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Popular baby names in Nebraska
Compare the boy and girl names recorded most often in this state.
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Leading boy name
Robert
39,995 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
30,199 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | 1 | 39,995 |
| John | 2 | 34,094 |
| James | 3 | 32,903 |
| Michael | 4 | 30,618 |
| David | 5 | 25,394 |
| William | 6 | 24,966 |
| Richard | 7 | 23,805 |
| Donald | 8 | 19,206 |
| Thomas | 9 | 16,504 |
| Charles | 10 | 14,798 |
| Daniel | 11 | 14,483 |
| Joseph | 12 | 13,715 |
| Mark | 13 | 12,623 |
| Kenneth | 14 | 12,320 |
| Steven | 15 | 12,266 |
| Matthew | 16 | 12,184 |
| Larry | 17 | 10,802 |
| Christopher | 18 | 10,777 |
| Ronald | 19 | 10,764 |
| Gary | 20 | 10,322 |
| Paul | 21 | 9,991 |
| Timothy | 22 | 9,682 |
| Scott | 23 | 9,562 |
| Andrew | 24 | 9,445 |
| Jeffrey | 25 | 9,260 |
| Brian | 26 | 9,178 |
| Kevin | 27 | 8,361 |
| Joshua | 28 | 8,358 |
| Jack | 29 | 8,328 |
| George | 30 | 8,212 |
| Ryan | 31 | 8,131 |
| Jacob | 32 | 8,068 |
| Jason | 33 | 8,034 |
| Edward | 34 | 7,627 |
| Dennis | 35 | 7,406 |
| Douglas | 36 | 7,388 |
| Harold | 37 | 7,366 |
| Anthony | 38 | 6,863 |
| Jerry | 39 | 6,576 |
| Raymond | 40 | 6,573 |
| Patrick | 41 | 6,502 |
| Dale | 42 | 6,454 |
| Nicholas | 43 | 6,448 |
| Gerald | 44 | 6,367 |
| Roger | 45 | 6,305 |
| Benjamin | 46 | 6,250 |
| Justin | 47 | 5,936 |
| Tyler | 48 | 5,807 |
| Eric | 49 | 5,756 |
| Frank | 50 | 5,219 |
| Brandon | 51 | 5,196 |
| Nathan | 52 | 5,158 |
| Terry | 53 | 5,119 |
| Samuel | 54 | 5,013 |
| Gregory | 55 | 4,960 |
| Aaron | 56 | 4,892 |
| Zachary | 57 | 4,819 |
| Adam | 58 | 4,709 |
| Henry | 59 | 4,554 |
| Wayne | 60 | 4,544 |
| Stephen | 61 | 4,490 |
| Jonathan | 62 | 4,369 |
| Alexander | 63 | 4,327 |
| Keith | 64 | 4,278 |
| Kyle | 65 | 4,262 |
| Marvin | 66 | 4,129 |
| Todd | 67 | 4,029 |
| Eugene | 68 | 4,020 |
| Bradley | 69 | 3,852 |
| Walter | 70 | 3,747 |
| Rodney | 71 | 3,701 |
| Jeremy | 72 | 3,672 |
| Austin | 73 | 3,647 |
| Leonard | 74 | 3,636 |
| Dean | 75 | 3,605 |
| Lawrence | 76 | 3,590 |
| Russell | 77 | 3,573 |
| Randy | 78 | 3,550 |
| Bruce | 79 | 3,546 |
| Carl | 80 | 3,457 |
| Arthur | 81 | 3,413 |
| Ralph | 82 | 3,369 |
| Ethan | 83 | 3,241 |
| Craig | 84 | 3,236 |
| Duane | 85 | 3,211 |
| Alan | 86 | 3,204 |
| Chad | 87 | 3,181 |
| Noah | 88 | 3,177 |
| Travis | 89 | 3,161 |
| Logan | 90 | 3,123 |
| Cody | 91 | 3,060 |
| Jordan | 92 | 3,000 |
| Melvin | 93 | 2,996 |
| Dylan | 94 | 2,970 |
