State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,138 Nebraska births in 2021 across 974 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#48Elsieoutside the national top 200
#59Knoxoutside the national top 200
#64Laineyoutside the national top 200
#65Jettoutside the national top 200
#69Laneoutside the national top 200
#66Barrett#193 nationally
#47Millie#173 nationally
#78Suttonoutside the national top 200
#80Beckett#198 nationally
#44Blakely#156 nationally
#81Oakley#193 nationally
#92Aspen#200 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia114US #1
#2Charlotte112US #3
#3Evelyn88US #9
#4Amelia81US #4
#5Eleanor79US #15
#6Ava73US #5
#7Harper73US #10
#8Nora72US #27
#9Emma67US #2
#10Sophia60US #6
#11Avery55US #19
#12Hazel55US #28
#13Isabella52US #7
#14Elizabeth50US #14
#15Everly48US #50
#16Luna48US #11
#17Willow48US #39
#18Zoey48US #38
#19Mia46US #8
#20Aurora44US #35
#21Grace44US #33
#22Camila43US #12
#23Ella43US #16
#24Ellie43US #30
#25Lucy43US #48
#26Ivy42US #49
#27Aria41US #22
#28Isla41US #34
#29Scarlett41US #20
#30Chloe40US #25
#31Lillian38US #51
#32Paisley38US #52
#33Penelope36US #23
#34Clara35US #102
#35Gianna34US #13
#36Ruby34US #62
#37Kinsley33US #57
#38Layla33US #24
#39Sofia33US #18
#40Stella33US #41
#41Addison32US #45
#42Emily32US #21
#43Lydia32US #89
#44Blakely31US #156
#45Hadley31US #112
#46Lily31US #31
#47Millie31US #173
#48Elsie30
#49Reagan30US #126
#50Charlie29US #127
#51Claire29US #59
#52Natalie29US #56
#53Abigail28US #17
#54Autumn28US #66
#55Brooklyn28US #63
#56Cora28US #87
#57Elena28US #53
#58Eliana28US #47
#59Emery28US #90
#60Hannah28US #44
#61Raelynn28US #103
#62Vivian28US #101
#63Alice27US #65
#64Lainey27
#65Mila27US #26
#66Emilia26US #40
#67Margaret26US #125
#68Quinn26US #81
#69Remi26US #122
#70Sophie26US #76
#71Zoe26US #42
#72Leah25US #46
#73Madison25US #29
#74Maria25US #105
#75Peyton25US #100
#76Josephine24US #72
#77Riley24US #37
#78Sutton24
#79Eden23US #121
#80Kennedy23US #70
#81Oakley23US #193
#82Reese23US #148
#83Rylee23US #97
#84Sloane23US #145
#85Violet23US #36
#86Emersyn22US #147
#87Everleigh22US #99
#88Genesis22US #75
#89Jade22US #92
#90Madelyn22US #71
#91Victoria22US #43
#92Aspen21US #200
#93Maya21US #55
#94Naomi21US #54
#95Arabella20US #195
#96Eloise20US #109
#97Eva20US #93
#98Gabriella20US #83
#99Lyla20US #110
#100Oaklynn20

Boys

#1Henry123US #9
#2Oliver120US #3
#3Liam116US #1
#4Theodore99US #10
#5William90US #6
#6Owen85US #22
#7Jack84US #11
#8Brooks82US #78
#9Hudson79US #34
#10Noah79US #2
#11James74US #5
#12Lucas74US #8
#13Elijah72US #4
#14Leo70US #31
#15Maverick63US #47
#16Alexander62US #13
#17Asher62US #25
#18Jackson61US #14
#19Benjamin60US #7
#20Samuel60US #23
#21Wyatt59US #29
#22Cooper58US #68
#23Ezra57US #37
#24Levi56US #12
#25Mason54US #18
#26Carter53US #39
#27Grayson53US #35
#28David52US #30
#29Mateo52US #15
#30Sebastian51US #19
#31Wesley51US #85
#32Charles50US #50
#33Ezekiel50US #53
#34Luke50US #32
#35Miles50US #55
#36Easton48US #72
#37Jameson48US #80
#38Daniel47US #16
#39Beau46US #94
#40Bennett42US #90
#41Nolan42US #60
#42Everett41US #83
#43Isaac41US #40
#44Lincoln41US #45
#45Hunter40US #86
#46Jacob40US #24
#47Logan40US #21
#48Aiden39US #26
#49Joseph39US #28
#50Michael39US #17
#51Thomas39US #46
#52Weston39US #95
#53Ethan38US #20
#54Gabriel38US #38
#55Rhett38US #149
#56Myles37US #119
#57Ryker37US #153
#58Cameron36US #62
#59Knox36
#60Waylon36US #69
#61Braxton35US #146
#62Axel34US #76
#63Dylan34US #44
#64Emmett34US #103
#65Jett34
#66Barrett33US #193
#67Jayden33US #41
#68Landon33US #73
#69Lane33
#70Luca33US #42
#71Adrian32US #61
#72August32US #120
#73Greyson32US #84
#74Carson31US #97
#75Jaxon31US #54
#76Jonathan31US #77
#77Julian31US #33
#78Roman31US #74
#79Walker31US #130
#80Beckett30US #198
#81Ian30US #81
#82Jaxson30US #102
#83John30US #27
#84Matthew30US #36
#85Archer29US #139
#86Calvin29US #145
#87Christopher29US #52
#88Colton29US #75
#89Josiah29US #49
#90Camden28US #176
#91Declan28US #106
#92Elias28US #48
#93Graham28US #161
#94Hayes28
#95Isaiah28US #56
#96Joshua28US #58
#97Micah28US #107
#98Ryder28US #111
#99Silas28US #91
#100Anthony27US #43

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑55Beau#39
↑45David#28
↑44Aria#27
↑44Blakely#44
↑40Millie#47
↑39Weston#52
↑36Ivy#26
↑33Elsie#48

Falling

↓66John#83
↓59Elias#92
↓58Violet#85
↓45Julian#77
↓44Josephine#76
↓43Declan#91
↓41Jaxon#75
↓40Mila#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.