Most Popular Baby Names in Nebraska

In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Nebraska, given to 95 babies, and Liam was the top boys' name with 149. Liam led nationally too, while the country's top girls' name was Olivia.

Social Security counted 7,096 girls and 8,819 boys born in Nebraska that year under names given to at least five babies there.

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 2025

Top girls' names in Nebraska, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Charlotte	95	same
2	Evelyn	82	same
3	Harper	80	same
4	Amelia	79	same
5	Olivia	75	same
6	Eleanor	74	up 4
7	Ailany	58	up 139
8	Ivy	58	up 8
9	Mia	58	up 3
10	Violet	58	up 4
11	Emma	57	down 3
12	Hazel	56	down 3
13	Clara	54	up 21
14	Sophia	54	down 7
15	Lainey	52	down 9
16	Nora	51	down 5
17	Ava	49	up 1
18	Willow	49	up 3
19	Aurora	48	down 4
20	Eliana	47	up 6
21	Elizabeth	46	down 4
22	Scarlett	46	up 3
23	Lucy	45	same
24	Sofia	42	up 13
25	Ella	41	up 2
26	Grace	41	up 20
27	Eloise	40	up 61
28	Josephine	40	up 7
29	Parker	40	up 86
30	Avery	38	up 40
31	Isabella	38	down 18
32	Ruby	38	up 6
33	Lily	37	up 9
34	Millie	37	up 59
35	Chloe	36	up 26
36	Abigail	35	up 13
37	Ellie	35	down 15
38	Lydia	35	up 25
39	Maeve	35	down 7
40	Wrenley	34	up 38
41	Emersyn	33	up 25
42	Leilani	33	up 71
43	Lillian	33	up 8
44	Scottie	33	up 9
45	Delilah	32	up 51
46	Quinn	32	down 6
47	Camila	31	down 17
48	Luna	31	down 20
49	Lyla	31	up 41
50	Vivian	31	down 6
51	Elsie	30	up 32
52	Isla	30	down 21
53	Adeline	29	down 29
54	Josie	29	up 68
55	Nova	29	down 16
56	Sadie	29	up 20
57	Emery	28	up 40
58	Gianna	28	same
59	Margaret	28	up 33
60	Raelynn	28	up 83
61	Claire	27	up 13
62	Daisy	27	up 13
63	Hallie	27	up 5
64	Paisley	27	down 12
65	Stella	27	down 11
66	Valentina	27	up 37
67	Emily	26	same
68	Genesis	26	down 11
69	Georgia	26	up 118
70	Iris	26	up 38
71	Mila	26	down 52
72	Aria	25	up 1
73	Cora	25	up 7
74	Lennon	25	up 11
75	Maria	25	down 46
76	Oakley	25	up 38
77	Zoe	25	down 5
78	Caroline	24	up 42
79	Eden	24	up 2
80	Emerson	24	up 140
81	Hadley	24	down 31
82	Layla	24	down 46
83	Merritt	24	up 71
84	Penelope	24	down 64
85	Sophie	24	up 17
86	Sutton	24	down 43
87	Emilia	23	up 19
88	Tatum	23	up 71
89	Zoey	23	down 34
90	Blakely	22	down 34
91	Kennedy	22	down 32
92	Maisie	22	up 61
93	Rylee	22	up 84
94	Stevie	22	up 16
95	Collins	21	down 50
96	Eliza	21	down 14
97	Everly	21	down 56
98	Hattie	21	up 39
99	Mabel	21	up 127
100	Madeline	21	up 52

Top boys' names in Nebraska, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Liam	149	up 3
2	Theodore	128	same
3	Henry	113	same
4	Noah	109	up 1
5	Oliver	101	down 4
6	Cooper	82	up 2
7	James	73	up 5
8	William	71	down 1
9	Benjamin	69	up 12
10	Hudson	68	up 1
11	Brooks	64	up 17
12	Weston	63	up 26
13	Mateo	62	down 7
14	Miles	62	up 31
15	Bennett	61	up 19
16	Asher	60	up 4
17	Wesley	60	up 8
18	Jack	59	down 4
19	Levi	59	same
20	Beau	58	up 7
21	Elias	57	up 22
22	Julian	57	up 37
23	Leo	57	down 7
24	Samuel	57	up 17
25	Owen	56	down 12
26	Santiago	55	up 32
27	David	54	up 30
28	Elijah	53	down 18
29	Barrett	52	up 6
30	Maverick	52	down 21
31	Myles	51	up 9
32	Michael	49	up 22
33	Thomas	49	down 10
34	Wyatt	49	down 2
35	Isaac	48	down 6
36	Dylan	47	down 18
37	Emmett	45	up 2
38	Lucas	45	down 21
39	Carter	44	down 3
40	Ezra	44	down 25
41	Thiago	44	up 10
42	Luca	43	up 54
43	Alexander	42	up 20
44	Hayes	42	down 14
45	Charles	41	up 2
46	Jackson	41	down 22
47	Rowan	41	up 13
48	Waylon	41	down 6
49	Archer	40	up 7
50	Callum	40	up 17
51	Everett	40	up 2
52	Gabriel	40	down 4
53	Knox	40	up 56
54	Milo	40	up 62
55	Lincoln	39	down 24
56	Atlas	38	up 8
57	Enzo	38	up 15
58	Jett	38	up 33
59	August	37	down 26
60	Daniel	37	down 38
61	John	37	down 12
62	Joseph	37	down 18
63	Baker	36	up 2
64	Grayson	36	down 38
65	Luke	36	down 28
66	Axel	35	up 10
67	Beckett	34	down 1
68	Graham	34	up 39
69	Arlo	33	up 6
70	Dean	33	up 51
71	Ethan	33	up 2
72	Isaiah	33	up 22
73	Parker	33	up 1
74	Sebastian	33	down 28
75	Silas	33	up 10
76	Stetson	32	up 51
77	Tate	32	up 28
78	Colter	31	down 1
79	Emiliano	31	up 4
80	Jacob	31	up 8
81	Walker	31	down 29
82	Adrian	30	up 73
83	Arthur	30	down 12
84	Calvin	30	up 9
85	Roman	30	up 19
86	Angel	29	up 12
87	Rhett	29	down 17
88	Vincent	29	up 9
89	Sawyer	28	up 21
90	Mason	27	down 21
91	Matthew	27	up 11
92	Robert	27	up 146
93	Easton	26	down 11
94	Ezekiel	26	down 33
95	Ian	26	up 5
96	Nathan	26	up 76
97	Ryker	26	down 47
98	Anthony	25	down 43
99	Braxton	25	up 31
100	Caleb	25	down 10

