Nebraska · 1921

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1921, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	574
#2	Dorothy	544
#3	Helen	389
#4	Ruth	353
#5	Betty	341
#6	Margaret	332
#7	Doris	253
#8	Evelyn	252
#9	Virginia	245
#10	Marjorie	239
#11	Mildred	215
#12	Frances	180
#13	Irene	165
#14	Marie	152
#15	Lucille	145
#16	Alice	144
#17	Maxine	142
#18	Esther	135
#19	Lois	130
#20	Wilma	122
#21	Elizabeth	120
#22	Phyllis	116
#23	Florence	113
#24	Bernice	109
#25	Jean	106
#26	Norma	103
#27	Gladys	101
#28	Anna	95
#29	Edna	93
#30	Hazel	92
#31	Rose	86
#32	Viola	85
#33	Martha	83
#34	Eleanor	78
#35	June	76
#36	Louise	74
#37	Arlene	73
#38	Grace	72
#39	Lillian	72
#40	Thelma	72
#41	Opal	71
#42	Marian	71
#43	Elaine	71
#44	Barbara	71
#45	Elsie	70
#46	Lorraine	70
#47	Shirley	69
#48	Patricia	69
#49	Leona	67
#50	Pauline	67
#51	Clara	65
#52	Josephine	64
#53	Violet	64
#54	Geraldine	64
#55	Kathryn	64
#56	Velma	64
#57	Ruby	64
#58	Fern	62
#59	Eileen	59
#60	Edith	58
#61	Catherine	52
#62	Emma	52
#63	Vera	52
#64	Genevieve	51
#65	Agnes	51
#66	Gertrude	50
#67	Ethel	50
#68	Ann	50
#69	Vivian	49
#70	Katherine	49
#71	Verna	48
#72	Bette	47
#73	Laura	46
#74	Eva	46
#75	Erma	45
#76	Darlene	45
#77	Marion	45
#78	Wanda	45
#79	Charlotte	42
#80	Ellen	41
#81	Jeanne	39
#82	Bertha	39
#83	Pearl	39
#84	Sylvia	39
#85	Mabel	39
#86	Dolores	38
#87	Rosemary	37
#88	Bonnie	37
#89	Harriet	37
#90	Beulah	36
#91	Loretta	36
#92	Delores	36
#93	Naomi	36
#94	Eunice	35
#95	Audrey	34
#96	Roberta	34
#97	Ella	33
#98	Blanche	33
#99	Myrtle	33
#100	Marcella	33

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	45	35	3
Berniece	20	15	3
Fern	62	48	11
Delores	36	28	7
Neva	20	15	4
Arlene	73	56	15
Maxine	142	109	29
Bette	47	36	11
Luella	29	22	7
Wilma	122	94	31
Erma	45	35	12
Donna	31	24	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.