Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Nebraska, 1980

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	505
2	Amanda	317
3	Sarah	280
4	Jessica	276
5	Melissa	271
6	Amy	210
7	Nicole	195
8	Angela	184
9	Heather	168
10	Sara	167
11	Rebecca	164
12	Michelle	160
13	Megan	153
14	Amber	151
15	Elizabeth	149
16	Andrea	141
17	Lisa	136
18	Stephanie	130
19	Erin	126
20	Katie	125
20	Tiffany	125
22	Jamie	119
23	Christina	118
24	Kelly	114
25	Crystal	111
25	Kimberly	111
27	Laura	108
28	Rachel	101
29	Julie	92
30	Emily	86
31	April	85
32	Jill	84
33	Kristin	83
34	Mary	78
35	Shannon	77
36	Brooke	71
37	Katherine	69
38	Lindsay	63
38	Tara	63
40	Ashley	56
40	Kathryn	56
42	Alicia	51
43	Holly	50
44	Courtney	48
45	Danielle	47
46	Brandi	46
46	Brandy	46
46	Carrie	46
46	Heidi	46
50	Erica	45

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	434
2	Michael	424
3	Jason	409
4	Joshua	366
5	Christopher	359
6	Justin	337
7	Ryan	318
8	David	291
9	Andrew	281
10	Brian	278
11	John	258
12	Nicholas	257
13	Jeremy	241
14	James	238
15	Joseph	212
16	Adam	209
16	Daniel	209
18	Eric	205
19	Timothy	188
20	Robert	187
21	Scott	186
22	Jeffrey	182
23	Aaron	161
24	Benjamin	160
25	Chad	155
26	Nathan	153
27	Travis	143
28	Brandon	140
29	Dustin	134
30	Anthony	125
30	Jonathan	125
30	Thomas	125
33	William	124
34	Mark	115
35	Kevin	113
36	Jacob	101
36	Steven	101
38	Patrick	99
39	Jesse	97
40	Kyle	93
41	Bradley	90
42	Richard	89
43	Derek	82
44	Shawn	78
45	Paul	77
46	Charles	76
47	Zachary	72
48	Shane	65
49	Brent	64
50	Bryan	62