Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Nebraska, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	473
2	Jessica	355
3	Amanda	324
4	Sarah	322
5	Melissa	238
6	Nicole	220
7	Amber	197
8	Amy	189
8	Stephanie	189
10	Elizabeth	172
11	Sara	170
12	Rebecca	167
13	Erin	159
14	Angela	157
15	Michelle	156
16	Lisa	138
17	Heather	132
18	Megan	131
19	Andrea	128
20	Kimberly	120
21	Jamie	117
22	Rachel	104
23	Kristin	103
23	Laura	103
25	Emily	100
26	Kelly	99
27	Julie	98
28	Crystal	97
29	Tiffany	93
30	Katie	92
31	Christina	87
32	April	85
33	Ashley	83
34	Lindsay	80
35	Jill	77
36	Danielle	76
37	Shannon	75
38	Mary	74
39	Katherine	73
40	Brooke	72
41	Lindsey	71
42	Tara	62
43	Carrie	59
44	Kathryn	56
45	Stacy	52
46	Kristen	50
47	Anne	49
47	Leslie	49
47	Patricia	49
50	Brandy	48

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	456
2	Michael	435
3	Joshua	390
4	Ryan	334
5	Justin	331
6	Jason	328
7	Christopher	324
8	David	268
9	Adam	257
10	Andrew	249
11	Nicholas	248
12	Brian	226
13	James	221
14	John	220
15	Daniel	217
16	Joseph	205
17	Eric	202
18	Jeremy	198
19	Brandon	195
20	Jeffrey	185
21	Aaron	178
22	Benjamin	176
23	Robert	166
24	Jonathan	160
25	Dustin	158
25	Timothy	158
27	Nathan	151
28	Scott	150
29	Thomas	146
30	William	137
31	Jesse	130
31	Travis	130
33	Kevin	127
34	Mark	118
35	Anthony	117
36	Jacob	111
37	Steven	100
38	Chad	98
39	Bradley	93
40	Kyle	92
41	Richard	89
42	Paul	84
43	Derek	81
44	Jared	80
44	Patrick	80
46	Shawn	72
47	Charles	71
48	Brent	70
48	Tyler	70
50	Bryan	67