Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 334 |
| 2 | Andrew | 312 |
| 3 | Michael | 308 |
| 4 | Joshua | 304 |
| 5 | Christopher | 283 |
| 6 | Tyler | 237 |
| 7 | Justin | 233 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 219 |
| 9 | Jacob | 215 |
| 10 | Daniel | 214 |
| 11 | Ryan | 211 |
| 12 | Kyle | 192 |
| 13 | John | 180 |
| 14 | David | 177 |
| 15 | Brandon | 170 |
| 16 | Joseph | 167 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 148 |
| 18 | Zachary | 147 |
| 19 | Adam | 146 |
| 20 | Eric | 145 |
| 20 | Nathan | 145 |
| 22 | James | 142 |
| 22 | Robert | 142 |
| 24 | Aaron | 141 |
| 25 | Anthony | 140 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cody | 136 |
| 26 | Thomas | 136 |
| 28 | Brian | 118 |
| 29 | Timothy | 117 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 116 |
| 31 | Travis | 114 |
| 32 | William | 107 |
| 33 | Jason | 106 |
| 34 | Jordan | 104 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 98 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 94 |
| 36 | Scott | 94 |
| 38 | Derek | 91 |
| 39 | Dustin | 90 |
| 39 | Kevin | 90 |
| 39 | Steven | 90 |
| 42 | Jared | 88 |
| 43 | Sean | 85 |
| 44 | Alexander | 81 |
| 44 | Austin | 81 |
| 46 | Jesse | 71 |
| 47 | Mark | 69 |
| 48 | Brett | 68 |
| 49 | Samuel | 67 |
| 50 | Alex | 66 |
| 51 | Paul | 62 |
| 52 | Patrick | 60 |
| 53 | Bradley | 57 |
| 54 | Lucas | 56 |
| 55 | Bryan | 55 |
| 56 | Cory | 54 |
| 57 | Charles | 53 |
| 58 | Spencer | 52 |
| 59 | Logan | 50 |
| 59 | Stephen | 50 |
| 61 | Mitchell | 49 |
| 61 | Seth | 49 |
| 61 | Taylor | 49 |
| 64 | Trevor | 45 |
| 65 | Gregory | 44 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 44 |
| 65 | Shane | 44 |
| 65 | Shawn | 44 |
| 69 | Richard | 43 |
| 70 | Brent | 42 |
| 71 | Evan | 41 |
| 72 | Blake | 40 |
| 72 | Chad | 40 |
| 72 | Craig | 40 |
| 75 | Joel | 37 |
| 75 | Kenneth | 37 |
| 75 | Luke | 37 |
| 78 | Casey | 35 |
| 78 | Corey | 35 |
| 80 | Cameron | 33 |
| 80 | Levi | 33 |
| 82 | Caleb | 31 |
| 82 | Drew | 31 |
| 84 | Ian | 30 |
| 84 | Tanner | 30 |
| 86 | Grant | 29 |
| 87 | Douglas | 28 |
| 88 | Devin | 27 |
| 88 | Wesley | 27 |
| 90 | Marcus | 26 |
| 90 | Ross | 26 |
| 92 | Brady | 25 |
| 92 | Philip | 25 |
| 92 | Phillip | 25 |
| 95 | Bryce | 24 |
| 96 | Chase | 23 |
| 96 | Micah | 23 |
| 98 | Cole | 22 |
| 98 | Lance | 22 |
| 98 | Todd | 22 |