| Jesse | 95 | 2,938 |
| Leo | 96 | 2,899 |
| Stanley | 97 | 2,888 |
| Howard | 98 | 2,879 |
| Bryan | 99 | 2,833 |
| Harry | 100 | 2,705 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 30,199 |
| Patricia | 2 | 12,896 |
| Linda | 3 | 12,220 |
| Barbara | 4 | 11,820 |
| Jennifer | 5 | 11,211 |
| Betty | 6 | 11,202 |
| Dorothy | 7 | 11,110 |
| Elizabeth | 8 | 10,551 |
| Margaret | 9 | 9,909 |
| Susan | 10 | 9,873 |
| Helen | 11 | 8,669 |
| Karen | 12 | 8,660 |
| Donna | 13 | 8,606 |
| Carol | 14 | 8,171 |
| Ruth | 15 | 8,142 |
| Nancy | 16 | 8,009 |
| Sharon | 17 | 7,618 |
| Shirley | 18 | 7,586 |
| Sarah | 19 | 7,188 |
| Sandra | 20 | 7,129 |
| Jessica | 21 | 7,024 |
| Michelle | 22 | 6,943 |
| Lisa | 23 | 6,928 |
| Kathleen | 24 | 6,697 |
| Amy | 25 | 6,686 |
| Julie | 26 | 6,453 |
| Emily | 27 | 6,185 |
| Evelyn | 28 | 6,143 |
| Kimberly | 28 | 6,143 |
| Debra | 30 | 5,952 |
| Janet | 31 | 5,948 |
| Laura | 32 | 5,648 |
| Ashley | 33 | 5,630 |
| Virginia | 34 | 5,628 |
| Amanda | 35 | 5,532 |
| Rebecca | 36 | 5,516 |
| Angela | 37 | 5,467 |
| Cynthia | 38 | 5,452 |
| Marilyn | 39 | 5,447 |
| Lois | 40 | 5,394 |
| Pamela | 41 | 5,309 |
| Doris | 42 | 5,256 |
| Jean | 43 | 5,213 |
| Joan | 44 | 5,033 |
| Kathryn | 45 | 4,950 |
| Melissa | 46 | 4,919 |
| Stephanie | 47 | 4,862 |
| Diane | 48 | 4,842 |
| Anna | 49 | 4,834 |
| Joyce | 50 | 4,743 |
| Emma | 51 | 4,736 |
| Beverly | 52 | 4,693 |
| Alice | 53 | 4,685 |
| Phyllis | 54 | 4,648 |
| Nicole | 55 | 4,578 |
| Katherine | 56 | 4,554 |
| Judy | 57 | 4,541 |
| Janice | 58 | 4,522 |
| Megan | 59 | 4,512 |
| Lori | 60 | 4,425 |
| Cheryl | 61 | 4,407 |
| Marjorie | 62 | 4,396 |
| Connie | 63 | 4,359 |
| Deborah | 64 | 4,256 |
| Christine | 65 | 4,179 |
| Mildred | 66 | 4,162 |
| Bonnie | 67 | 4,117 |
| Ann | 68 | 4,001 |
| Frances | 69 | 3,961 |
| Catherine | 70 | 3,916 |
| Norma | 71 | 3,910 |
| Rachel | 72 | 3,907 |
| Carolyn | 73 | 3,880 |
| Brenda | 74 | 3,868 |
| Grace | 75 | 3,791 |
| Heather | 76 | 3,743 |
| Samantha | 77 | 3,710 |
| Sara | 78 | 3,678 |
| Judith | 79 | 3,653 |
| Marie | 80 | 3,644 |
| Jane | 81 | 3,562 |
| Kelly | 82 | 3,518 |
| Teresa | 83 | 3,507 |
| Charlotte | 84 | 3,464 |
| Hannah | 85 | 3,462 |
| Olivia | 86 | 3,421 |
| Peggy | 87 | 3,390 |
| Irene | 88 | 3,377 |
| Rose | 89 | 3,358 |
| Andrea | 90 | 3,125 |
| Darlene | 91 | 3,032 |
| Amber | 92 | 3,018 |
| Jacqueline | 93 | 2,953 |
| Lucille | 94 | 2,939 |
| Lillian | 95 | 2,921 |
| Theresa | 96 | 2,905 |
| Elaine | 97 | 2,901 |
| Madison | 98 | 2,878 |
| Kathy | 99 | 2,799 |
| Erin | 100 | 2,761 |