State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1944 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,688 Idaho births in 1944 across 387 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#41Brentoutside the national top 200
#43Kentoutside the national top 200
#65Dixieoutside the national top 200
#27Lynn#153 nationally
#80Max#194 nationally
#88Delbert#200 nationally
#89Sheryloutside the national top 200
#89Eldonoutside the national top 200
#91Ronoutside the national top 200
#52Vicki#161 nationally
#92Boydoutside the national top 200
#94Myrnaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Linda265US #3
#2Mary174US #1
#3Judy165US #12
#4Sharon165US #8
#5Carol141US #5
#6Karen110US #16
#7Barbara101US #2
#8Sandra101US #6
#9Patricia96US #4
#10Nancy94US #7
#11Carolyn82US #11
#12Cheryl81US #36
#13Donna77US #17
#14Judith73US #9
#15Susan70US #13
#16Betty66US #10
#17Kathleen64US #20
#18Bonnie63US #34
#19Janet62US #21
#20Marilyn61US #27
#21Janice56US #28
#22Shirley55US #15
#23Joan53US #22
#24Joyce53US #18
#25Connie47US #51
#26Dorothy47US #19
#27Margaret47US #14
#28Beverly42US #35
#29Diane35US #24
#30Peggy33US #45
#31Diana31US #60
#32Gloria31US #25
#33Phyllis30US #40
#34Darlene29US #76
#35Pamela29US #44
#36Alice28US #38
#37Ann28US #39
#38Lynda28US #113
#39Virginia25US #26
#40Glenda24US #79
#41Jean24US #37
#42Kathy24US #110
#43Roberta23US #70
#44Ruth23US #32
#45Brenda22US #30
#46Elizabeth22US #23
#47Helen22US #31
#48Jane22US #41
#49Kay22US #88
#50Lois22US #47
#51Sally22US #59
#52Vicki22US #161
#53Anita21US #95
#54Dianne21US #90
#55Ellen21US #63
#56Frances21US #33
#57Marcia21US #89
#58Marsha21US #111
#59Norma20US #66
#60Arlene19US #101
#61Doris19US #42
#62Irene19US #91
#63Sherry19US #100
#64Charlotte18US #50
#65Dixie18
#66Evelyn18US #57
#67Jo18US #61
#68Katherine18US #77
#69Loretta18US #98
#70Paula18US #82
#71Joanne17US #55
#72Marie17US #48
#73Georgia16US #114
#74Pat16US #154
#75Penny16US #180
#76Rose16US #52
#77Carole15US #43
#78Christine15US #75
#79Claudia15US #120
#80Jeanne15US #108
#81Juanita15US #94
#82Kathryn15US #68
#83Wanda15US #58
#84Charlene14US #109
#85Elaine14US #46
#86Julia14US #102
#87Julie14US #162
#88Patsy14US #72
#89Sheryl14
#90Jeanette13US #117
#91Marian13US #155
#92Marjorie13US #85
#93Martha13US #29
#94Myrna13
#95Patty13
#96Suzanne13US #78
#97Billie12US #142
#98Catherine12US #49
#99Colleen12
#100Deanna12US #167

Boys

#1John229US #3
#2Robert219US #2
#3James204US #1
#4Richard201US #5
#5Gary171US #15
#6David164US #6
#7Larry160US #12
#8William136US #4
#9Michael133US #9
#10Dennis124US #20
#11Ronald119US #10
#12Charles94US #7
#13Kenneth85US #16
#14Thomas77US #8
#15Jerry76US #19
#16Donald63US #11
#17George63US #14
#18Dale56US #61
#19Terry55US #43
#20Paul53US #17
#21Wayne47US #37
#22Gerald44US #24
#23Jack44US #30
#24Steven44US #52
#25Bill42US #66
#26Jim42US #68
#27Lynn42US #153
#28Douglas41US #34
#29Joseph40US #13
#30Roger39US #23
#31Bruce38US #51
#32Edward38US #18
#33Don36US #72
#34Daniel32US #25
#35Roy31US #39
#36Melvin30US #67
#37Mike30US #80
#38Stephen30US #28
#39Tom29US #87
#40Bob28US #109
#41Brent28
#42Keith28US #104
#43Kent28
#44Marvin28US #75
#45Raymond28US #22
#46Frank27US #21
#47Fred26US #47
#48Harold25US #27
#49Alan24US #55
#50Carl24US #36
#51Eugene24US #48
#52Dean23US #134
#53Ronnie23US #69
#54Danny22US #76
#55Gene22US #95
#56Lawrence22US #32
#57Mark22US #93
#58Stanley22US #57
#59Ralph21US #42
#60Ray21US #86
#61Walter21US #26
#62Glenn20US #88
#63Joe20US #33
#64Steve20US #89
#65Allen19US #77
#66Gordon19US #105
#67Lloyd19US #102
#68Russell19US #63
#69Arthur18US #29
#70Duane18US #135
#71Jay18US #136
#72Albert17US #44
#73Craig17US #151
#74Curtis17US #97
#75Rodney17US #123
#76Vernon17US #119
#77Edwin16US #106
#78Jimmy16US #41
#79Leon16US #108
#80Max16US #194
#81Norman16US #58
#82Ted16US #160
#83Dan15US #144
#84Earl15US #65
#85Glen15US #147
#86Lee15US #85
#87Lyle15US #189
#88Delbert14US #200
#89Eldon14
#90Leslie14US #114
#91Ron14
#92Boyd13
#93Dick13US #190
#94Ernest13US #59
#95Leroy13US #78
#96Patrick13US #64
#97Philip13US #60
#98Phillip13US #83
#99Billy12US #38
#100Francis12US #71

On the move since 1943

Rising

↑47Tom#39
↑41Pamela#35
↑41Jane#48
↑34Anita#53
↑31Kent#43
↑31Ronnie#53
↑31Glenn#62
↑27Walter#61

Falling

↓47Deanna#100
↓40Colleen#99
↓39Julie#87
↓38Earl#84
↓38Leroy#95
↓33Kathryn#82
↓33Patrick#96
↓30Marjorie#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1943 rankings.