Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1950
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 771 |
| 2 | James | 718 |
| 3 | Michael | 656 |
| 4 | John | 636 |
| 5 | David | 544 |
| 6 | Richard | 489 |
| 7 | Thomas | 418 |
| 7 | William | 418 |
| 9 | Steven | 412 |
| 10 | Gary | 355 |
| 11 | Larry | 354 |
| 12 | Dennis | 342 |
| 13 | Ronald | 303 |
| 14 | Donald | 268 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 244 |
| 16 | Charles | 221 |
| 17 | Roger | 220 |
| 18 | Daniel | 218 |
| 19 | Douglas | 207 |
| 20 | Terry | 199 |
| 21 | Mark | 192 |
| 22 | Stephen | 174 |
| 23 | Jerry | 162 |
| 24 | Timothy | 147 |
| 25 | Joseph | 143 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Paul | 129 |
| 27 | Gregory | 127 |
| 28 | Dale | 118 |
| 29 | Gerald | 113 |
| 30 | Rodney | 104 |
| 31 | Bruce | 103 |
| 32 | Alan | 100 |
| 32 | Edward | 100 |
| 34 | George | 99 |
| 35 | Randall | 93 |
| 36 | Patrick | 91 |
| 37 | Jack | 88 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 85 |
| 39 | Randy | 80 |
| 40 | Frank | 77 |
| 41 | Keith | 71 |
| 42 | Danny | 69 |
| 42 | Stanley | 69 |
| 42 | Wayne | 69 |
| 45 | Craig | 58 |
| 45 | Raymond | 58 |
| 47 | Harold | 57 |
| 48 | Marvin | 56 |
| 49 | Lynn | 55 |
| 50 | Allen | 53 |
| 50 | Duane | 53 |
| 52 | Eugene | 51 |
| 52 | Scott | 51 |
| 54 | Kent | 50 |
| 54 | Steve | 50 |
| 56 | Jeffrey | 49 |
| 56 | Russell | 49 |
| 58 | Jim | 47 |
| 58 | Walter | 47 |
| 60 | Carl | 46 |
| 60 | Lyle | 46 |
| 60 | Ralph | 46 |
| 63 | Dan | 45 |
| 64 | Micheal | 44 |
| 65 | Dean | 42 |
| 66 | Anthony | 41 |
| 66 | Gene | 41 |
| 68 | Arthur | 40 |
| 69 | Don | 37 |
| 69 | Mike | 37 |
| 71 | Leonard | 36 |
| 71 | Rick | 36 |
| 71 | Tom | 36 |
| 74 | Darrell | 35 |
| 75 | Allan | 34 |
| 75 | Bill | 34 |
| 75 | Brian | 34 |
| 78 | Glenn | 33 |
| 78 | Lee | 33 |
| 80 | Gordon | 32 |
| 80 | Leroy | 32 |
| 80 | Martin | 32 |
| 80 | Philip | 32 |
| 80 | Phillip | 32 |
| 80 | Roy | 32 |
| 86 | Bernard | 31 |
| 86 | Jerome | 31 |
| 86 | Kevin | 31 |
| 86 | Lonnie | 31 |
| 90 | Leslie | 30 |
| 91 | Edwin | 29 |
| 91 | Joe | 29 |
| 91 | Rex | 29 |
| 91 | Theodore | 29 |
| 95 | Fred | 28 |
| 95 | Harry | 28 |
| 95 | Howard | 28 |
| 95 | Jon | 28 |
| 95 | Norman | 28 |
| 100 | Lloyd | 27 |
| 100 | Melvin | 27 |