Most popular boys’ names in Nebraska, 2000

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	270
2	Tyler	178
3	Joshua	163
4	Zachary	161
5	Andrew	158
6	Nicholas	155
7	Matthew	142
8	Joseph	140
9	Michael	138
10	Ryan	133
11	Ethan	131
12	Nathan	129
13	Samuel	127
14	Benjamin	126
15	Noah	125
16	Austin	124
16	Dylan	124
18	Alexander	117
19	Hunter	116
20	Brandon	112
21	John	111
22	Caleb	106
23	Logan	97
24	William	96
25	Anthony	93

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jordan	93
27	Christian	89
28	Jackson	87
29	Thomas	86
30	Daniel	85
31	David	80
32	Cameron	77
33	Riley	76
34	Christopher	74
34	Justin	74
36	Kyle	73
37	Jonathan	71
38	James	68
38	Seth	68
40	Cole	67
40	Connor	67
40	Jared	67
43	Aaron	65
44	Grant	62
45	Blake	61
45	Jack	61
45	Tanner	61
48	Mason	59
48	Trevor	59
50	Garrett	56
51	Gabriel	55
52	Chase	54
52	Ian	54
54	Colton	53
54	Dalton	53
54	Isaac	53
54	Luke	53
58	Evan	52
58	Robert	52
60	Cody	51
61	Nathaniel	49
62	Eric	46
62	Jayden	46
64	Elijah	44
64	Isaiah	44
66	Spencer	43
66	Wyatt	43
68	Alex	42
69	Adam	41
69	Carson	41
71	Bryce	39
71	Gage	39
71	Nolan	39
74	Devin	38
75	Jaden	37
76	Gavin	36
76	Peyton	36
78	Jesse	35
79	Carter	34
80	Dakota	33
80	Patrick	33
80	Preston	33
83	Jason	32
83	Tristan	32
85	Caden	31
85	Dillon	31
85	Jesus	31
85	Mitchell	31
89	Charles	30
89	Jose	30
89	Juan	30
89	Sean	30
89	Trenton	30
94	Braden	29
94	Cade	29
94	Conner	29
94	Derek	29
94	Richard	29
94	Taylor	29
100	Brian	28
100	Collin	28
100	Kevin	28