Given name
Nebraska
Nebraska is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the flat water land; from the state of Nebraska.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the flat water land; from the state of Nebraska.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nebraska through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 43 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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