State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 2,493 Nevada births in 1949 across 170 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

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

#73Clarkoutside the national top 200
#77Gregoutside the national top 200
#81Patoutside the national top 200
#51Colleen#146 nationally
#73Clara#168 nationally
#82Rick#170 nationally
#50Leslie#132 nationally
#35Terry#115 nationally
#57Michele#135 nationally
#80Jill#152 nationally
#75Denise#140 nationally
#74Debra#134 nationally

Girls

#1Linda102US #1
#2Mary57US #2
#3Patricia56US #3
#4Susan49US #5
#5Sandra33US #6
#6Kathleen31US #9
#7Karen30US #11
#8Sharon28US #10
#9Barbara23US #4
#10Nancy23US #7
#11Margaret19US #14
#12Carol18US #8
#13Donna17US #12
#14Bonnie15US #35
#15Cheryl15US #28
#16Kathy15US #42
#17Pamela15US #21
#18Catherine14US #37
#19Judy14US #20
#20Beverly13US #31
#21Christine13US #30
#22Kathryn13US #52
#23Shirley13US #18
#24Vicki13US #70
#25Elizabeth12US #25
#26Betty11US #22
#27Carolyn11US #17
#28Charlotte11US #71
#29Diane11US #19
#30Jacqueline11US #58
#31Janice11US #24
#32Judith11US #16
#33Phyllis11US #50
#34Teresa11US #82
#35Terry11US #115
#36Darlene10US #75
#37Janet10US #23
#38Joan10US #36
#39Rebecca10US #40
#40Sherry10US #68
#41Brenda9US #13
#42Cynthia9US #27
#43Deborah9US #15
#44Diana9US #48
#45Dorothy9US #32
#46Helen9US #46
#47Jean9US #45
#48Joyce9US #26
#49Katherine9US #59
#50Leslie9US #132
#51Colleen8US #146
#52Joanne8US #61
#53Lynn8US #74
#54Peggy8US #38
#55Connie7US #43
#56Jo7US #60
#57Michele7US #135
#58Suzanne7US #62
#59Elaine6US #57
#60Jeanne6US #92
#61Juanita6US #107
#62Lynda6US #93
#63Marcia6US #78
#64Marie6US #67
#65Paula6US #55
#66Rita6US #54
#67Ruth6US #47
#68Sally6US #77
#69Anita5US #99
#70Ann5US #44
#71Anna5US #91
#72Cathy5US #81
#73Clara5US #168
#74Debra5US #134
#75Denise5US #140
#76Gail5US #51
#77Irene5US #111
#78Jane5US #41
#79Jeanette5US #129
#80Jill5US #152
#81Laura5US #65
#82Marilyn5US #33
#83Marjorie5US #116
#84Marlene5US #110
#85Marsha5US #79
#86Valerie5US #108
#87Victoria5US #96

Boys

#1Robert88US #2
#2James82US #1
#3John81US #3
#4Michael77US #5
#5David62US #6
#6Richard57US #7
#7William55US #4
#8Gary45US #12
#9Ronald38US #11
#10Steven36US #20
#11Thomas34US #8
#12Charles27US #9
#13Kenneth27US #15
#14Bruce26US #26
#15Dennis26US #16
#16George22US #18
#17Larry21US #10
#18Joseph20US #14
#19Donald18US #13
#20Daniel16US #22
#21Stephen16US #19
#22Wayne16US #35
#23Gerald15US #33
#24Mark14US #24
#25Paul14US #17
#26Roger14US #25
#27Douglas13US #29
#28Edward13US #21
#29Patrick13US #39
#30Frank12US #27
#31Roy12US #51
#32Barry11US #73
#33Jerry11US #23
#34Raymond11US #30
#35Timothy11US #34
#36Terry10US #28
#37Albert9US #56
#38Dale9US #54
#39Gregory9US #31
#40Jack9US #47
#41Ralph9US #50
#42Scott9US #99
#43Stanley9US #60
#44Allen8US #71
#45Danny8US #40
#46Eugene8US #58
#47Louis8US #64
#48Alan7US #45
#49Carl7US #43
#50Curtis7US #97
#51Glenn7US #61
#52Harold7US #42
#53Leonard7US #74
#54Phillip7US #66
#55Rodney7US #87
#56Steve7US #68
#57Bill6US #106
#58Clifford6US #103
#59Craig6US #77
#60Earl6US #91
#61Ernest6US #76
#62Gordon6US #113
#63Henry6US #46
#64Jeffrey6US #48
#65Lawrence6US #32
#66Lloyd6US #124
#67Martin6US #83
#68Mike6US #88
#69Philip6US #55
#70Randy6US #92
#71Vincent6US #102
#72Anthony5US #36
#73Clark5
#74Don5US #98
#75Fred5US #72
#76Gene5US #119
#77Greg5
#78Jay5US #118
#79Kevin5US #95
#80Lee5US #93
#81Pat5
#82Rick5US #170
#83Tom5US #114
#84Victor5US #116

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑58Wayne#22
↑39Shirley#23
↑35Stanley#43
↑34Joan#38
↑30Catherine#18
↑28Christine#21
↑24Leslie#50
↑24Lynn#53

Falling

↓61Marsha#85
↓55Tom#83
↓43Marilyn#82
↓40Paula#65
↓35Mike#68
↓31Valerie#86
↓28Craig#59
↓26Diana#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.