State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,972 Idaho births in 1955 across 524 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#39Brent#193 nationally
#57Kellyoutside the national top 200
#65Karlaoutside the national top 200
#71Deannaoutside the national top 200
#78Lynn#196 nationally
#57Becky#174 nationally
#41Kent#156 nationally
#59Kerry#174 nationally
#72Jackie#187 nationally
#93Darlaoutside the national top 200
#65Kirk#172 nationally
#88Rex#191 nationally

Girls

#1Debra296US #4
#2Susan204US #5
#3Mary167US #1
#4Linda147US #3
#5Patricia122US #6
#6Karen121US #8
#7Barbara113US #7
#8Pamela113US #12
#9Deborah108US #2
#10Nancy105US #9
#11Sandra98US #13
#12Connie86US #35
#13Janet78US #20
#14Carol77US #15
#15Cindy77US #79
#16Teresa77US #26
#17Cynthia76US #11
#18Julie69US #67
#19Cheryl67US #19
#20Sharon67US #16
#21Kathy66US #22
#22Diane62US #14
#23Vicki62US #52
#24Kathleen61US #17
#25Judy56US #32
#26Donna55US #10
#27Peggy55US #51
#28Rebecca55US #27
#29Christine54US #40
#30Bonnie51US #45
#31Brenda49US #18
#32Paula45US #39
#33Janice43US #25
#34Denise42US #23
#35Terri41US #85
#36Ann40US #43
#37Debbie40US #63
#38Lori40US #89
#39Wendy40US #90
#40Kathryn38US #59
#41Vickie38US #68
#42Joyce36US #29
#43Judith36US #31
#44Elizabeth35US #21
#45Cathy33US #44
#46Gail33US #42
#47Jill32US #102
#48Kim32US #75
#49Margaret32US #24
#50Valerie32US #80
#51Beverly30US #34
#52Diana30US #55
#53Marilyn30US #49
#54Rose30US #54
#55Carla29US #135
#56Betty27US #36
#57Becky26US #174
#58Laura26US #41
#59Lisa26US #48
#60Ruth26US #70
#61Sherry26US #56
#62Carolyn25US #30
#63Jane25US #50
#64Joan25US #46
#65Karla25
#66Katherine25US #65
#67Penny25US #161
#68Glenda24US #128
#69Leslie24US #99
#70Marsha24US #106
#71Deanna23
#72Jackie23US #187
#73Jan23US #138
#74Jo23US #58
#75Rhonda23US #71
#76Sheila23US #57
#77Shirley23US #37
#78Laurie22US #91
#79Sally22US #95
#80Catherine21US #28
#81Colleen21US #110
#82Jean21US #60
#83Rita20US #72
#84Robin20US #33
#85Terry20US #83
#86Theresa20US #38
#87Toni20US #158
#88Helen19US #78
#89Jacqueline19US #73
#90Lynn19US #62
#91Marie19US #92
#92Anita18US #94
#93Darla18
#94Elaine18US #77
#95Janis18US #180
#96Michelle18US #97
#97Sue18US #116
#98Gloria17US #47
#99Jeanne17US #115
#100Marla17US #193

Boys

#1Michael346US #1
#2David332US #2
#3John258US #5
#4Robert254US #4
#5Steven245US #10
#6James224US #3
#7Richard217US #7
#8William173US #6
#9Mark163US #9
#10Gary139US #12
#11Randy130US #30
#12Kevin119US #27
#13Ronald115US #18
#14Thomas111US #8
#15Douglas110US #29
#16Daniel107US #17
#17Larry101US #19
#18Donald97US #14
#19Kenneth97US #15
#20Timothy96US #22
#21Scott84US #38
#22Terry84US #28
#23Charles79US #11
#24Paul78US #16
#25Bruce75US #32
#26Dennis74US #23
#27Gregory71US #24
#28Jeffrey70US #20
#29Craig60US #50
#30Jerry60US #33
#31Joseph59US #13
#32Alan57US #43
#33Dale55US #52
#34Rodney55US #65
#35Stephen54US #21
#36Kim52US #98
#37Roger49US #37
#38Keith48US #39
#39Brent47US #193
#40George47US #26
#41Kent46US #156
#42Patrick45US #41
#43Brian43US #40
#44Edward43US #25
#45Danny42US #45
#46Micheal42US #87
#47Ricky42US #46
#48Jack39US #60
#49Wayne38US #44
#50Rick35US #109
#51Carl34US #47
#52Jeffery33US #73
#53Steve33US #72
#54Curtis32US #79
#55Randall32US #53
#56Frank31US #34
#57Kelly31
#58Jon30US #115
#59Kerry30US #174
#60Raymond30US #36
#61Darrell28US #91
#62Joe28US #68
#63Russell28US #57
#64Dan27US #136
#65Kirk27US #172
#66Marvin27US #94
#67Harold26US #63
#68Jay26US #103
#69Anthony25US #31
#70Gerald25US #48
#71Brad24US #153
#72Bradley24US #107
#73Mike24US #123
#74Martin23US #77
#75Roy23US #58
#76Allen22US #84
#77Don22US #125
#78Lynn22US #196
#79Ralph22US #67
#80Dean21US #111
#81Gordon21US #128
#82Stanley21US #64
#83Tony21US #93
#84Barry20US #70
#85Lawrence20US #42
#86Leslie20US #138
#87Ray19US #113
#88Rex19US #191
#89Fred18US #97
#90Neil18US #159
#91Glen17US #131
#92Howard17US #83
#93Norman17US #102
#94Ted17US #188
#95Arthur16US #56
#96Clifford16US #118
#97Duane16US #135
#98Kurt16US #150
#99Lyle16
#100Monte16

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑40Kim#48
↑40Micheal#46
↑35Joe#62
↑32Jane#63
↑31Penny#67
↑30Rose#54
↑29Lori#38
↑28Jay#68

Falling

↓39Rhonda#75
↓37Jo#74
↓31Robin#84
↓29Terry#85
↓28Shirley#77
↓26Colleen#81
↓26Monte#100
↓25Sally#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.