thomas49US #49
#43Barrett48
#44Eli48US #54
#45Sebastian48US #23
#46Andrew47US #40
#47Anthony47US #33
#48Parker47US #90
#49Rhett47US #180
#50Hunter46US #53
#51Jameson46US #100
#52Jaxson46US #79
#53Bennett45US #123
#54Ethan45US #14
#55Connor44US #56
#56Emmett44US #124
#57Weston44US #109
#58Braxton43US #118
#59Cole43US #116
#60Brayden42US #72
#61Isaiah42US #46
#62Jace42US #87
#63John42US #27
#64Julian42US #37
#65Sawyer42US #95
#66David41US #22
#67Ezra40US #69
#68Harrison40US #113
#69Nolan40US #67
#70Dylan39US #29
#71Miles39US #110
#72Bentley38US #101
#73Brooks38
#74Axel36US #104
#75Mateo36US #42
#76Ryder35US #122
#77Everett34US #106
#78Jonathan34US #55
#79Matthew34US #16
#80Beckett33
#81Adrian32US #58
#82Carson32US #83
#83Christopher32US #39
#84Colton32US #70
#85Elias32US #78
#86Ezekiel32US #82
#87Jayden32US #26
#88Evan31US #85
#89Joshua31US #38
#90Angel30US #71
#91Beau30US #157
#92Cameron30US #60
#93Chase30US #94
#94Ian30US #76
#95Micah30US #107
#96Roman30US #91
#97Declan29US #115
#98Paxton29
#99Calvin28US #146
#100Elliott28US #160

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑63Mila#28
↑46Greyson#40
↑45Asher#29
↑39Jameson#51
↑37Camila#38
↑31Ezra#67
↑30Kaylee#60
↑29Ellie#18

Falling

↓39Kennedy#80
↓37John#63
↓35Grace#52
↓32Connor#55
↓32Joshua#89
↓32Angel#90
↓31Matthew#79
↓29Alice#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.