State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,900 Nebraska births in 2018 across 952 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#30Barrettoutside the national top 200
#71Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#34Brooks#161 nationally
#78Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#80Knoxoutside the national top 200
#85Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#88Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#88Hayesoutside the national top 200
#89Aspenoutside the national top 200
#17Ryker#122 nationally
#69Rhett#167 nationally
#100River#197 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia128US #2
#2Emma126US #1
#3Evelyn114US #10
#4Charlotte109US #6
#5Harper105US #9
#6Amelia96US #8
#7Ava82US #3
#8Sophia71US #5
#9Scarlett68US #20
#10Isabella62US #4
#11Avery61US #16
#12Hazel58US #42
#13Mila58US #14
#14Grace57US #24
#15Ella56US #15
#16Abigail54US #11
#17Nora52US #30
#18Mia51US #7
#19Elizabeth50US #13
#20Aurora48US #44
#21Quinn48US #85
#22Eleanor47US #32
#23Ellie46US #36
#24Everly46US #53
#25Lillian46US #34
#26Lucy46US #51
#27Paisley46US #52
#28Layla45US #27
#29Lily45US #31
#30Cora43US #73
#31Stella43US #38
#32Violet43US #43
#33Aria42US #19
#34Emily42US #12
#35Willow42US #60
#36Lydia41US #89
#37Zoey41US #29
#38Chloe39US #25
#39Sofia38US #17
#40Emery37US #94
#41Madison37US #22
#42Addison36US #35
#43Penelope36US #26
#44Claire35US #50
#45Hadley35US #104
#46Ivy35US #86
#47Alice31US #71
#48Brooklyn31US #47
#49Josephine31US #91
#50Nova31US #55
#51Ruby31US #74
#52Victoria31US #21
#53Eva30US #76
#54Luna30US #23
#55Camila29US #18
#56Emersyn29US #148
#57Hannah29US #33
#58Elena28US #67
#59Isla28US #82
#60Naomi28US #64
#61Zoe28US #40
#62Allison27US #70
#63Kennedy27US #59
#64Kinsley27US #63
#65Natalie27US #39
#66Piper27US #88
#67Caroline26US #56
#68Reagan26US #107
#69Serenity26US #75
#70Vivian26US #96
#71Brynlee25
#72Emilia25US #58
#73Leah25US #41
#74Norah25US #140
#75Riley25US #28
#76Athena24US #117
#77Aubrey24US #37
#78Blakely24
#79Clara24US #103
#80Madelyn23US #72
#81Maria23US #115
#82Adalynn22US #108
#83Anna22US #54
#84Aubree22US #110
#85Julia22US #93
#86Remi22US #177
#87Savannah22US #45
#88Sawyer22
#89Aspen21
#90Cecilia21US #155
#91Eliana21US #84
#92Genesis21US #57
#93Kaylee21US #97
#94Lauren21US #174
#95Rose21US #123
#96Brielle20US #99
#97Eloise20US #167
#98Finley20US #165
#99Maya20US #62
#100Molly20US #158

Boys

#1Liam129US #1
#2Henry123US #16
#3Oliver120US #5
#4William104US #3
#5Theodore100US #44
#6Jack98US #28
#7Owen95US #25
#8Noah94US #2
#9Wyatt89US #27
#10Mason88US #9
#11James83US #4
#12Samuel82US #21
#13Jackson81US #17
#14Benjamin79US #6
#15Grayson78US #32
#16Carter76US #24
#17Ryker71US #122
#18Alexander67US #11
#19Hudson65US #55
#20Daniel63US #15
#21Elijah63US #7
#22Lincoln62US #41
#23Jaxon61US #39
#24Isaac60US #34
#25Leo59US #50
#26Logan59US #10
#27Easton58US #66
#28Ethan58US #12
#29Ezra58US #59
#30Barrett56
#31David56US #22
#32Aiden55US #19
#33Maverick54US #73
#34Brooks52US #161
#35Connor52US #58
#36John51US #26
#37Gabriel50US #35
#38Michael50US #14
#39Asher49US #47
#40Jacob49US #13
#41Sebastian49US #18
#42Cooper48US #83
#43Everett48US #95
#44Emmett47US #114
#45Levi47US #33
#46Matthew47US #20
#47Bennett46US #120
#48Charles46US #53
#49Joseph46US #23
#50Lucas46US #8
#51Julian45US #36
#52Eli44US #57
#53Ezekiel44US #87
#54Landon44US #61
#55Luke44US #30
#56Caleb43US #45
#57Weston43US #102
#58Wesley42US #105
#59Mateo41US #37
#60Jonathan40US #63
#61Beau39US #151
#62Hunter39US #56
#63Joshua39US #40
#64Jameson38US #91
#65Jaxson38US #76
#66Thomas38US #49
#67Andrew37US #43
#68Calvin37US #144
#69Rhett37US #167
#70Sawyer37US #100
#71Christopher35US #42
#72Elias35US #67
#73Isaiah35US #51
#74Bentley34US #121
#75Colton34US #68
#76Declan34US #101
#77Dominic34US #75
#78Miles34US #98
#79Anthony33US #38
#80Knox33
#81Carson32US #70
#82Dylan32US #31
#83Jace32US #90
#84Parker32US #96
#85Paxton32
#86Axel31US #94
#87George31US #127
#88Hayes31
#89Greyson30US #77
#90Jayden30US #29
#91Silas30US #110
#92Christian29US #54
#93Harrison29US #115
#94Nolan29US #65
#95Adrian28US #62
#96Maddox28US #140
#97Maxwell28US #134
#98Micah28US #103
#99Nathan28US #48
#100River28US #197

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑65Willow#35
↑47Alice#47
↑39Ivy#46
↑39Brooks#34
↑38Grace#14
↑38Ezra#29
↑35David#31
↑34Everett#43

Falling

↓49Greyson#89
↓38Clara#79
↓36Parker#84
↓34Aubrey#77
↓33Cecilia#90
↓33Kaylee#93
↓32Anthony#79
↓31Piper#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.