Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1949
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 705 |
| 2 | Robert | 671 |
| 3 | John | 634 |
| 4 | Michael | 608 |
| 5 | David | 543 |
| 6 | Richard | 516 |
| 7 | Thomas | 402 |
| 8 | Larry | 397 |
| 9 | William | 376 |
| 10 | Gary | 365 |
| 11 | Steven | 350 |
| 12 | Ronald | 323 |
| 13 | Dennis | 295 |
| 14 | Donald | 285 |
| 15 | Charles | 260 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 225 |
| 17 | Roger | 206 |
| 18 | Daniel | 202 |
| 19 | Terry | 201 |
| 20 | Stephen | 195 |
| 21 | Douglas | 175 |
| 22 | Jerry | 164 |
| 23 | Mark | 129 |
| 24 | Joseph | 125 |
| 25 | Edward | 124 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Paul | 120 |
| 26 | Timothy | 120 |
| 28 | Gerald | 118 |
| 29 | Rodney | 113 |
| 30 | Dale | 105 |
| 31 | Bruce | 104 |
| 32 | Jack | 92 |
| 33 | Wayne | 91 |
| 34 | George | 89 |
| 35 | Patrick | 88 |
| 36 | Randall | 86 |
| 37 | Gregory | 83 |
| 38 | Danny | 81 |
| 39 | Duane | 75 |
| 40 | Jim | 69 |
| 40 | Raymond | 69 |
| 42 | Alan | 68 |
| 43 | Frank | 66 |
| 44 | Randy | 65 |
| 45 | Stanley | 61 |
| 45 | Steve | 61 |
| 47 | Keith | 59 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 59 |
| 49 | Tom | 55 |
| 50 | Allen | 54 |
| 50 | Eugene | 54 |
| 52 | Harold | 53 |
| 53 | Craig | 50 |
| 53 | Marvin | 50 |
| 55 | Mike | 49 |
| 56 | Jeffrey | 47 |
| 57 | Bill | 46 |
| 57 | Don | 46 |
| 59 | Dean | 43 |
| 59 | Leonard | 43 |
| 61 | Russell | 42 |
| 62 | Joe | 41 |
| 62 | Kent | 41 |
| 62 | Ralph | 41 |
| 62 | Scott | 41 |
| 66 | Fred | 39 |
| 66 | Gene | 39 |
| 66 | Lyle | 39 |
| 66 | Micheal | 39 |
| 66 | Norman | 39 |
| 71 | Carl | 37 |
| 72 | Darrell | 36 |
| 73 | Melvin | 35 |
| 73 | Roy | 35 |
| 73 | Walter | 35 |
| 76 | Arthur | 34 |
| 76 | Lee | 34 |
| 78 | Clifford | 33 |
| 78 | Dan | 33 |
| 78 | Lonnie | 33 |
| 78 | Ronnie | 33 |
| 82 | Bernard | 32 |
| 82 | Lynn | 32 |
| 84 | Glen | 31 |
| 84 | Martin | 31 |
| 84 | Warren | 31 |
| 87 | Harry | 30 |
| 87 | Jon | 30 |
| 87 | Leon | 30 |
| 90 | Glenn | 29 |
| 90 | Leroy | 29 |
| 90 | Rick | 29 |
| 93 | Frederick | 28 |
| 93 | Louis | 28 |
| 95 | Brian | 27 |
| 95 | Ricky | 27 |
| 97 | Allan | 26 |
| 97 | Leslie | 26 |
| 97 | Peter | 26 |
| 97 | Philip | 26 |
| 97 | Phillip | 26 |