State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1948 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,764 Idaho births in 1948 across 475 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#38Brentoutside the national top 200
#64Deannaoutside the national top 200
#61Carla#180 nationally
#87Pattyoutside the national top 200
#90Ronoutside the national top 200
#93Janoutside the national top 200
#93Lyleoutside the national top 200
#100Eldonoutside the national top 200
#57Lynn#157 nationally
#55Vickie#143 nationally
#76Ted#163 nationally
#89Rick#174 nationally

Girls

#1Linda429US #1
#2Mary177US #2
#3Susan164US #5
#4Sandra153US #6
#5Patricia143US #4
#6Carol135US #8
#7Karen133US #12
#8Sharon132US #9
#9Barbara131US #3
#10Judy127US #16
#11Nancy98US #7
#12Kathleen90US #10
#13Cheryl85US #25
#14Donna83US #11
#15Connie77US #43
#16Janet74US #24
#17Bonnie71US #34
#18Janice69US #23
#19Peggy69US #38
#20Carolyn68US #14
#21Vicki68US #81
#22Pamela66US #22
#23Diana63US #48
#24Marilyn62US #33
#25Judith59US #15
#26Christine55US #35
#27Diane51US #19
#28Kathy51US #55
#29Shirley50US #20
#30Margaret49US #13
#31Betty48US #18
#32Teresa48US #82
#33Kathryn47US #54
#34Sherry47US #61
#35Gloria43US #28
#36Joyce40US #21
#37Dorothy39US #29
#38Lynda38US #84
#39Paula38US #52
#40Marsha37US #76
#41Beverly36US #31
#42Sue34US #78
#43Cynthia32US #27
#44Helen32US #40
#45Julie32US #117
#46Sally30US #72
#47Ann29US #44
#48Katherine29US #68
#49Kay29US #113
#50Catherine28US #41
#51Darlene28US #77
#52Deborah28US #30
#53Ruth28US #45
#54Phyllis27US #46
#55Vickie27US #143
#56Jane26US #39
#57Jo26US #56
#58Rita26US #59
#59Virginia26US #36
#60Brenda25US #17
#61Carla25US #180
#62Marcia25US #79
#63Joan24US #37
#64Deanna23
#65Jean23US #47
#66Lois22US #70
#67Marie22US #60
#68Rebecca22US #50
#69Wanda22US #57
#70Anita21US #102
#71Claudia21US #122
#72Gail21US #51
#73Janis21US #121
#74Julia21US #118
#75Charlotte20US #69
#76Elaine20US #53
#77Evelyn20US #74
#78Jacqueline20US #58
#79Sheila20US #71
#80Carole19US #106
#81Cathy19US #104
#82Elizabeth19US #26
#83Frances19US #42
#84Ellen18US #67
#85Charlene17US #105
#86Laura17US #73
#87Patty17
#88Sheryl17US #144
#89Colleen16US #161
#90Doris16US #64
#91Gayle16US #141
#92Suzanne16US #66
#93Jan15
#94Norma15US #103
#95Alice14US #49
#96Anna14US #89
#97Glenda14US #92
#98Joanne14US #65
#99Lorraine14US #96
#100Louise14US #99

Boys

#1Robert305US #2
#2David262US #5
#3John259US #3
#4James246US #1
#5Michael237US #6
#6Richard198US #7
#7William176US #4
#8Ronald159US #10
#9Gary158US #12
#10Dennis157US #17
#11Larry154US #11
#12Steven138US #23
#13Kenneth112US #15
#14Terry112US #26
#15Donald106US #14
#16Thomas101US #8
#17Jerry94US #21
#18Charles92US #9
#19Douglas69US #33
#20Dale66US #56
#21Steve66US #60
#22Mike63US #68
#23Roger62US #24
#24Stephen59US #20
#25Jack58US #43
#26Paul57US #18
#27Daniel53US #22
#28Bruce51US #28
#29Jim50US #86
#30Wayne50US #34
#31George48US #16
#32Craig46US #82
#33Randy46US #99
#34Alan44US #46
#35Danny44US #39
#36Frank43US #25
#37Mark43US #29
#38Brent40
#39Gregory39US #32
#40Edward38US #19
#41Raymond38US #27
#42Bill37US #84
#43Fred37US #66
#44Gerald37US #30
#45Joseph36US #13
#46Tom36US #94
#47Dan34US #113
#48Roy34US #49
#49Allen33US #72
#50Don33US #91
#51Harold33US #36
#52Rodney33US #92
#53Stanley33US #65
#54Timothy33US #38
#55Keith32US #89
#56Ralph32US #51
#57Lynn31US #157
#58Carl29US #42
#59Randall29US #98
#60Joe28US #47
#61Gene27US #111
#62Ronnie27US #59
#63Marvin26US #90
#64Patrick26US #48
#65Russell26US #67
#66Lawrence25US #31
#67Phillip25US #69
#68Darrell24US #121
#69Bob22US #141
#70Dean22US #143
#71Melvin21US #81
#72Brian20US #95
#73Gordon20US #112
#74Jay20US #123
#75Scott20US #122
#76Ted20US #163
#77Arthur19US #44
#78Earl19US #83
#79Eric19US #114
#80Glen19US #133
#81Leonard19US #71
#82Ray19US #100
#83Ricky19US #155
#84Warren19US #109
#85Billy18US #53
#86Glenn18US #73
#87Lee17US #93
#88Philip17US #54
#89Rick17US #174
#90Ron17
#91Ernest16US #76
#92Jeffrey16US #58
#93Lyle16
#94Norman16US #85
#95Howard15US #63
#96Leslie15US #129
#97Victor15US #115
#98Albert14US #55
#99Clifford14US #105
#100Eldon14

On the move since 1947

Rising

↑37Teresa#32
↑37Cynthia#43
↑26Carla#61
↑25Katherine#48
↑24Sue#42
↑24Randall#59
↑24Gene#61
↑23Frank#36

Falling

↓46Alice#95
↓40Suzanne#92
↓36Glenda#97
↓28Sheila#79
↓28Bob#69
↓28Ray#82
↓27Rick#89
↓26Lee#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1947 rankings.