Nebraska · 1930

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1930, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Betty	541
#2	Mary	535
#3	Dorothy	333
#4	Shirley	311
#5	Donna	292
#6	Patricia	232
#7	Lois	229
#8	Marilyn	202
#9	Joan	194
#10	Helen	194
#11	Barbara	193
#12	Doris	192
#13	Norma	188
#14	Phyllis	173
#15	Ruth	162
#16	Margaret	160
#17	Virginia	159
#18	Delores	141
#19	Darlene	133
#20	Dolores	131
#21	Bonnie	129
#22	Beverly	129
#23	Jean	124
#24	Marjorie	123
#25	Evelyn	112
#26	Joyce	111
#27	Alice	111
#28	Frances	90
#29	Mildred	90
#30	Elaine	80
#31	Maxine	77
#32	Rose	75
#33	Arlene	73
#34	Geraldine	68
#35	Carol	66
#36	Joann	65
#37	Lucille	62
#38	Wilma	62
#39	Jacqueline	59
#40	Irene	56
#41	Gladys	56
#42	Charlotte	55
#43	Lorraine	55
#44	Eleanor	54
#45	Florence	52
#46	Audrey	51
#47	Janet	50
#48	Elizabeth	50
#49	Bernice	50
#50	Gloria	48
#51	Clara	46
#52	Anna	46
#53	Rita	45
#54	Peggy	45
#55	Nancy	44
#56	Marie	44
#57	Janice	42
#58	Wanda	42
#59	Jo	41
#60	Louise	41
#61	Marian	41
#62	Joanne	40
#63	Esther	40
#64	Ramona	39
#65	Hazel	39
#66	Martha	39
#67	June	39
#68	Edna	39
#69	Kathryn	38
#70	Roberta	38
#71	Catherine	36
#72	Rosemary	36
#73	Leona	34
#74	Lila	34
#75	Pauline	34
#76	Ruby	34
#77	Jane	33
#78	Carolyn	33
#79	Loretta	33
#80	Lillian	33
#81	Patsy	32
#82	Edith	32
#83	Viola	32
#84	Eileen	31
#85	Josephine	31
#86	Sally	31
#87	Thelma	30
#88	Theresa	29
#89	Elsie	29
#90	Laura	29
#91	Lavonne	28
#92	Katherine	27
#93	Erma	27
#94	Velma	27
#95	Yvonne	27
#96	Marion	26
#97	Twila	26
#98	Verna	26
#99	Patty	26
#100	Marcella	26

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
Twila	26	24	1
Darlene	133	122	14
Lavonne	28	26	3
Dona	21	19	4
Donna	292	268	53
Bonnie	129	118	29
Luella	23	21	5
Nadine	24	22	6
Delores	141	129	36
Patty	26	24	7
Joann	65	60	19
Arlene	73	67	22

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.