Nebraska · 1939

Top 100 names in Nebraska, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	458
#2	Sharon	303
#3	Barbara	281
#4	Patricia	264
#5	Marilyn	226
#6	Karen	220
#7	Shirley	214
#8	Janice	207
#9	Carol	206
#10	Betty	174
#11	Donna	164
#12	Sandra	164
#13	Judith	163
#14	Beverly	157
#15	Nancy	154
#16	Judy	142
#17	Janet	136
#18	Joyce	134
#19	Joan	132
#20	Margaret	115
#21	Carolyn	113
#22	Lois	102
#23	Phyllis	101
#24	Dorothy	97
#25	Marlene	94
#26	Jean	87
#27	Norma	83
#28	Kay	83
#29	Alice	81
#30	Virginia	81
#31	Ruth	80
#32	Bonnie	77
#33	Helen	71
#34	Linda	69
#35	Darlene	65
#36	Joann	65
#37	Kathleen	64
#38	Marjorie	63
#39	Elaine	60
#40	Delores	58
#41	Doris	53
#42	Frances	52
#43	Connie	51
#44	Geraldine	49
#45	Peggy	47
#46	Sally	47
#47	Arlene	46
#48	Rose	44
#49	Jane	44
#50	Jacqueline	44
#51	Kathryn	43
#52	Evelyn	43
#53	Jeanette	41
#54	Elizabeth	41
#55	Loretta	40
#56	Rita	40
#57	Deanna	39
#58	Susan	39
#59	Charlene	39
#60	Ann	39
#61	Jo	36
#62	Joanne	35
#63	Patty	35
#64	Charlotte	34
#65	Roberta	34
#66	Marcia	33
#67	Yvonne	32
#68	Wanda	32
#69	Catherine	31
#70	Anita	30
#71	Gloria	30
#72	Rosemary	30
#73	Eleanor	30
#74	Dolores	29
#75	Diane	29
#76	Myrna	29
#77	Maxine	28
#78	Katherine	28
#79	Martha	28
#80	Carole	28
#81	Dixie	26
#82	Lorraine	26
#83	Marie	26
#84	Sharron	25
#85	Wilma	25
#86	Pat	25
#87	Rosalie	24
#88	Ellen	24
#89	Margie	24
#90	Sondra	23
#91	Constance	23
#92	Julia	23
#93	June	23
#94	Mildred	22
#95	Lavonne	22
#96	Leona	21
#97	Irene	21
#98	Gladys	20
#99	Glenda	20
#100	Eileen	20

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
Sharron	25	28	3
Lavonne	22	24	3
Karen	220	242	51
Sharon	303	334	82
Patty	35	39	10
Sondra	23	25	8
Kay	83	91	30
Marlene	94	104	34
Marilyn	226	249	87
Janice	207	228	80
Charlene	39	43	16
Connie	51	56	21

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.