Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Nebraska, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	479
2	Sarah	248
3	Amy	243
4	Angela	234
4	Melissa	234
6	Jessica	229
7	Heather	185
8	Nicole	167
9	Lisa	158
10	Michelle	157
11	Kimberly	156
12	Amanda	155
13	Elizabeth	136
14	Erin	133
14	Jamie	133
16	Kelly	128
16	Rebecca	128
18	Sara	126
18	Stephanie	126
20	Julie	121
21	Jill	116
22	Christina	101
22	Laura	101
24	Megan	96
25	Amber	93
26	Andrea	91
27	Crystal	87
28	Shannon	80
29	Tara	75
30	April	74
30	Rachel	74
32	Carrie	71
33	Stacy	69
34	Emily	59
35	Christine	57
36	Mary	56
37	Tiffany	55
38	Tracy	54
39	Mandy	53
40	Dawn	51
41	Heidi	50
41	Katherine	50
43	Holly	49
43	Kelli	49
45	Tina	48
46	Courtney	46
47	Kristin	45
47	Tammy	45
49	Kathryn	42
50	Jaime	41

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	452
2	Jason	410
3	Matthew	407
4	Christopher	329
5	Ryan	307
6	Joshua	274
7	Brian	263
8	John	256
9	James	247
10	David	243
11	Nicholas	239
12	Jeffrey	229
13	Andrew	220
14	Jeremy	213
15	Daniel	210
16	Justin	205
17	Robert	198
18	Joseph	188
19	Timothy	185
20	Scott	171
21	Aaron	167
21	Eric	167
23	Adam	149
24	Chad	144
25	Mark	141
26	Travis	137
27	Nathan	136
28	Kevin	135
29	Anthony	130
30	William	122
31	Benjamin	118
32	Thomas	114
33	Shawn	107
34	Brandon	106
35	Patrick	104
36	Steven	103
37	Richard	90
38	Bradley	72
39	Bryan	70
39	Charles	70
39	Jonathan	70
42	Gregory	68
42	Kyle	68
44	Joel	67
45	Paul	65
45	Shane	65
47	Dustin	64
48	Jesse	62
49	Cory	61
50	Douglas	59