State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,448 Nebraska births in 2019 across 981 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
#63Elsieoutside the national top 200
#66Suttonoutside the national top 200
#67Willaoutside the national top 200
#62Blakely#183 nationally
#82Eliseoutside the national top 200
#86Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#88Blakeoutside the national top 200
#23Ryker#135 nationally
#89Collinsoutside the national top 200
#90Knoxoutside the national top 200
#91Laneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia122US #1
#2Emma107US #2
#3Charlotte106US #6
#4Amelia102US #7
#5Harper98US #9
#6Ava89US #3
#7Sophia86US #4
#8Evelyn72US #10
#9Nora65US #29
#10Isabella64US #5
#11Eleanor62US #27
#12Avery60US #18
#13Scarlett60US #21
#14Ella59US #13
#15Grace56US #28
#16Elizabeth55US #14
#17Mia53US #8
#18Stella51US #40
#19Emily49US #12
#20Lillian47US #37
#21Mila45US #19
#22Paisley45US #53
#23Sofia44US #17
#24Willow44US #45
#25Everly42US #42
#26Hazel42US #33
#27Violet41US #36
#28Addison40US #47
#29Hannah40US #32
#30Luna40US #16
#31Penelope40US #22
#32Camila38US #15
#33Aurora37US #39
#34Layla37US #23
#35Lucy37US #48
#36Victoria37US #25
#37Cora36US #71
#38Hadley36US #112
#39Ruby36US #66
#40Abigail35US #11
#41Ellie35US #35
#42Clara34US #95
#43Natalie34US #41
#44Anna33US #63
#45Lydia33US #94
#46Riley33US #30
#47Claire32US #55
#48Piper32US #84
#49Chloe31US #24
#50Kennedy31US #68
#51Quinn31US #83
#52Rylee31US #100
#53Zoey31US #31
#54Aria30US #20
#55Aubrey30US #46
#56Nova30US #51
#57Audrey29US #49
#58Brooklyn29US #52
#59Madison29US #26
#60Vivian29US #96
#61Adalynn28US #123
#62Blakely28US #183
#63Elsie27
#64Emilia27US #44
#65Maria27US #106
#66Sutton27
#67Willa27
#68Josephine26US #90
#69Kinsley26US #74
#70Savannah26US #54
#71Emery25US #93
#72Lily25US #34
#73Everleigh24US #108
#74Norah24US #144
#75Isabel23US #134
#76Madelyn23US #72
#77Serenity23US #77
#78Charlie22US #132
#79Eva22US #86
#80Jade22US #105
#81Raelynn22US #113
#82Elise21
#83Emersyn21US #148
#84Genesis21US #58
#85Reagan21US #102
#86Sawyer21
#87Athena20US #104
#88Blake20
#89Collins20
#90Elena20US #60
#91Eloise20US #149
#92Hailey20US #76
#93Isabelle20US #117
#94Ivy20US #67
#95Leah20US #43
#96Lucille20
#97Margaret20US #127
#98Rose20US #115
#99Skylar20US #56
#100Sophie20US #85

Boys

#1Oliver126US #3
#2Liam120US #1
#3Henry117US #13
#4William106US #4
#5Benjamin95US #7
#6Noah87US #2
#7Wyatt85US #29
#8Leo84US #40
#9Jack83US #19
#10Carter79US #30
#11Theodore77US #36
#12Elijah70US #5
#13Samuel69US #22
#14Hudson68US #50
#15Owen66US #21
#16James65US #6
#17Joseph63US #24
#18Grayson61US #33
#19Levi61US #25
#20Lincoln60US #41
#21Jackson59US #17
#22Daniel58US #15
#23Ryker58US #135
#24Alexander57US #10
#25Isaac57US #34
#26Greyson55US #79
#27Lucas55US #8
#28Michael53US #14
#29John52US #28
#30Barrett51
#31Ethan51US #11
#32Brooks50US #110
#33Easton50US #74
#34Julian50US #31
#35Asher49US #43
#36Maverick49US #58
#37Logan48US #16
#38Harrison47US #111
#39Cooper46US #80
#40Aiden45US #20
#41Anthony45US #38
#42Eli45US #62
#43Jameson45US #77
#44Declan44US #95
#45Ezra44US #49
#46Miles43US #75
#47Sebastian43US #18
#48Emmett42US #107
#49Isaiah42US #53
#50Jaxon42US #42
#51Mason42US #9
#52Colton40US #59
#53Everett40US #94
#54Nolan40US #65
#55Wesley40US #99
#56Connor39US #68
#57Gabriel39US #37
#58Luke39US #32
#59Axel38US #84
#60Mateo38US #26
#61Charles37US #52
#62David37US #27
#63Jaxson37US #83
#64Matthew37US #23
#65Bennett36US #108
#66Rhett36US #166
#67Sawyer36US #106
#68Braxton35US #126
#69Caleb35US #51
#70Thomas35US #47
#71Calvin34US #145
#72Rowan34US #118
#73Jacob33US #12
#74Angel32US #73
#75Beau32US #132
#76Carson32US #82
#77Graham32US #180
#78Parker32US #98
#79Ryan32US #54
#80Dylan31US #39
#81Ezekiel31US #71
#82Hunter31US #66
#83Micah31US #109
#84Weston31US #104
#85Jace30US #93
#86Jose30US #92
#87Josiah30US #45
#88Milo30US #162
#89Andrew29US #46
#90Knox29
#91Lane28
#92Myles28US #143
#93Bentley27US #130
#94Dawson27
#95Jasper27US #136
#96Jonathan27US #64
#97Joshua27US #48
#98Jude27US #152
#99Kyler27
#100Landon27US #63

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑63Greyson#26
↑55Harrison#38
↑40Nolan#54
↑39Anna#44
↑38Anthony#41
↑37Clara#42
↑32Joseph#17
↑32Declan#44

Falling

↓48Ivy#94
↓46Landon#100
↓43Lily#72
↓41Mason#51
↓36Jonathan#96
↓34Joshua#97
↓33Jacob#73
↓32Elena#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.