Top first names in Nebraska
The 100 most popular first names given to babies born in Nebraska since 1910, ranked by total registrations. The sparkline next to each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to 2024, so you can see whether a name peaked decades ago or is still climbing. The top 100 names in Nebraska account for 991,741 total births.
| # | Name | Total in Nebraska | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 40,052 | |
| 2 | John | 34,094 | |
| 3 | James | 32,925 | |
| 4 | Michael | 30,653 | |
| 5 | Mary | 30,209 | |
| 6 | David | 25,394 | |
| 7 | William | 24,989 | |
| 8 | Richard | 23,810 | |
| 9 | Donald | 19,218 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 16,504 | |
| 11 | Charles | 14,798 | |
| 12 | Daniel | 14,483 | |
| 13 | Joseph | 13,715 | |
| 14 | Patricia | 12,901 | |
| 15 | Mark | 12,623 | |
| 16 | Kenneth | 12,320 | |
| 17 | Steven | 12,266 | |
| 18 | Linda | 12,225 | |
| 19 | Matthew | 12,197 | |
| 20 | Barbara | 11,825 | |
| 21 | Betty | 11,213 | |
| 22 | Jennifer | 11,211 | |
| 23 | Dorothy | 11,110 | |
| 24 | Larry | 10,802 | |
| 25 | Christopher | 10,782 | |
| 26 | Ronald | 10,764 | |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 10,551 | |
| 28 | Gary | 10,322 | |
| 29 | Paul | 9,991 | |
| 30 | Margaret | 9,909 | |
| 31 | Susan | 9,873 | |
| 32 | Timothy | 9,682 | |
| 33 | Scott | 9,562 | |
| 34 | Andrew | 9,445 | |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 9,260 | |
| 36 | Brian | 9,184 | |
| 37 | Helen | 8,669 | |
| 38 | Karen | 8,660 | |
| 39 | Donna | 8,606 | |
| 40 | Joshua | 8,363 | |
| 41 | Kevin | 8,361 | |
| 42 | Jack | 8,328 | |
| 43 | Carol | 8,222 | |
| 44 | George | 8,212 | |
| 45 | Ryan | 8,166 | |
| 46 | Ruth | 8,142 | |
| 47 | Jacob | 8,068 | |
| 48 | Jason | 8,034 | |
| 49 | Nancy | 8,009 | |
| 50 | Edward | 7,627 | |
| 51 | Sharon | 7,618 | |
| 52 | Shirley | 7,599 | |
| 53 | Dennis | 7,406 | |
| 54 | Douglas | 7,388 | |
| 55 | Harold | 7,371 | |
| 56 | Sarah | 7,188 | |
| 57 | Sandra | 7,129 | |
| 58 | Jessica | 7,024 | |
| 59 | Michelle | 6,943 | |
| 60 | Lisa | 6,928 | |
| 61 | Anthony | 6,863 | |
| 62 | Kathleen | 6,697 | |
| 63 | Amy | 6,686 | |
| 64 | Jerry | 6,617 | |
| 65 | Raymond | 6,573 | |
| 66 | Patrick | 6,502 | |
| 67 | Dale | 6,454 | |
| 68 | Nicholas | 6,453 | |
| 69 | Julie | 6,453 | |
| 70 | Gerald | 6,367 | |
| 71 | Roger | 6,305 | |
| 72 | Benjamin | 6,250 | |
| 73 | Emily | 6,185 | |
| 74 | Kimberly | 6,154 | |
| 75 | Evelyn | 6,143 | |
| 76 | Debra | 5,952 | |
| 77 | Janet | 5,948 | |
| 78 | Justin | 5,936 | |
| 79 | Tyler | 5,835 | |
| 80 | Eric | 5,756 | |
| 81 | Ashley | 5,649 | |
| 82 | Laura | 5,648 | |
| 83 | Virginia | 5,628 | |
| 84 | Terry | 5,568 | |
| 85 | Amanda | 5,532 | |
| 86 | Rebecca | 5,516 | |
| 87 | Angela | 5,467 | |
| 88 | Cynthia | 5,452 | |
| 89 | Marilyn | 5,447 | |
| 90 | Lois | 5,394 | |
| 91 | Pamela | 5,309 | |
| 92 | Jean | 5,294 | |
| 93 | Doris | 5,256 | |
| 94 | Frank | 5,219 | |
| 95 | Brandon | 5,196 | |
| 96 | Nathan | 5,158 | |
| 97 | Joan | 5,033 | |
| 98 | Samuel | 5,013 | |
| 99 | Gregory | 4,960 | |
| 100 | Kathryn | 4,950 |