Popular baby names in Nebraska, 2008

The most popular baby names in Nebraska in 2008 were Ava for girls (128 babies) and Jacob for boys (145). Ava ranked #5 nationally for girls. Social Security records list 18,660 babies born in Nebraska in 2008 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Nebraska in 2008

Names given at least 15 times in Nebraska that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Hallie: 15 babies, 5.6× the national rate
Aubree: 25 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Josie: 23 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Hadley: 15 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Makenna: 28 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Macy: 23 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Brynn: 19 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Emerson: 20 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Rose: 16 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Delaney: 25 babies, 3.5× the national rate

Boys

Beau: 20 babies, 5.3× the national rate
Ryker: 19 babies, 5.3× the national rate
Lane: 25 babies, 4.7× the national rate
Easton: 26 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Paxton: 16 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Tate: 15 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Kade: 15 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Cohen: 18 babies, 4× the national rate
Drew: 29 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Jaxson: 26 babies, 3.9× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Nebraska, 2008

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Ava	128	↑2	5
2	Addison	124	↓1	12
3	Emma	123	↓1	1
4	Olivia	111	↑3	4
5	Sophia	109	↑4	7
6	Ella	104	↑4	19
7	Grace	101	↓1	21
8	Alexis	100	↑8	15
9	Isabella	93	↑2	2
10	Madison	89	↓2	6
11	Elizabeth	85	↓7	9
12	Abigail	84	↑3	8
13	Emily	82	↓8	3
14	Chloe	81	↓1	10
15	Lily	67	↑6	24
16	Natalie	66	↓2	13
17	Hannah	63	↓5	17
18	Lillian	61	↑6	29
19	Samantha	60	–	11
20	Taylor	60	↑5	22
21	Hailey	58	↓3	25
22	Avery	57	↑11	38
23	Mia	57	↑4	14
24	Claire	55	↑12	62
25	Alyssa	52	↓8	16
26	Lauren	52	↓6	30
27	Morgan	52	↓5	46
28	Nevaeh	52	↑11	34
29	Brooklyn	47	↓3	48
30	Riley	45	new	39
31	Aubrey	44	↑1	42
32	Brianna	43	↑2	23
33	Anna	42	↓10	26
34	Madeline	42	new	56
35	Bailey	40	↑2	82
36	Kaitlyn	40	↑8	53
37	Peyton	40	new	60
38	Brooke	39	↓9	52
39	Leah	39	new	40
40	Ashley	38	↓9	18
41	Madelyn	38	new	64
42	Sydney	36	↓12	49
43	Allison	35	↑5	32
44	Sarah	35	↓4	20
45	Savannah	35	↓17	33
46	Isabelle	34	↓11	93
47	Jenna	34	new	>100
48	Katelyn	34	↓2	80
49	Kaylee	34	↓11	31
50	Alexa	33	↓3	50

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Jacob	145	–	1
2	Ethan	134	↑3	3
3	Samuel	126	↑13	27
4	Logan	125	↑4	19
5	Noah	125	↑1	15
6	Gavin	114	↑4	30
7	William	108	↓3	8
8	Alexander	107	↓6	6
9	Anthony	104	↑14	7
10	Carter	99	↑2	65
11	Aiden	97	↑14	16
12	Jackson	93	↓9	32
13	Joseph	93	↑4	13
14	Andrew	90	↓7	12
15	Mason	90	↑5	35
16	Landon	88	↓1	45
17	Caleb	87	↑7	34
18	Brody	85	new	70
19	Wyatt	84	↑14	62
20	Benjamin	82	↓1	25
21	Brayden	82	↑27	51
22	Owen	80	↓11	58
23	Joshua	79	↓9	4
24	Cooper	78	↑21	92
25	James	76	↑4	17
26	Michael	76	↓17	2
27	Blake	75	new	90
28	Daniel	75	↑18	5
29	Isaac	75	↓11	37
30	Hunter	74	↓2	54
31	Connor	72	↑10	57
32	David	72	↑10	14
33	Evan	72	↓3	38
34	Isaiah	72	new	42
35	Jayden	71	↓4	11
36	Ryan	70	↓23	18
37	Tyler	70	↓5	28
38	Zachary	69	↓4	47
39	Chase	67	new	67
40	Elijah	67	↑3	22
41	Jack	67	↓2	39
42	Nathan	67	↑5	21
43	Dylan	65	↓7	31
44	Gabriel	64	↓18	24
45	Carson	63	↓5	89
46	Jonathan	62	↑4	26
47	Colton	61	new	98
48	Parker	61	new	>100
49	Cole	60	new	85
50	Jordan	60	new	48

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