Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1987
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew | 350 |
| 2 | Matthew | 347 |
| 3 | Michael | 318 |
| 4 | Joshua | 302 |
| 5 | Christopher | 291 |
| 6 | Brandon | 228 |
| 6 | Ryan | 228 |
| 8 | Justin | 224 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 221 |
| 10 | Kyle | 202 |
| 11 | Daniel | 195 |
| 11 | Jacob | 195 |
| 13 | Tyler | 188 |
| 14 | David | 179 |
| 15 | John | 177 |
| 16 | Joseph | 170 |
| 17 | Eric | 163 |
| 18 | Adam | 162 |
| 19 | Brian | 158 |
| 20 | Anthony | 152 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 152 |
| 22 | James | 147 |
| 23 | Zachary | 144 |
| 24 | Jason | 129 |
| 25 | Aaron | 125 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Thomas | 123 |
| 27 | Dustin | 117 |
| 27 | Nathan | 117 |
| 29 | Robert | 115 |
| 30 | Timothy | 113 |
| 31 | Cody | 111 |
| 31 | Travis | 111 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 109 |
| 34 | Jordan | 97 |
| 34 | Scott | 97 |
| 36 | Steven | 96 |
| 37 | Derek | 95 |
| 38 | William | 90 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 89 |
| 39 | Jonathan | 89 |
| 41 | Kevin | 86 |
| 42 | Patrick | 82 |
| 43 | Mark | 81 |
| 44 | Alexander | 80 |
| 44 | Brett | 80 |
| 46 | Sean | 79 |
| 47 | Richard | 72 |
| 48 | Samuel | 67 |
| 49 | Paul | 66 |
| 50 | Alex | 63 |
| 51 | Jared | 62 |
| 52 | Bryan | 57 |
| 53 | Bradley | 56 |
| 53 | Chad | 56 |
| 53 | Stephen | 56 |
| 56 | Seth | 53 |
| 57 | Trevor | 52 |
| 58 | Mitchell | 51 |
| 59 | Corey | 50 |
| 60 | Jesse | 47 |
| 61 | Shane | 46 |
| 62 | Charles | 45 |
| 63 | Austin | 43 |
| 64 | Joel | 41 |
| 64 | Nathaniel | 41 |
| 66 | Brent | 40 |
| 66 | Shawn | 40 |
| 68 | Blake | 39 |
| 68 | Casey | 39 |
| 68 | Gregory | 39 |
| 71 | Cory | 36 |
| 71 | Drew | 36 |
| 73 | Ian | 34 |
| 74 | Kenneth | 33 |
| 75 | Lucas | 32 |
| 76 | Craig | 31 |
| 76 | Evan | 31 |
| 76 | Spencer | 31 |
| 76 | Taylor | 31 |
| 80 | Grant | 30 |
| 80 | Logan | 30 |
| 82 | Douglas | 29 |
| 83 | Marcus | 28 |
| 84 | Cameron | 27 |
| 84 | Erik | 27 |
| 84 | Phillip | 27 |
| 87 | Caleb | 25 |
| 87 | Keith | 25 |
| 87 | Peter | 25 |
| 90 | Lance | 24 |
| 90 | Luke | 24 |
| 92 | Chase | 23 |
| 92 | Cole | 23 |
| 92 | Curtis | 23 |
| 92 | Philip | 23 |
| 96 | Bryce | 22 |
| 96 | Devin | 22 |
| 96 | Troy | 22 |
| 99 | Trenton | 21 |
| 100 | Clayton | 20 |
| 100 | Donald | 20 |
| 100 | Jon | 20 |
| 100 | Levi | 20 |
| 100 | Tyson | 20 |