Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 1997
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 329 |
| 2 | Austin | 209 |
| 3 | Tyler | 186 |
| 3 | Zachary | 186 |
| 5 | Matthew | 185 |
| 6 | Joshua | 183 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 151 |
| 8 | Andrew | 148 |
| 8 | Michael | 148 |
| 10 | Ryan | 147 |
| 11 | Alexander | 138 |
| 12 | Brandon | 135 |
| 13 | Joseph | 126 |
| 14 | Dylan | 123 |
| 15 | Samuel | 112 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 108 |
| 16 | Nathan | 108 |
| 18 | Kyle | 107 |
| 19 | Christian | 106 |
| 20 | Jordan | 104 |
| 21 | Cody | 95 |
| 21 | Daniel | 95 |
| 21 | Noah | 95 |
| 24 | John | 94 |
| 25 | Justin | 92 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Logan | 92 |
| 27 | David | 91 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 91 |
| 29 | Christopher | 90 |
| 30 | Ethan | 83 |
| 31 | James | 82 |
| 32 | Anthony | 81 |
| 32 | Jared | 81 |
| 34 | Caleb | 80 |
| 34 | Tanner | 80 |
| 34 | William | 80 |
| 37 | Thomas | 75 |
| 37 | Trevor | 75 |
| 39 | Robert | 71 |
| 40 | Adam | 70 |
| 40 | Cole | 70 |
| 42 | Aaron | 65 |
| 43 | Connor | 64 |
| 44 | Chase | 58 |
| 44 | Hunter | 58 |
| 44 | Seth | 58 |
| 47 | Alex | 53 |
| 48 | Dakota | 52 |
| 48 | Eric | 52 |
| 50 | Grant | 51 |
| 51 | Cameron | 50 |
| 52 | Blake | 49 |
| 52 | Brian | 49 |
| 52 | Dalton | 49 |
| 52 | Wyatt | 49 |
| 56 | Dillon | 48 |
| 56 | Timothy | 48 |
| 58 | Colton | 47 |
| 58 | Taylor | 47 |
| 60 | Mitchell | 46 |
| 61 | Jack | 45 |
| 62 | Evan | 44 |
| 62 | Garrett | 44 |
| 62 | Jackson | 44 |
| 62 | Jesse | 44 |
| 62 | Kevin | 44 |
| 62 | Sean | 44 |
| 68 | Colin | 43 |
| 68 | Jason | 43 |
| 68 | Riley | 43 |
| 71 | Jose | 40 |
| 71 | Lucas | 40 |
| 71 | Nathaniel | 40 |
| 71 | Shane | 40 |
| 75 | Spencer | 39 |
| 76 | Marcus | 38 |
| 76 | Mason | 38 |
| 78 | Bryce | 36 |
| 78 | Devin | 36 |
| 78 | Travis | 36 |
| 81 | Derek | 35 |
| 81 | Jeremy | 35 |
| 81 | Patrick | 35 |
| 81 | Steven | 35 |
| 85 | Charles | 34 |
| 85 | Devon | 34 |
| 85 | Isaac | 34 |
| 85 | Paul | 34 |
| 89 | Brett | 33 |
| 90 | Isaiah | 32 |
| 91 | Brady | 31 |
| 91 | Ian | 31 |
| 93 | Collin | 30 |
| 93 | Dustin | 30 |
| 93 | Gage | 30 |
| 96 | Kaleb | 29 |
| 96 | Luke | 29 |
| 96 | Tristan | 29 |
| 99 | Brendan | 28 |
| 100 | Conner | 27 |
| 100 | Juan | 27 |
| 100 | Levi | 27 |
| 100 | Trey | 27 |