Most Popular Baby Names in Nebraska (2025)

The most popular baby names in Nebraska in 2025 were Charlotte for girls and Liam for boys, based on Social Security data for babies born in the state.

Names that rank much higher in Nebraska than in the country as a whole include Clara, Parker, Lydia, Brooks, Weston, and Beau.

State data is published a year behind the national list, and it only includes names given to at least five babies of one sex in the state.

Top 100 baby names in Nebraska

Girls

Girls
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Charlotte	95	–
2	Evelyn	82	–
3	Harper	80	–
4	Amelia	79	–
5	Olivia	75	–
6	Eleanor	74	↑ 4
7	Ailany	58	new
8	Ivy	58	↑ 8
9	Mia	58	↑ 3
10	Violet	58	↑ 4
11	Emma	57	↓ 3
12	Hazel	56	↓ 3
13	Clara	54	↑ 21
14	Sophia	54	↓ 7
15	Lainey	52	↓ 9
16	Nora	51	↓ 5
17	Ava	49	↑ 1
18	Willow	49	↑ 3
19	Aurora	48	↓ 4
20	Eliana	47	↑ 6
21	Elizabeth	46	↓ 4
22	Scarlett	46	↑ 3
23	Lucy	45	–
24	Sofia	42	↑ 13
25	Ella	41	↑ 2
26	Grace	41	↑ 20
27	Eloise	40	↑ 61
28	Josephine	40	↑ 7
29	Parker	40	new
30	Avery	38	↑ 40
31	Isabella	38	↓ 18
32	Ruby	38	↑ 6
33	Lily	37	↑ 9
34	Millie	37	↑ 59
35	Chloe	36	↑ 26
36	Abigail	35	↑ 13
37	Ellie	35	↓ 15
38	Lydia	35	↑ 25
39	Maeve	35	↓ 7
40	Wrenley	34	↑ 38
41	Emersyn	33	↑ 25
42	Leilani	33	new
43	Lillian	33	↑ 8
44	Scottie	33	↑ 9
45	Delilah	32	↑ 51
46	Quinn	32	↓ 6
47	Camila	31	↓ 17
48	Luna	31	↓ 20
49	Lyla	31	↑ 41
50	Vivian	31	↓ 6
51	Elsie	30	↑ 32
52	Isla	30	↓ 21
53	Adeline	29	↓ 29
54	Josie	29	new
55	Nova	29	↓ 16
56	Sadie	29	↑ 20
57	Emery	28	↑ 40
58	Gianna	28	–
59	Margaret	28	↑ 33
60	Raelynn	28	new
61	Claire	27	↑ 13
62	Daisy	27	↑ 13
63	Hallie	27	↑ 5
64	Paisley	27	↓ 12
65	Stella	27	↓ 11
66	Valentina	27	new
67	Emily	26	–
68	Genesis	26	↓ 11
69	Georgia	26	new
70	Iris	26	new
71	Mila	26	↓ 52
72	Aria	25	↑ 1
73	Cora	25	↑ 7
74	Lennon	25	↑ 11
75	Maria	25	↓ 46
76	Oakley	25	new
77	Zoe	25	↓ 5
78	Caroline	24	new
79	Eden	24	↑ 2
80	Emerson	24	new
81	Hadley	24	↓ 31
82	Layla	24	↓ 46
83	Merritt	24	new
84	Penelope	24	↓ 64
85	Sophie	24	new
86	Sutton	24	↓ 43
87	Emilia	23	new
88	Tatum	23	new
89	Zoey	23	↓ 34
90	Blakely	22	↓ 34
91	Kennedy	22	↓ 32
92	Maisie	22	new
93	Rylee	22	new
94	Stevie	22	new
95	Collins	21	↓ 50
96	Eliza	21	↓ 14
97	Everly	21	↓ 56
98	Hattie	21	new
99	Mabel	21	new
100	Madeline	21	new

