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Names of Nebraska

2,456,568 births across 3,790 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Nebraska more than Ardith.

Most concentrated in Nebraska

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Ardith 306 12.7×
Lavern 797 10.2×
Brecken 272 9.4×
Rolland 382 8.9×
Twila 491 8.9×
Ardis 259 8.3×
Roma 200 7.8×
Verla 182 7.3×
Gaylord 183 7.2×
Merlin 554 7.2×
Vern 390 7.1×
Eldon 1,073 7.1×
Lyle 2,507 6.4×
Lavonne 593 6.2×
Delmar 431 6.1×
Berniece 291 5.8×
Iola 220 5.6×
Dick 1,039 5.5×
Orval 200 5.5×
Harlan 811 5.4×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary30,212
2Patricia12,896
3Linda12,220
4Barbara11,820
5Jennifer11,211
6Betty11,202
7Dorothy11,112
8Elizabeth10,597
9Margaret9,937
10Susan9,873
11Helen8,669
12Karen8,661
13Donna8,606
14Carol8,171
15Ruth8,161

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Robert40,023
2John34,131
3James32,977
4Michael30,665
5David25,446
6William25,037
7Richard23,811
8Donald19,206
9Thomas16,554
10Charles14,838
11Daniel14,520
12Joseph13,752
13Mark12,632
14Kenneth12,326
15Steven12,271

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.