Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1948
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 741 |
| 2 | Robert | 725 |
| 3 | John | 602 |
| 4 | Michael | 522 |
| 5 | Richard | 501 |
| 6 | David | 467 |
| 7 | William | 433 |
| 8 | Larry | 419 |
| 9 | Gary | 386 |
| 10 | Ronald | 362 |
| 11 | Dennis | 350 |
| 12 | Thomas | 348 |
| 13 | Donald | 263 |
| 13 | Steven | 263 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 241 |
| 16 | Terry | 228 |
| 17 | Roger | 214 |
| 18 | Charles | 207 |
| 19 | Jerry | 189 |
| 20 | Daniel | 166 |
| 21 | Stephen | 143 |
| 22 | Douglas | 142 |
| 23 | Paul | 132 |
| 24 | Gerald | 127 |
| 25 | Dale | 123 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joseph | 117 |
| 27 | Edward | 108 |
| 28 | Bruce | 104 |
| 28 | George | 104 |
| 30 | Raymond | 103 |
| 31 | Jack | 97 |
| 32 | Timothy | 91 |
| 33 | Patrick | 87 |
| 34 | Frank | 85 |
| 35 | Alan | 84 |
| 36 | Mark | 80 |
| 36 | Rodney | 80 |
| 38 | Stanley | 77 |
| 39 | Gregory | 74 |
| 40 | Duane | 73 |
| 41 | Tom | 72 |
| 42 | Danny | 71 |
| 42 | Keith | 71 |
| 44 | Wayne | 69 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 66 |
| 46 | Jim | 65 |
| 47 | Bill | 64 |
| 48 | Allen | 62 |
| 49 | Harold | 58 |
| 49 | Randall | 58 |
| 49 | Steve | 58 |
| 52 | Eugene | 57 |
| 52 | Mike | 57 |
| 54 | Randy | 53 |
| 55 | Marvin | 50 |
| 56 | Dean | 49 |
| 57 | Lee | 47 |
| 57 | Russell | 47 |
| 57 | Walter | 47 |
| 60 | Don | 46 |
| 60 | Lyle | 46 |
| 60 | Ronnie | 46 |
| 63 | Leonard | 45 |
| 64 | Gene | 44 |
| 65 | Carl | 43 |
| 66 | Joe | 41 |
| 66 | Lynn | 41 |
| 66 | Roy | 41 |
| 69 | Craig | 40 |
| 70 | Lloyd | 39 |
| 70 | Micheal | 39 |
| 72 | Bernard | 37 |
| 72 | Leroy | 37 |
| 72 | Melvin | 37 |
| 72 | Norman | 37 |
| 72 | Ralph | 37 |
| 72 | Warren | 37 |
| 78 | Howard | 35 |
| 78 | Martin | 35 |
| 78 | Philip | 35 |
| 81 | Arthur | 33 |
| 81 | Dan | 33 |
| 81 | Darrell | 33 |
| 81 | Fred | 33 |
| 81 | Lonnie | 33 |
| 86 | Francis | 32 |
| 86 | Frederick | 32 |
| 86 | Gordon | 32 |
| 89 | Albert | 31 |
| 89 | Dick | 31 |
| 89 | Glen | 31 |
| 89 | Kent | 31 |
| 93 | Jon | 30 |
| 93 | Phillip | 30 |
| 95 | Earl | 29 |
| 95 | Scott | 29 |
| 97 | Barry | 28 |
| 97 | Harry | 28 |
| 97 | Johnny | 28 |
| 100 | Anthony | 27 |
| 100 | Leo | 27 |
| 100 | Louis | 27 |
| 100 | Ray | 27 |