Most popular baby names in Nebraska — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Nebraska were Charlotte, Evelyn, and Harper for girls and Liam, Theodore, and Henry for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Merritt is 14x more common in Nebraska than nationally, and Barrett is 4.7x more common in Nebraska than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Nebraska

Girls

Most distinctive Harper 2.7x more common ▲13 #3 vs US #16
Also more common
Ivy 2.6x more common ▲32 #7 vs US #39 Eleanor 2.2x more common ▲6 #6 vs US #12 Evelyn 2.0x more common ▲6 #2 vs US #8 Ailany 1.8x more common ▲7 #7 vs US #14
Less common
Isabella 1.2x less common ▼23 #30 vs US #7 Sophia 1.0x less common ▼8 #13 vs US #5

Boys

Most distinctive Cooper 2.1x more common ▲21 #6 vs US #27
Also more common
Theodore 1.9x more common ▲2 #2 vs US #4 Henry 1.8x more common ▲2 #3 vs US #5 Hudson 1.5x more common ▲7 #10 vs US #17 Liam 1.4x more common ▲0 #1 vs US #1
Less common
Lucas 1.2x less common ▼27 #37 vs US #10 Elijah 1.1x less common ▼21 #28 vs US #7

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