State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,869 Nebraska births in 2020 across 970 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#36Barrett#193 nationally
#64Crewoutside the national top 200
#65Lennonoutside the national top 200
#67Willaoutside the national top 200
#59Brynlee#191 nationally
#20Ryker#148 nationally
#81Elsieoutside the national top 200
#79Dawson#197 nationally
#89Collinsoutside the national top 200
#94Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#96Aspenoutside the national top 200
#68Theo#172 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia132US #1
#2Amelia108US #6
#3Charlotte103US #5
#4Emma94US #2
#5Evelyn85US #9
#6Harper85US #10
#7Ava70US #3
#8Eleanor59US #22
#9Nora58US #30
#10Sophia58US #4
#11Hazel56US #31
#12Mia53US #8
#13Isabella52US #7
#14Aurora48US #36
#15Avery48US #19
#16Ella48US #15
#17Lucy48US #50
#18Elizabeth46US #16
#19Ellie46US #29
#20Ruby44US #74
#21Camila43US #11
#22Cora43US #88
#23Scarlett43US #21
#24Lillian42US #46
#25Mila42US #20
#26Sofia42US #17
#27Violet42US #37
#28Zoey42US #32
#29Willow41US #48
#30Addison40US #47
#31Everly40US #43
#32Josephine40US #87
#33Grace39US #28
#34Hadley38US #111
#35Layla38US #24
#36Stella38US #42
#37Emily37US #18
#38Luna37US #14
#39Madison37US #23
#40Penelope36US #26
#41Abigail35US #12
#42Chloe35US #25
#43Isla35US #44
#44Paisley35US #49
#45Emery34US #89
#46Gianna34US #13
#47Kennedy34US #72
#48Natalie34US #51
#49Lily32US #35
#50Clara31US #103
#51Vivian31US #101
#52Kinsley30US #59
#53Hannah29US #39
#54Reese29US #146
#55Lydia28US #95
#56Quinn28US #84
#57Piper27US #91
#58Skylar27US #64
#59Brynlee26US #191
#60Elena26US #55
#61Eliana26US #53
#62Ivy26US #57
#63Brooklyn25US #54
#64Claire25US #58
#65Lennon25
#66Raelynn25US #104
#67Willa25
#68Eloise24US #137
#69Nova24US #38
#70Alice23US #76
#71Aria23US #27
#72Eliza23US #115
#73Peyton23US #98
#74Riley23US #33
#75Cecilia22US #147
#76Lyla22US #118
#77Margaret22US #126
#78Naomi22US #52
#79Victoria22US #34
#80Amara21US #142
#81Elsie21
#82Eva21US #93
#83Molly21US #173
#84Adalynn20US #116
#85Anna20US #68
#86Josie20US #135
#87Millie20US #190
#88Blakely19US #167
#89Collins19
#90Everleigh19US #94
#91Jade19US #97
#92Parker19US #128
#93Rylee19US #102
#94Sawyer19
#95Zoe19US #40
#96Aspen18
#97Emersyn18US #164
#98Genesis18US #62
#99Genevieve18US #169
#100Maeve18US #174

Boys

#1Oliver128US #3
#2Henry116US #9
#3Liam114US #1
#4Theodore96US #23
#5William94US #5
#6Noah83US #2
#7Elijah78US #4
#8Jack76US #21
#9Leo74US #36
#10Owen74US #22
#11Brooks69US #92
#12Maverick68US #50
#13James63US #6
#14Mason63US #11
#15Asher59US #32
#16Hudson59US #43
#17John58US #27
#18Michael58US #12
#19Miles57US #59
#20Ryker57US #148
#21Benjamin56US #7
#22Grayson54US #35
#23Jackson54US #17
#24Samuel54US #25
#25Wyatt54US #29
#26Cooper53US #75
#27Isaac53US #39
#28Sebastian53US #19
#29Levi52US #18
#30Lucas51US #8
#31Alexander50US #10
#32Julian49US #34
#33Elias48US #54
#34Jaxon48US #48
#35Everett46US #90
#36Barrett45US #193
#37Thomas45US #45
#38Bennett44US #101
#39Lincoln43US #40
#40Luke43US #31
#41Mateo43US #20
#42Aiden42US #24
#43Carter42US #33
#44Emmett42US #107
#45Logan42US #16
#46Charles41US #46
#47Daniel41US #14
#48Declan41US #102
#49Ethan40US #13
#50Gabriel40US #38
#51Greyson40US #81
#52Ezekiel39US #64
#53Ezra39US #44
#54Nolan39US #61
#55Axel38US #72
#56Jameson38US #79
#57Jayden38US #37
#58Joseph38US #26
#59Rowan37US #113
#60Andrew36US #52
#61Hunter36US #68
#62Myles36US #124
#63Wesley36US #98
#64Crew35
#65Easton35US #73
#66Eli35US #60
#67Rhett35US #159
#68Theo35US #172
#69Archer34US #160
#70Jacob34US #15
#71Angel32US #76
#72Cameron32US #65
#73David32US #28
#74Isaiah32US #51
#75Landon32US #69
#76Waylon32US #103
#77Anthony31US #41
#78Connor31US #78
#79Dawson31US #197
#80Dylan31US #42
#81Jaxson31US #85
#82Jude31US #154
#83Aaron30US #63
#84Calvin30US #144
#85Christian30US #62
#86Graham30US #186
#87Milo30US #134
#88Parker30US #95
#89Roman30US #77
#90Silas30US #100
#91Weston30US #104
#92Bentley29US #141
#93Colton29US #66
#94Beau28US #109
#95Camden28US #167
#96Harrison28US #114
#97Jace28US #96
#98Christopher27US #47
#99Dominic27US #89
#100Adrian26US #58

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑41Skylar#58
↑37Mason#14
↑36Josephine#32
↑33Thomas#37
↑32Ivy#62
↑30Elena#60
↑30Myles#62
↑29Ezekiel#52

Falling

↓58Harrison#96
↓43Victoria#79
↓41Anna#85
↓41Rylee#93
↓41Joseph#58
↓41Colton#93
↓36Anthony#77
↓33Carter#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.