Most popular baby names in Nebraska

In 2023, the top baby names in Nebraska were Oliver for boys (121 babies) and Charlotte for girls (104 babies). The next most popular were Liam, Henry and Theodore for boys and Olivia, Sophia and Amelia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Nebraska, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	121
2	Liam	112
3	Henry	104
4	Theodore	95
5	Noah	84
6	William	84
7	Leo	82
8	Elijah	81
9	Jack	79
10	Owen	79
11	Asher	71
12	James	70
13	Hudson	67
14	Maverick	67
15	Miles	63
16	Brooks	61
17	Levi	60
18	Grayson	54
19	Barrett	52
20	Benjamin	52
21	Cooper	50
22	Jackson	50
23	Samuel	50
24	Bennett	49
25	Ezra	49

Top 25 girl names in Nebraska, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Charlotte	104
2	Olivia	89
3	Sophia	83
4	Amelia	80
5	Evelyn	79
6	Mia	73
7	Emma	71
8	Harper	68
9	Eleanor	61
10	Lucy	57
11	Nora	57
12	Lainey	53
13	Hazel	52
14	Ava	49
15	Elizabeth	49
16	Aurora	47
17	Penelope	47
18	Isabella	46
19	Scarlett	46
20	Layla	44
21	Willow	44
22	Avery	43
23	Lillian	43
24	Nova	42
25	Sofia	42

Names more common in Nebraska than nationally

The share of Nebraska babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Barrett5.9× · 52 babies
Knox3.9× · 34 babies
Graham3.6× · 45 babies
Stetson3.1× · 31 babies
Ryker3.1× · 30 babies
Calvin2.9× · 35 babies
Brooks2.7× · 61 babies
August2.6× · 45 babies
Parker2.3× · 43 babies
Bennett2.2× · 49 babies
Emmett2.2× · 33 babies
Weston2.1× · 45 babies

Girls

Lainey3.1× · 53 babies
Hadley3.1× · 31 babies
Millie3× · 33 babies
Quinn2.8× · 35 babies
Lucy2.7× · 57 babies
Clara2.6× · 30 babies
Lillian2.5× · 43 babies
Paisley2.5× · 40 babies
Nora2.2× · 57 babies
Madelyn2.2× · 34 babies
Eleanor2.1× · 61 babies
Willow2.1× · 44 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.