State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1942 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,179 Idaho births in 1942 across 383 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#39Vicki#197 nationally
#51Brentoutside the national top 200
#57Dixie#193 nationally
#61Myrna#190 nationally
#76Kentoutside the national top 200
#59Lyle#176 nationally
#67Dick#183 nationally
#85Colleenoutside the national top 200
#46Deanna#160 nationally
#86Delbert#197 nationally
#60Max#170 nationally
#54Julie#157 nationally

Girls

#1Sharon206US #11
#2Linda195US #4
#3Karen154US #16
#4Mary150US #1
#5Judy134US #15
#6Carol128US #5
#7Barbara97US #2
#8Sandra97US #6
#9Patricia93US #3
#10Donna81US #20
#11Nancy78US #8
#12Betty74US #9
#13Janet74US #19
#14Judith68US #7
#15Marilyn68US #27
#16Joyce65US #13
#17Carolyn64US #10
#18Shirley63US #12
#19Janice61US #25
#20Bonnie60US #34
#21Kathleen55US #24
#22Joan49US #18
#23Dorothy40US #17
#24Beverly38US #32
#25Ann36US #38
#26Ruth36US #33
#27Virginia36US #23
#28Connie35US #70
#29Margaret35US #14
#30Diane34US #28
#31Kay34US #75
#32Susan34US #21
#33Helen33US #26
#34Darlene30US #78
#35Lois30US #44
#36Gloria29US #31
#37Jean29US #36
#38Phyllis28US #37
#39Vicki28US #197
#40Carole27US #35
#41Peggy26US #42
#42Norma24US #52
#43Geraldine23US #47
#44Rose23US #50
#45Alice22US #39
#46Deanna22US #160
#47Elaine22US #45
#48Marlene22US #84
#49Charlotte21US #51
#50Marie21US #43
#51Marjorie21US #74
#52Sheila21US #94
#53Doris20US #41
#54Julie20US #157
#55Patsy20US #57
#56Sherry20US #145
#57Dixie19US #193
#58Joann19US #58
#59Kathryn19US #82
#60Kathy19US #159
#61Myrna19US #190
#62Glenda18US #89
#63Jacqueline18US #69
#64Louise18US #61
#65Sally18US #56
#66Arlene17US #83
#67Ellen17US #64
#68Roberta17US #66
#69Anna16US #59
#70Frances16US #30
#71Jane16US #46
#72Joanne16US #48
#73Katherine16US #81
#74Anita15US #93
#75Diana15US #68
#76Jo15US #65
#77Lynda15US #132
#78Sylvia15US #72
#79Wanda15US #54
#80Evelyn14US #53
#81Julia14US #95
#82Marcia14US #105
#83Pat14US #144
#84Rita14US #55
#85Colleen13
#86Joy13US #154
#87June13US #107
#88Laura13US #115
#89Loretta13US #79
#90Martha13US #29
#91Ruby13US #77
#92Vivian13US #125
#93Christine12US #96
#94Delores12US #86
#95Jeanette12US #104
#96Wilma12US #114
#97Brenda11US #40
#98Cheryl11
#99Claudia11US #172
#100Dianne11US #109

Boys

#1James229US #1
#2Robert216US #2
#3John212US #3
#4Richard164US #5
#5Larry155US #12
#6Gary147US #18
#7Ronald146US #9
#8William143US #4
#9David141US #6
#10Dennis105US #20
#11Michael96US #13
#12Jerry89US #16
#13Charles83US #7
#14Kenneth83US #15
#15Donald74US #10
#16Thomas71US #8
#17Jack60US #34
#18Douglas58US #23
#19Roger58US #25
#20George55US #14
#21Terry50US #52
#22Dale45US #63
#23Joseph45US #11
#24Don44US #72
#25Paul44US #19
#26Steven37US #75
#27Gerald36US #22
#28Bill32US #65
#29Ralph32US #38
#30Stephen32US #32
#31Jim31US #74
#32Keith31US #123
#33Marvin31US #66
#34Raymond31US #24
#35Edward30US #17
#36Frank30US #21
#37Gordon29US #92
#38Wayne29US #41
#39Carl28US #36
#40Darrell27US #135
#41Harold27US #27
#42Joe27US #33
#43Eugene26US #45
#44Lynn26US #146
#45Daniel25US #28
#46Melvin25US #60
#47Norman25US #53
#48Roy25US #42
#49Fred24US #46
#50Walter24US #26
#51Brent23
#52Gene23US #82
#53Rodney23US #121
#54Russell23US #70
#55Howard22US #49
#56Leonard22US #57
#57Arthur21US #29
#58Bruce21US #50
#59Lyle21US #176
#60Max21US #170
#61Ronnie21US #78
#62Mike20US #106
#63Ray20US #84
#64Lee19US #87
#65Stanley19US #56
#66Lawrence18US #30
#67Dick17US #183
#68Duane17US #132
#69Jay17US #133
#70Jimmy17US #47
#71Leon17US #93
#72Leroy17US #69
#73Allen16US #71
#74Barry16US #79
#75Jon16US #125
#76Kent16
#77Philip16US #54
#78Albert15US #40
#79Billy15US #35
#80Clifford15US #95
#81Ernest15US #61
#82Steve15US #102
#83Warren15US #97
#84Danny14US #111
#85Dean14US #151
#86Delbert14US #197
#87Eddie14US #86
#88Vernon14US #114
#89Bob13US #110
#90Clarence13US #67
#91Lewis13US #112
#92Patrick13US #64
#93Phillip13US #77
#94Ted13US #156
#95Tom13US #89
#96Tommy13US #73
#97Alan12US #81
#98Clyde12US #109
#99Dan12US #147
#100Floyd12US #113

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑41Geraldine#43
↑40Daniel#45
↑33Sherry#56
↑31Glenda#62
↑31Joseph#23
↑30Jimmy#70
↑29Ralph#29
↑26Joanne#72

Falling

↓51Dean#85
↓49Evelyn#80
↓37Bob#89
↓32Frances#70
↓30Patrick#92
↓29Stanley#65
↓29Duane#68
↓28Wanda#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.