Nebraska · 1936

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	504
#2	Shirley	445
#3	Marilyn	279
#4	Barbara	279
#5	Patricia	267
#6	Donna	258
#7	Betty	239
#8	Beverly	197
#9	Carol	192
#10	Joan	177
#11	Janice	159
#12	Dorothy	153
#13	Janet	148
#14	Nancy	146
#15	Joyce	141
#16	Marlene	132
#17	Darlene	132
#18	Lois	131
#19	Norma	126
#20	Phyllis	126
#21	Sharon	123
#22	Margaret	112
#23	Virginia	109
#24	Ruth	103
#25	Carolyn	100
#26	Jean	96
#27	Delores	95
#28	Doris	91
#29	Helen	90
#30	Alice	88
#31	Bonnie	85
#32	Sandra	84
#33	Joann	77
#34	Elaine	76
#35	Marjorie	70
#36	Karen	69
#37	Kay	66
#38	Frances	62
#39	Joanne	57
#40	Evelyn	57
#41	Charlotte	55
#42	Arlene	55
#43	Dolores	53
#44	Rita	52
#45	Peggy	51
#46	Rose	51
#47	Geraldine	48
#48	Elizabeth	48
#49	Sally	47
#50	Roberta	46
#51	Wanda	45
#52	Jo	44
#53	Jane	44
#54	Ann	44
#55	Wilma	43
#56	Kathleen	42
#57	Loretta	40
#58	Kathryn	40
#59	Yvonne	40
#60	Dixie	38
#61	Rosemary	38
#62	Judith	37
#63	June	36
#64	Jeanette	35
#65	Jacqueline	35
#66	Gloria	35
#67	Irene	34
#68	Maxine	34
#69	Marian	34
#70	Pat	33
#71	Anna	33
#72	Audrey	33
#73	Lucille	31
#74	Judy	30
#75	Connie	30
#76	Marcia	30
#77	Mildred	29
#78	Lorraine	29
#79	Eleanor	29
#80	Pauline	28
#81	Louise	27
#82	Catherine	26
#83	Lavonne	26
#84	Jackie	26
#85	Eileen	26
#86	Edith	26
#87	Lila	25
#88	Susan	25
#89	Marie	25
#90	Myrna	25
#91	Anita	25
#92	Patty	25
#93	Leona	24
#94	Martha	24
#95	Verna	24
#96	Colleen	23
#97	Gayle	23
#98	Jeanne	23
#99	Patsy	23
#100	Sylvia	23

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
Lavonne	26	27	4
Darlene	132	135	28
Karen	69	71	17
Lila	25	26	6
Nadine	21	21	5
Sharon	123	126	34
Dixie	38	39	11
Donna	258	264	76
Gayle	23	24	7
Jackie	26	27	9
Kay	66	68	23
Colleen	23	24	8

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.