State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1936 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,819 Idaho births in 1936 across 356 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Idaho more than they say America.

#48Colleen#198 nationally
#65Ilaoutside the national top 200
#65Lynn#199 nationally
#81Eldonoutside the national top 200
#83Nadineoutside the national top 200
#15Karen#132 nationally
#84Garryoutside the national top 200
#86Kentoutside the national top 200
#87Gayleoutside the national top 200
#88Darreloutside the national top 200
#37Myrna#149 nationally
#91Monteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Shirley159US #2
#2Mary145US #1
#3Barbara137US #3
#4Carol103US #10
#5Donna99US #22
#6Patricia96US #5
#7Sharon89US #60
#8Betty78US #4
#9Beverly66US #17
#10Joan65US #7
#11Marilyn62US #13
#12Helen58US #11
#13Joyce58US #12
#14Dorothy52US #6
#15Karen51US #132
#16Norma50US #29
#17Nancy49US #8
#18Janet46US #21
#19Lois45US #26
#20Margaret43US #9
#21Carolyn42US #23
#22Virginia42US #14
#23Janice41US #31
#24Arlene40US #54
#25Jean39US #20
#26Darlene37US #83
#27Gloria34US #32
#28Phyllis34US #25
#29Alice33US #27
#30Bonnie33US #65
#31Marlene33US #39
#32Joann32US #55
#33Sandra30US #38
#34Connie29US #134
#35Ruth29US #16
#36Evelyn27US #34
#37Myrna26US #149
#38Elaine25US #50
#39Joanne25US #48
#40Kay25US #98
#41Carole24US #73
#42Charlotte24US #61
#43Frances24US #19
#44Patsy24US #52
#45Peggy22US #35
#46Ann21US #28
#47Anna21US #36
#48Colleen21US #198
#49Dolores21US #30
#50Doris21US #15
#51Wilma21US #78
#52Leona20US #161
#53Marjorie20US #49
#54Wanda20US #56
#55Juanita19US #75
#56Sally19US #59
#57Yvonne19US #81
#58Geraldine18US #41
#59Jo18US #72
#60Loretta18US #70
#61Delores17US #58
#62Marie17US #33
#63Audrey16US #68
#64Hazel16US #96
#65Ila16
#66Kathleen16US #67
#67Lorraine16US #76
#68Pat16US #152
#69Margie15US #102
#70Roberta15US #64
#71Anne14US #89
#72Edith14US #87
#73Eleanor14US #47
#74Elizabeth14US #18
#75Florence14US #80
#76Glenda14US #150
#77Jane14US #42
#78Joy14US #144
#79Louise14US #46
#80Mildred14US #40
#81Billie13US #117
#82Dixie13US #174
#83Nadine13
#84Pauline13US #82
#85Diane12US #112
#86Eva12US #116
#87Gayle12
#88Gladys12US #84
#89Jacqueline12US #66
#90June12US #62
#91Kathryn12US #113
#92Marian12US #114
#93Maxine12US #127
#94Rose12US #37
#95Sylvia12US #53
#96Thelma12US #74
#97Velma12US #167
#98Vivian12US #115
#99Bette11
#100Ida11US #130

Boys

#1Robert201US #1
#2John174US #3
#3James164US #2
#4Donald141US #7
#5Richard133US #5
#6William119US #4
#7Larry116US #25
#8Gary109US #38
#9David94US #10
#10Charles90US #6
#11Ronald82US #12
#12Kenneth74US #14
#13George67US #9
#14Jack67US #20
#15Jerry64US #18
#16Dale54US #59
#17Gerald53US #19
#18Wayne49US #45
#19Don48US #51
#20Jim46US #85
#21Paul39US #15
#22Raymond38US #17
#23Thomas37US #8
#24Roger36US #35
#25Bob35US #77
#26Harold35US #21
#27Bill34US #61
#28Norman33US #43
#29Carl32US #27
#30Darrell32US #133
#31Earl32US #47
#32Jay32US #140
#33Ralph32US #31
#34Dennis30US #74
#35Marvin28US #49
#36Gene27US #66
#37Melvin27US #53
#38Edward26US #13
#39Arthur25US #30
#40Dean25US #125
#41Frank25US #16
#42Gordon25US #75
#43Douglas24US #78
#44Joe24US #23
#45Joseph24US #11
#46Stanley24US #58
#47Ray23US #65
#48Dick22US #141
#49Fred22US #36
#50Keith21US #122
#51Albert20US #34
#52Leroy20US #57
#53Ernest19US #55
#54Glen19US #119
#55Lawrence19US #37
#56Lyle19US #159
#57Walter19US #26
#58Delbert18US #163
#59Harry18US #39
#60Howard18US #40
#61Lloyd18US #88
#62Floyd17US #86
#63Glenn17US #80
#64Leonard17US #54
#65Lynn17US #199
#66Max17US #129
#67Michael17US #33
#68Roy17US #42
#69Billy16US #22
#70Bruce16US #73
#71Lee16US #76
#72Rodney16US #152
#73Alvin15US #96
#74Clifford15US #90
#75Eugene15US #29
#76Jimmy15US #46
#77Russell15US #69
#78Ted15US #144
#79Terry15US #126
#80Vernon15US #93
#81Eldon14
#82Duane13US #110
#83Eddie13US #79
#84Garry13
#85Henry13US #28
#86Kent13
#87Allen12US #81
#88Darrel12
#89Francis12US #50
#90Leon12US #82
#91Monte12
#92Neil12US #158
#93Victor12US #116
#94Edwin11US #84
#95Harvey11US #97
#96Lewis11US #101
#97Milton11US #120
#98Alan10US #108
#99Clarence10US #52
#100Doyle10

On the move since 1935

Rising

↑45Joe#44
↑42Charlotte#42
↑38Roger#24
↑38Harry#59
↑37Arlene#24
↑31Raymond#22
↑30Loretta#60
↑27Gloria#27

Falling

↓46Marian#92
↓40Eugene#75
↓38Duane#82
↓35June#90
↓30Doris#50
↓30Roberta#70
↓30Billy#69
↓27Maxine#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1935 rankings.