Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 584 |
| 2 | David | 414 |
| 3 | James | 406 |
| 4 | Jeffrey | 362 |
| 5 | Scott | 360 |
| 6 | John | 359 |
| 7 | Robert | 343 |
| 8 | Mark | 275 |
| 9 | Jason | 274 |
| 10 | Brian | 272 |
| 11 | Christopher | 256 |
| 12 | Steven | 254 |
| 13 | Kevin | 215 |
| 13 | Matthew | 215 |
| 15 | Daniel | 208 |
| 16 | Richard | 186 |
| 17 | Todd | 181 |
| 18 | William | 179 |
| 19 | Timothy | 178 |
| 20 | Thomas | 175 |
| 21 | Troy | 156 |
| 22 | Eric | 153 |
| 22 | Paul | 153 |
| 24 | Douglas | 152 |
| 25 | Patrick | 117 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bradley | 116 |
| 27 | Gregory | 112 |
| 28 | Shawn | 110 |
| 29 | Joseph | 109 |
| 30 | Craig | 106 |
| 31 | Chad | 99 |
| 32 | Andrew | 93 |
| 32 | Anthony | 93 |
| 34 | Charles | 87 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 85 |
| 36 | Sean | 84 |
| 37 | Gary | 81 |
| 38 | Ronald | 79 |
| 39 | Shane | 75 |
| 40 | Donald | 71 |
| 41 | Stephen | 70 |
| 42 | Corey | 67 |
| 43 | Dennis | 65 |
| 44 | Larry | 64 |
| 45 | Aaron | 63 |
| 45 | Jay | 63 |
| 45 | Jon | 63 |
| 48 | Brent | 57 |
| 49 | Travis | 56 |
| 50 | Jerry | 54 |
| 51 | Rodney | 53 |
| 51 | Terry | 53 |
| 53 | Bryan | 52 |
| 53 | Edward | 52 |
| 55 | Dean | 50 |
| 55 | Jonathan | 50 |
| 55 | Russell | 50 |
| 58 | Cory | 49 |
| 58 | Lance | 49 |
| 60 | Jeffery | 47 |
| 61 | Jeremy | 46 |
| 62 | Randy | 45 |
| 63 | Chris | 43 |
| 64 | Keith | 42 |
| 65 | Jeff | 41 |
| 66 | Tony | 40 |
| 67 | Brad | 36 |
| 67 | Darren | 36 |
| 69 | Dale | 35 |
| 69 | Kelly | 35 |
| 71 | Joel | 33 |
| 72 | George | 32 |
| 72 | Marc | 32 |
| 74 | Darin | 31 |
| 74 | Martin | 31 |
| 76 | Randall | 30 |
| 76 | Ryan | 30 |
| 78 | Alan | 29 |
| 78 | Curtis | 29 |
| 78 | Greg | 29 |
| 78 | Kyle | 29 |
| 78 | Ricky | 29 |
| 83 | Brett | 28 |
| 83 | Dana | 28 |
| 83 | Kurt | 28 |
| 83 | Phillip | 28 |
| 83 | Raymond | 28 |
| 88 | Kirk | 27 |
| 88 | Roger | 27 |
| 90 | Adam | 26 |
| 90 | Bruce | 26 |
| 90 | Gerald | 26 |
| 90 | Jack | 26 |
| 90 | Jamie | 26 |
| 95 | Kent | 25 |
| 95 | Wayne | 25 |
| 97 | Justin | 24 |
| 98 | Allen | 23 |
| 98 | Danny | 23 |
| 98 | Lonnie | 23 |
| 98 | Nathan | 23 |
| 98 | Steve | 23 |