Boys

Boys
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Liam	149	↑ 3
2	Theodore	128	–
3	Henry	113	–
4	Noah	109	↑ 1
5	Oliver	101	↓ 4
6	Cooper	82	↑ 2
7	James	73	↑ 5
8	William	71	↓ 1
9	Benjamin	69	↑ 12
10	Hudson	68	↑ 1
11	Brooks	64	↑ 17
12	Weston	63	↑ 26
13	Mateo	62	↓ 7
14	Miles	62	↑ 31
15	Bennett	61	↑ 19
16	Asher	60	↑ 4
17	Wesley	60	↑ 8
18	Jack	59	↓ 4
19	Levi	59	–
20	Beau	58	↑ 7
21	Elias	57	↑ 22
22	Julian	57	↑ 37
23	Leo	57	↓ 7
24	Samuel	57	↑ 17
25	Owen	56	↓ 12
26	Santiago	55	↑ 32
27	David	54	↑ 30
28	Elijah	53	↓ 18
29	Barrett	52	↑ 6
30	Maverick	52	↓ 21
31	Myles	51	↑ 9
32	Michael	49	↑ 22
33	Thomas	49	↓ 10
34	Wyatt	49	↓ 2
35	Isaac	48	↓ 6
36	Dylan	47	↓ 18
37	Emmett	45	↑ 2
38	Lucas	45	↓ 21
39	Carter	44	↓ 3
40	Ezra	44	↓ 25
41	Thiago	44	↑ 10
42	Luca	43	↑ 54
43	Alexander	42	↑ 20
44	Hayes	42	↓ 14
45	Charles	41	↑ 2
46	Jackson	41	↓ 22
47	Rowan	41	↑ 13
48	Waylon	41	↓ 6
49	Archer	40	↑ 7
50	Callum	40	↑ 17
51	Everett	40	↑ 2
52	Gabriel	40	↓ 4
53	Knox	40	new
54	Milo	40	new
55	Lincoln	39	↓ 24
56	Atlas	38	↑ 8
57	Enzo	38	↑ 15
58	Jett	38	↑ 33
59	August	37	↓ 26
60	Daniel	37	↓ 38
61	John	37	↓ 12
62	Joseph	37	↓ 18
63	Baker	36	↑ 2
64	Grayson	36	↓ 38
65	Luke	36	↓ 28
66	Axel	35	↑ 10
67	Beckett	34	↓ 1
68	Graham	34	new
69	Arlo	33	↑ 6
70	Dean	33	new
71	Ethan	33	↑ 2
72	Isaiah	33	↑ 22
73	Parker	33	↑ 1
74	Sebastian	33	↓ 28
75	Silas	33	↑ 10
76	Stetson	32	new
77	Tate	32	new
78	Colter	31	↓ 1
79	Emiliano	31	↑ 4
80	Jacob	31	↑ 8
81	Walker	31	↓ 29
82	Adrian	30	new
83	Arthur	30	↓ 12
84	Calvin	30	↑ 9
85	Roman	30	new
86	Angel	29	↑ 12
87	Rhett	29	↓ 17
88	Vincent	29	↑ 9
89	Sawyer	28	new
90	Mason	27	↓ 21
91	Matthew	27	new
92	Robert	27	new
93	Easton	26	↓ 11
94	Ezekiel	26	↓ 33
95	Ian	26	↑ 5
96	Nathan	26	new
97	Ryker	26	↓ 47
98	Anthony	25	↓ 43
99	Braxton	25	new
100	Caleb	25	↓ 10

Names more popular in Nebraska

Names in the state's top 50 that rank far higher in Nebraska than across the US.

Girls

Name	Nebraska	US
Clara	#13	#63
Parker	#29	#106
Lydia	#38	#92
Wrenley	#40	#159
Emersyn	#41	#138
Scottie	#44	#126
Quinn	#46	#97

Boys

Name	Nebraska	US
Brooks	#11	#64
Weston	#12	#55
Beau	#20	#60
Barrett	#29	#171
Myles	#31	#100
Emmett	#37	#121
Hayes	#44	#162
Archer	#49	#98

Number-one names in Nebraska by year

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Charlotte (95)	Liam (149)
2024	Charlotte (107)	Oliver (137)
2023	Charlotte (104)	Oliver (121)
2022	Charlotte (112)	Oliver (134)
2021	Olivia (114)	Henry (123)
2020	Olivia (132)	Oliver (128)
2019	Olivia (122)	Oliver (126)
2018	Olivia (128)	Liam (129)
2017	Emma (124)	Oliver (147)
2016	Emma (138)	Liam (118)
2015	Olivia (121)	Henry (127)
2014	Olivia (138)	Liam (149)

Source: US Social Security Administration state files. A name only appears in a state list if at least five babies of one sex received it there that year.

Top 100 baby names in Nebraska

Girls

Boys

Names more popular in Nebraska

Girls

Boys

Number-one names in Nebraska by year

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