Nebraska · 1919
Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1919, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 435 |
| #2 | Dorothy | 422 |
| #3 | Helen | 408 |
| #4 | Ruth | 350 |
| #5 | Margaret | 322 |
| #6 | Evelyn | 259 |
| #7 | Mildred | 222 |
| #8 | Irene | 198 |
| #9 | Doris | 186 |
| #10 | Virginia | 183 |
| #11 | Frances | 173 |
| #12 | Marie | 170 |
| #13 | Marjorie | 169 |
| #14 | Maxine | 165 |
| #15 | Alice | 159 |
| #16 | Lois | 151 |
| #17 | Lucille | 141 |
| #18 | Betty | 130 |
| #19 | Esther | 116 |
| #20 | Ruby | 114 |
| #21 | Florence | 113 |
| #22 | Gladys | 113 |
| #23 | Wilma | 111 |
| #24 | Elizabeth | 105 |
| #25 | Bernice | 100 |
| #26 | Edna | 96 |
| #27 | Rose | 90 |
| #28 | Hazel | 90 |
| #29 | June | 88 |
| #30 | Viola | 88 |
| #31 | Lillian | 86 |
| #32 | Jean | 86 |
| #33 | Leona | 85 |
| #34 | Pauline | 80 |
| #35 | Thelma | 79 |
| #36 | Martha | 75 |
| #37 | Clara | 75 |
| #38 | Lorraine | 75 |
| #39 | Elsie | 73 |
| #40 | Louise | 73 |
| #41 | Ethel | 73 |
| #42 | Anna | 73 |
| #43 | Eleanor | 72 |
| #44 | Phyllis | 71 |
| #45 | Edith | 71 |
| #46 | Norma | 70 |
| #47 | Geraldine | 69 |
| #48 | Opal | 67 |
| #49 | Agnes | 66 |
| #50 | Gertrude | 65 |
| #51 | Grace | 65 |
| #52 | Vera | 65 |
| #53 | Vivian | 63 |
| #54 | Fern | 62 |
| #55 | Josephine | 59 |
| #56 | Violet | 55 |
| #57 | Verna | 55 |
| #58 | Velma | 54 |
| #59 | Catherine | 53 |
| #60 | Pearl | 51 |
| #61 | Ellen | 51 |
| #62 | Kathryn | 49 |
| #63 | Eva | 49 |
| #64 | Marian | 48 |
| #65 | Genevieve | 47 |
| #66 | Emma | 47 |
| #67 | Elaine | 46 |
| #68 | Ella | 43 |
| #69 | Mabel | 43 |
| #70 | Ann | 43 |
| #71 | Erma | 43 |
| #72 | Sylvia | 42 |
| #73 | Katherine | 42 |
| #74 | Patricia | 42 |
| #75 | Barbara | 41 |
| #76 | Marguerite | 41 |
| #77 | Lola | 38 |
| #78 | Arlene | 38 |
| #79 | Irma | 38 |
| #80 | Lucile | 38 |
| #81 | Charlotte | 36 |
| #82 | Laura | 36 |
| #83 | Blanche | 35 |
| #84 | Myrtle | 35 |
| #85 | Dolores | 35 |
| #86 | Marion | 34 |
| #87 | Nellie | 33 |
| #88 | Alma | 33 |
| #89 | Lorene | 32 |
| #90 | Eileen | 32 |
| #91 | Luella | 31 |
| #92 | Lydia | 31 |
| #93 | Julia | 31 |
| #94 | Marcella | 31 |
| #95 | Eunice | 30 |
| #96 | Loretta | 30 |
| #97 | Ida | 30 |
| #98 | Jane | 29 |
| #99 | Laverne | 28 |
| #100 | Donna | 28 |
Uniquely popular in Nebraska
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene | 26 | 22 | 2 |
| Fern | 62 | 53 | 10 |
| Maxine | 165 | 142 | 28 |
| Delores | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| Donna | 28 | 24 | 7 |
| Wilma | 111 | 95 | 28 |
| Frieda | 26 | 22 | 7 |
| Luella | 31 | 27 | 8 |
| Gwendolyn | 21 | 18 | 6 |
| Verna | 55 | 47 | 16 |
| Laverne | 28 | 24 | 8 |
| Lydia | 31 | 27 | 9 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.