Nebraska · 1928

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1928, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Betty	573
#2	Mary	512
#3	Dorothy	424
#4	Shirley	290
#5	Helen	220
#6	Donna	218
#7	Ruth	214
#8	Phyllis	211
#9	Lois	209
#10	Patricia	200
#11	Doris	196
#12	Margaret	190
#13	Norma	181
#14	Virginia	170
#15	Evelyn	161
#16	Marjorie	157
#17	Barbara	148
#18	Jean	137
#19	Joan	135
#20	Marilyn	130
#21	Bonnie	130
#22	Darlene	129
#23	Dolores	128
#24	Alice	119
#25	Mildred	108
#26	Beverly	107
#27	Joyce	93
#28	Delores	92
#29	Wilma	91
#30	Arlene	86
#31	Maxine	81
#32	Frances	79
#33	Geraldine	79
#34	Gloria	77
#35	Irene	77
#36	Elizabeth	76
#37	Elaine	76
#38	Lorraine	74
#39	Marian	73
#40	June	72
#41	Eleanor	67
#42	Anna	66
#43	Carol	64
#44	Lucille	64
#45	Rose	63
#46	Ramona	63
#47	Marie	57
#48	Ruby	53
#49	Rita	52
#50	Velma	51
#51	Leona	49
#52	Esther	49
#53	Louise	49
#54	Viola	48
#55	Wanda	47
#56	Gladys	47
#57	Edna	47
#58	Catherine	45
#59	Bernice	45
#60	Charlotte	44
#61	Lillian	44
#62	Josephine	43
#63	Rosemary	43
#64	Marcella	43
#65	Pauline	42
#66	Vivian	42
#67	Florence	41
#68	Audrey	40
#69	Hazel	39
#70	Eileen	39
#71	Jacqueline	37
#72	Clara	37
#73	Vera	37
#74	Verna	37
#75	Elsie	37
#76	Martha	37
#77	Kathryn	36
#78	Edith	34
#79	Ethel	33
#80	Margie	32
#81	Peggy	32
#82	Eunice	32
#83	Grace	32
#84	Nancy	32
#85	Kathleen	31
#86	Janice	30
#87	Violet	30
#88	Opal	30
#89	Marion	30
#90	Agnes	29
#91	Joann	29
#92	Georgia	29
#93	Genevieve	29
#94	Fern	28
#95	Joanne	27
#96	Roberta	26
#97	Katherine	26
#98	Gertrude	26
#99	Lila	25
#100	Thelma	25

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	129	114	10
Alyce	21	19	2
Donna	218	193	39
Bonnie	130	115	25
Alta	21	19	4
Marcella	43	38	10
Fern	28	25	7
Arlene	86	76	22
Delores	92	82	24
Deloris	21	19	6
Joann	29	26	9
Ramona	63	56	19

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.