Top baby names in Nebraska, 1946

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Mary562
2Linda524
3Sharon397
4Patricia380
5Carol367
6Barbara323
7Sandra302
8Judy293
9Karen242
10Susan237
11Judith234
12Nancy224
13Kathleen211
14Janice210
15Donna207
16Cheryl174
16Connie174
18Janet168
19Diane166
20Marilyn147
21Shirley145
22Betty143
23Margaret136
24Joyce132
25Carolyn128
26Beverly108
27Pamela99
28Jean98
29Jane96
30Bonnie91
31Joan90
32Diana84
33Kathryn82
33Phyllis82
35Virginia79
36Ruth77
37Dorothy70
38Gloria69
39Marlene65
40Ann62
40Lois62
40Marcia62
43Elizabeth56
43Peggy56
43Sherry56
46Cynthia55
47Elaine52
47Jo52
49Helen51
49Kay51

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert685
2James674
3John540
4Richard524
5Larry449
6Gary413
7William356
8David354
9Michael348
10Ronald338
11Dennis322
12Donald296
13Thomas283
14Charles233
15Kenneth230
16Roger214
17Terry169
18Jerry165
19Paul145
20Steven131
21Daniel122
22Gerald115
23Stephen109
24Douglas105
25Jack100
26Joseph97
27Rodney93
28Edward92
29Jim89
30George88
31Dale78
31Marvin78
33Harold74
34Wayne71
35Frank68
36Bruce67
37Bill66
37Keith66
37Lawrence66
37Raymond66
41Mike63
42Danny60
43Leroy58
43Steve58
45Alan56
45Don56
45Stanley56
45Timothy56
49Patrick52
49Tom52