State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,453 Nebraska births in 2023 across 962 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

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

#19Barrettoutside the national top 200
#52Suttonoutside the national top 200
#57Collinsoutside the national top 200
#62Knoxoutside the national top 200
#68Stetson#183 nationally
#86Palmeroutside the national top 200
#28Graham#141 nationally
#88Jettoutside the national top 200
#84Beckett#196 nationally
#74Ryker#184 nationally
#87Tate#197 nationally
#92Callumoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte104US #3
#2Olivia89US #1
#3Sophia84US #5
#4Amelia80US #4
#5Evelyn79US #9
#6Mia74US #6
#7Emma72US #2
#8Harper70US #11
#9Eleanor61US #14
#10Lucy57US #40
#11Nora57US #24
#12Lainey53US #54
#13Hazel52US #18
#14Ava51US #8
#15Elizabeth49US #15
#16Aurora47US #22
#17Penelope47US #23
#18Isabella46US #7
#19Scarlett46US #17
#20Willow45US #41
#21Layla44US #30
#22Avery43US #29
#23Lillian43US #55
#24Paisley43US #56
#25Nova42US #35
#26Sofia42US #12
#27Violet42US #16
#28Luna41US #10
#29Mila41US #28
#30Ivy40US #38
#31Ellie39US #27
#32Camila37US #13
#33Isla35US #33
#34Lily35US #20
#35Quinn35US #86
#36Ella34US #32
#37Emily34US #19
#38Gianna34US #21
#39Madelyn34US #58
#40Millie33US #105
#41Sadie33US #59
#42Chloe31US #26
#43Clara31US #98
#44Hadley31US #119
#45Josephine31US #64
#46Grace29US #39
#47Ruby29US #65
#48Abigail28US #31
#49Kinsley28US #67
#50Maeve28US #73
#51Iris27US #78
#52Sutton27
#53Vivian27US #87
#54Cora26US #93
#55Maria26US #82
#56Sophie26US #60
#57Collins25
#58Emersyn25US #147
#59Adalynn24US #129
#60Blakely24US #156
#61Charlie24US #125
#62Everly24US #69
#63Freya24US #136
#64Leilani24US #61
#65Oakley24US #153
#66Remi24US #127
#67Rylee24US #118
#68Stella24US #46
#69Wrenley24US #175
#70Adeline23US #71
#71Claire23US #68
#72Elena23US #47
#73Eliza23US #116
#74Emery23US #70
#75Josie23US #108
#76Lydia23US #94
#77Zoe23US #36
#78Zoey23US #51
#79Aria22US #25
#80Ashley22US #126
#81Audrey22US #74
#82Eliana22US #34
#83Ember22US #169
#84Juniper22US #113
#85Naomi22US #44
#86Palmer22
#87Parker22US #122
#88Cecilia21US #137
#89Delilah21US #52
#90Eden21US #77
#91Emilia21US #42
#92Gemma21US #176
#93Hallie21US #194
#94Jade21US #80
#95Kennedy21US #72
#96Riley21US #43
#97Sloane21US #151
#98Victoria21US #45
#99Daisy20US #110
#100Liliana20US #88

Boys

#1Oliver121US #3
#2Liam112US #1
#3Henry104US #8
#4Theodore96US #7
#5Noah86US #2
#6William86US #10
#7Elijah82US #5
#8Leo82US #18
#9Owen80US #20
#10Jack79US #14
#11Asher71US #23
#12James70US #4
#13Hudson67US #21
#14Maverick67US #37
#15Miles63US #43
#16Brooks61US #73
#17Levi60US #12
#18Grayson54US #44
#19Barrett52
#20Benjamin52US #11
#21Cooper50US #52
#22Jackson50US #28
#23Samuel50US #19
#24Bennett49US #74
#25Ezra49US #15
#26Isaac49US #42
#27Mateo49US #6
#28Graham46US #141
#29John46US #26
#30August45US #104
#31Luke45US #31
#32Weston45US #75
#33Charles44US #54
#34Lucas44US #9
#35Beau43US #81
#36Parker43US #91
#37Wyatt43US #47
#38Alexander42US #22
#39Anthony42US #46
#40Dylan42US #34
#41Walker42US #85
#42Theo41US #78
#43Wesley41US #70
#44Carter40US #48
#45Waylon40US #63
#46Ezekiel39US #50
#47Lincoln39US #64
#48Thomas39US #41
#49Daniel38US #17
#50Joseph38US #29
#51Everett37US #89
#52Gabriel37US #38
#53Santiago37US #45
#54Sebastian37US #13
#55Jacob36US #35
#56Logan36US #39
#57Calvin35US #152
#58Eli35US #79
#59Elias35US #36
#60Cameron34US #58
#61Julian34US #33
#62Knox34
#63Michael34US #16
#64Silas34US #80
#65Emmett33US #117
#66Kai33US #61
#67Myles33US #107
#68Stetson31US #183
#69Archer30US #129
#70Axel30US #71
#71Ethan30US #24
#72Landon30US #97
#73Roman30US #66
#74Ryker30US #184
#75Thiago30US #72
#76Aiden29US #40
#77David29US #27
#78Ian29US #69
#79Jaxon29US #86
#80Milo29US #121
#81Nathan29US #59
#82Rowan29US #76
#83Angel28US #62
#84Beckett28US #196
#85Caleb28US #51
#86Mason28US #30
#87Tate28US #197
#88Jett27
#89Joshua27US #60
#90Micah27US #87
#91Rhett27US #165
#92Callum26
#93Carson26US #112
#94Aaron25US #68
#95Briggs25
#96Christopher25US #55
#97Greyson25US #118
#98Harrison25US #119
#99Nolan25US #57
#100Beckham24US #199

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑63Graham#28
↑58Barrett#19
↑52Parker#36
↑47Maeve#50
↑41August#30
↑36Gianna#38
↑36Madelyn#39
↑36Dylan#40

Falling

↓38Aria#79
↓38Beckham#100
↓37Greyson#97
↓36Zoey#78
↓32Sebastian#54
↓31Grace#46
↓29Everly#62
↓29Michael#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.