Names Nebraska likes more than the rest of the country

From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Nebraska than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Berkley, Baylor and Hattie for girls, and Brecken, Baker and Huxley for boys.

Girls

Berkley: 7.9× (57 babies)
Baylor: 7.2× (57 babies)
Hattie: 5× (89 babies)
Della: 4.9× (51 babies)
Nellie: 4.7× (51 babies)
Briar: 4.6× (63 babies)
Collins: 4.5× (121 babies)
Willa: 4.5× (78 babies)
Sutton: 4.1× (133 babies)
Lennon: 3.8× (111 babies)

Boys

Brecken: 12.9× (68 babies)
Baker: 4.9× (122 babies)
Huxley: 4.8× (51 babies)
Baylor: 4.7× (98 babies)
Ridge: 4.7× (66 babies)
Briggs: 4.6× (108 babies)
Boone: 4.5× (63 babies)
Dax: 4.4× (60 babies)
Barrett: 4.3× (210 babies)
Tripp: 4.3× (70 babies)

Every number one since 1910

The longest reign for girls in Nebraska belongs to Jennifer, at number one from 1970 to 1983. For boys, it's Robert, from 1919 to 1947.

Girls

Charlotte: 2022–2025
Olivia: 2018–2021
Emma: 2016–2017
Olivia: 2014–2015
Emma: 2011–2013
Olivia: 2010
Addison: 2009
Ava: 2008
Addison: 2007
Emma: 2002–2006
Madison: 2001
Hannah: 2000
Emily: 1995–1999
Jessica: 1994
Ashley: 1992–1993
Jessica: 1991
Ashley: 1984–1990
Jennifer: 1970–1983
Michelle: 1969
Lisa: 1965–1968
Mary: 1964
Lisa: 1963
Lori: 1962
Mary: 1956–1961
Debra: 1955
Mary: 1952–1954
Linda: 1947–1951
Mary: 1936–1946
Shirley: 1935
Mary: 1931–1934
Betty: 1930
Mary: 1929
Betty: 1923–1928
Dorothy: 1922
Mary: 1921
Dorothy: 1920
Mary: 1918–1919
Helen: 1914–1917
Mary: 1913
Helen: 1911–1912
Mary: 1910

Boys

Liam: 2025
Oliver: 2022–2024
Henry: 2021
Oliver: 2019–2020
Liam: 2018
Oliver: 2017
Liam: 2016
Henry: 2015
Liam: 2014
Mason: 2013
Liam: 2012
Mason: 2011
Jacob: 2010
Alexander: 2009
Jacob: 1994–2008
Tyler: 1992–1993
Jacob: 1991
Michael: 1989–1990
Matthew: 1988
Andrew: 1987
Matthew: 1983–1986
Michael: 1982
Matthew: 1980–1981
Michael: 1978–1979
Jason: 1974–1977
Michael: 1952–1973
Robert: 1950–1951
James: 1948–1949
Robert: 1919–1947
John: 1910–1918

Top five names by decade

Most popular names in Nebraska by decade
Decade	Girls	Boys
2020s	Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Evelyn, Harper	Oliver, Liam, Henry, Theodore, Noah
2010s	Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Harper	Liam, William, Mason, Henry, Noah
2000s	Emma, Emily, Madison, Hannah, Grace	Jacob, Ethan, Alexander, Samuel, Joshua
1990s	Emily, Jessica, Ashley, Megan, Samantha	Jacob, Tyler, Michael, Matthew, Joshua
1980s	Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah	Matthew, Michael, Joshua, Christopher, Andrew
1970s	Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Angela, Lisa	Michael, Jason, Christopher, Matthew, Brian
1960s	Lisa, Mary, Lori, Julie, Susan	Michael, David, John, Mark, James
1950s	Mary, Linda, Susan, Debra, Patricia	Michael, David, Robert, James, John
1940s	Mary, Linda, Sharon, Patricia, Barbara	Robert, James, John, Richard, Larry
1930s	Mary, Shirley, Betty, Donna, Barbara	Robert, Richard, Donald, James, John
1920s	Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Ruth	Robert, Donald, John, William, Richard
1910s	Helen, Mary, Dorothy, Ruth, Margaret	John, Robert, William, Harold, George

See every state or the national list for 2025.

Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.