What baby names are unique to Nebraska?

The most distinctive baby names in Nebraska. In 2025: Bergen and Eh. Across 1910-2025: Wauneta and Lumir.

Names unique to Nebraska

The most distinctive Nebraska baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive Nebraska names were Bergen and Eh. Across the whole record it is Wauneta and Lumir.

Unique Nebraska names in 2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Bergen	10	70×	Eh	5	21×
2	Merritt	24	7×	Brecken	10	5×
3	Scotlynn	6	5×	Merritt	7	5×
4	Ronnie	6	4×	Barrett	52	3×
5	Laramie	9	3×	Syrus	5	3×
6	Berkley	10	3×	Baylor	22	3×
7	Indy	11	3×	Knox	40	3×
8	Della	15	3×	Briggs	23	3×
9	Baylor	12	3×	Domingo	5	2×
10	Hattie	21	2×	Baker	36	2×
11	Leighton	20	2×	Boden	10	2×
12	Murphy	18	2×	Hayes	42	2×
13	Wrenley	34	2×	Benson	24	2×
14	Layne	6	2×	Jett	38	2×
15	Thea	18	2×	Hank	17	2×
16	Clara	54	2×	Tate	32	2×
17	Parker	40	2×	Boone	16	2×
18	Lennon	25	2×	Lane	25	2×
19	Andi	11	2×	Emmett	45	2×
20	Emersyn	33	2×	Myles	51	2×
21	Scottie	33	2×	Sutton	19	2×
22	Makenna	11	2×	Krew	11	2×
23	Maisie	22	2×	Archie	20	2×
24	Collins	21	2×	Creed	10	2×
25	Melani	7	2×	Brooks	64	2×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

Decade	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1910s	Wauneta	27	38×	Lumir	40	51×
1920s	Wauneta	64	51×	Lumir	29	55×
1930s	Rogene	33	37×	Dwaine	53	17×
1940s	Rogene	12	19×	Lavern	106	11×
1950s	Rogene	18	68×	Gayle	43	13×
1960s	Jodeen	7	11×	Monte	187	5×
1970s	Michala	5	17×	Corby	10	7×
1980s	Makala	10	57×	Tanner	165	4×
1990s	Jadyn	31	10×	Jaydn	13	80×
2000s	Neleigh	6	37×	Creighton	63	45×
2010s	Suttyn	6	36×	Creighton	45	39×
2020s	Bergen	20	82×	Creighton	19	51×

All years, 1910–2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Wauneta	91	78×	Lumir	69	95×
2	Rogene	74	54×	Trev	7	34×
3	Merna	204	46×	Creighton	145	34×
4	Bergen	20	37×	Thaine	11	23×
5	Laverda	10	35×	Eh	32	22×
6	Halsey	25	32×	Delane	5	16×
7	Neleigh	6	27×	Lemoyne	5	16×
8	Nyamal	6	27×	Derald	58	15×
9	Jodene	40	21×	Lavern	748	14×
10	Ardyce	97	19×	Burdette	77	14×
11	Bernadean	5	17×	Darold	160	13×
12	Albie	5	17×	Gayle	242	12×
13	Orneta	5	17×	Burke	59	12×
14	Vergene	5	17×	Dwaine	132	11×
15	Laurine	52	16×	Merlyn	158	10×
16	Laverna	173	15×	Garold	94	10×
17	Detta	6	15×	Jaydn	13	9×
18	Luetta	55	14×	Gaylen	38	9×
19	Atley	21	14×	Brecken	272	8×
20	Breckyn	35	13×	Joy	33	8×
21	Lavaughn	11	12×	Rolland	382	8×
22	Gladyce	31	12×	Elwin	122	8×
23	Eh	10	12×	Elden	120	7×
24	Lavona	38	11×	Merlin	554	7×
25	Ardith	306	11×	Eldon	1,073	7×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Nebraska births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org