Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Nebraska, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	444
2	Melissa	281
3	Amanda	268
4	Sarah	246
5	Angela	237
6	Jessica	228
7	Nicole	223
8	Amy	213
9	Heather	172
10	Michelle	158
11	Lisa	152
12	Rebecca	146
13	Sara	143
14	Elizabeth	139
14	Kelly	139
16	Christina	135
16	Megan	135
18	Stephanie	133
19	Kimberly	128
20	Amber	126
20	Jamie	126
22	Erin	119
23	Jill	112
24	Andrea	105
25	Julie	102
25	Laura	102
27	April	90
27	Rachel	90
27	Shannon	90
30	Crystal	83
31	Tara	79
32	Emily	75
33	Stacy	66
34	Tiffany	65
35	Katie	64
35	Mary	64
37	Katherine	58
38	Holly	57
38	Kristina	57
40	Kathryn	56
41	Heidi	55
42	Brandy	54
43	Dawn	53
44	Carrie	51
44	Christine	51
44	Tracy	51
47	Lindsay	50
48	Alicia	49
48	Stacey	49
50	Brandi	48

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	428
2	Jason	411
3	Christopher	370
4	Matthew	355
5	Ryan	308
6	Joshua	307
6	Nicholas	307
8	David	286
9	Brian	283
10	Daniel	234
11	John	233
12	Justin	230
13	Andrew	226
14	James	224
15	Jeremy	222
16	Joseph	202
17	Adam	198
18	Eric	194
19	Timothy	186
20	Jeffrey	179
20	Robert	179
22	Chad	173
23	Travis	169
24	Scott	163
25	Benjamin	155
26	Aaron	148
27	Brandon	146
28	Nathan	143
29	Kevin	141
30	Mark	128
31	William	127
32	Anthony	126
33	Steven	111
34	Patrick	104
35	Thomas	102
36	Dustin	88
37	Jonathan	87
38	Paul	86
39	Richard	83
40	Bradley	76
41	Jacob	75
41	Shawn	75
43	Shane	74
43	Zachary	74
45	Kyle	71
46	Jesse	69
47	Bryan	67
48	Brent	66
49	Luke	64
50	Cory	63