Nebraska · 1923
Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1923, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Betty | 587 |
| #2 | Mary | 533 |
| #3 | Dorothy | 518 |
| #4 | Helen | 348 |
| #5 | Ruth | 299 |
| #6 | Margaret | 295 |
| #7 | Doris | 246 |
| #8 | Virginia | 220 |
| #9 | Evelyn | 206 |
| #10 | Marjorie | 196 |
| #11 | Mildred | 170 |
| #12 | Lois | 168 |
| #13 | Frances | 154 |
| #14 | Maxine | 151 |
| #15 | Norma | 147 |
| #16 | Phyllis | 142 |
| #17 | Alice | 141 |
| #18 | Irene | 136 |
| #19 | Marie | 124 |
| #20 | Patricia | 119 |
| #21 | Lucille | 116 |
| #22 | Elizabeth | 114 |
| #23 | Esther | 114 |
| #24 | Jean | 113 |
| #25 | Shirley | 108 |
| #26 | Wilma | 101 |
| #27 | Lillian | 96 |
| #28 | Elaine | 94 |
| #29 | Rose | 92 |
| #30 | Arlene | 89 |
| #31 | Donna | 87 |
| #32 | Gladys | 84 |
| #33 | Bernice | 84 |
| #34 | Barbara | 80 |
| #35 | Florence | 75 |
| #36 | Eleanor | 75 |
| #37 | Leona | 74 |
| #38 | Anna | 74 |
| #39 | Edna | 73 |
| #40 | Fern | 73 |
| #41 | June | 72 |
| #42 | Bonnie | 68 |
| #43 | Marian | 68 |
| #44 | Ruby | 65 |
| #45 | Martha | 62 |
| #46 | Hazel | 61 |
| #47 | Lorraine | 61 |
| #48 | Darlene | 60 |
| #49 | Charlotte | 59 |
| #50 | Viola | 59 |
| #51 | Eileen | 56 |
| #52 | Kathryn | 56 |
| #53 | Edith | 55 |
| #54 | Wanda | 55 |
| #55 | Vera | 55 |
| #56 | Thelma | 54 |
| #57 | Pauline | 54 |
| #58 | Ethel | 54 |
| #59 | Dolores | 54 |
| #60 | Geraldine | 54 |
| #61 | Josephine | 54 |
| #62 | Vivian | 53 |
| #63 | Elsie | 51 |
| #64 | Clara | 50 |
| #65 | Marcella | 50 |
| #66 | Grace | 49 |
| #67 | Genevieve | 49 |
| #68 | Ellen | 48 |
| #69 | Bette | 48 |
| #70 | Louise | 45 |
| #71 | Catherine | 44 |
| #72 | Opal | 44 |
| #73 | Velma | 44 |
| #74 | Joyce | 43 |
| #75 | Violet | 40 |
| #76 | Eva | 39 |
| #77 | Marion | 39 |
| #78 | Eunice | 39 |
| #79 | Agnes | 39 |
| #80 | Laura | 39 |
| #81 | Rita | 39 |
| #82 | Delores | 39 |
| #83 | Beverly | 38 |
| #84 | Emma | 38 |
| #85 | Gertrude | 38 |
| #86 | Carol | 37 |
| #87 | Loretta | 37 |
| #88 | Jeanne | 37 |
| #89 | Audrey | 36 |
| #90 | Erma | 36 |
| #91 | Margie | 36 |
| #92 | Marilyn | 36 |
| #93 | Luella | 35 |
| #94 | Ann | 34 |
| #95 | Verna | 34 |
| #96 | Katherine | 33 |
| #97 | Roberta | 32 |
| #98 | Joan | 32 |
| #99 | Kathleen | 32 |
| #100 | Gloria | 31 |
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 | 60 | 49 | 4 |
| Fern | 73 | 59 | 10 |
| Donna | 87 | 71 | 13 |
| Alyce | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| Luella | 35 | 29 | 7 |
| Arlene | 89 | 73 | 17 |
| Maxine | 151 | 123 | 30 |
| Marcella | 50 | 41 | 12 |
| Delores | 39 | 32 | 10 |
| Bonnie | 68 | 55 | 17 |
| Yvonne | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| Elaine | 94 | 77 | 27 |
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.