State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,521 Idaho births in 1956 across 510 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#39Kelly#190 nationally
#43Brent#191 nationally
#54Karlaoutside the national top 200
#67Lynnoutside the national top 200
#78Byronoutside the national top 200
#82Lyleoutside the national top 200
#66Kerry#183 nationally
#84Leannoutside the national top 200
#85Shannonoutside the national top 200
#89Wadeoutside the national top 200
#90Rondaoutside the national top 200
#87Sheri#195 nationally

Girls

#1Debra231US #2
#2Susan177US #5
#3Mary157US #1
#4Linda151US #3
#5Karen122US #7
#6Patricia113US #6
#7Sandra110US #14
#8Cynthia100US #8
#9Deborah100US #4
#10Pamela99US #12
#11Barbara94US #9
#12Teresa93US #24
#13Nancy87US #11
#14Julie84US #48
#15Janet82US #21
#16Connie81US #43
#17Cheryl80US #18
#18Carol76US #16
#19Cindy74US #37
#20Rebecca70US #27
#21Diane68US #15
#22Kathleen66US #17
#23Brenda59US #19
#24Kathy59US #20
#25Peggy59US #63
#26Vicki53US #57
#27Bonnie52US #51
#28Christine52US #42
#29Judy52US #35
#30Donna51US #10
#31Kim46US #38
#32Terri46US #81
#33Sharon45US #13
#34Vickie44US #68
#35Margaret43US #25
#36Lori42US #66
#37Rhonda41US #62
#38Catherine40US #28
#39Kathryn40US #60
#40Denise39US #23
#41Diana38US #56
#42Elizabeth37US #22
#43Janice37US #26
#44Paula37US #47
#45Debbie36US #39
#46Jan35US #136
#47Laura35US #34
#48Cathy34US #36
#49Becky33US #144
#50Jill33US #101
#51Laurie33US #76
#52Lisa33US #31
#53Robin32US #29
#54Karla31
#55Sheryl31US #114
#56Carla30US #130
#57Jo30US #69
#58Ann29US #46
#59Colleen28US #113
#60Katherine27US #67
#61Anita26US #83
#62Carolyn26US #33
#63Leslie26US #104
#64Tina26US #87
#65Rose25US #64
#66Sherry25US #54
#67Virginia25US #75
#68Joan24US #52
#69Joyce24US #30
#70Judith24US #45
#71Michelle24US #88
#72Terry24US #91
#73Valerie24US #80
#74Wendy24US #95
#75Theresa23US #32
#76Betty22US #44
#77Sue22US #118
#78Kay21US #154
#79Penny21US #158
#80Rita21US #79
#81Annette20US #119
#82Gail20US #49
#83Jean20US #65
#84Leann20
#85Shannon20
#86Sheila20US #55
#87Sheri20US #195
#88Shirley20US #41
#89Marilyn19US #70
#90Ronda19
#91Suzanne19US #94
#92Toni19US #151
#93Ellen18US #84
#94Lynn18US #58
#95Martha18US #59
#96Renee18US #106
#97Shelley18US #196
#98Wanda18US #61
#99Beverly17US #40
#100Darlene17US #71

Boys

#1David283US #4
#2Michael275US #1
#3Robert236US #3
#4John215US #5
#5Steven214US #10
#6James196US #2
#7Richard188US #7
#8William177US #6
#9Mark166US #8
#10Gary153US #13
#11Kevin136US #22
#12Ronald132US #15
#13Douglas128US #29
#14Randy119US #28
#15Donald108US #14
#16Thomas97US #9
#17Terry90US #31
#18Scott88US #34
#19Daniel87US #18
#20Timothy83US #19
#21Larry82US #21
#22Paul82US #17
#23Jeffrey81US #20
#24Bruce79US #33
#25Charles76US #11
#26Kenneth74US #16
#27Brian68US #32
#28Dennis65US #26
#29Gregory65US #24
#30Craig60US #51
#31Jerry58US #35
#32Joseph58US #12
#33Rodney58US #65
#34Dale54US #50
#35Roger53US #41
#36Patrick50US #40
#37Stephen50US #23
#38Jay49US #92
#39Kelly49US #190
#40Rick49US #100
#41George48US #27
#42Alan45US #44
#43Brent45US #191
#44Edward41US #25
#45Kim40US #118
#46Russell39US #52
#47Dan38US #133
#48Kent37US #149
#49Micheal37US #83
#50Danny36US #46
#51Ricky36US #43
#52Jack35US #66
#53Jeffery34US #57
#54Brad33US #142
#55Curtis33US #80
#56Wayne33US #45
#57Keith32US #36
#58Steve32US #59
#59Bradley27US #103
#60Carl27US #48
#61Gerald27US #49
#62Randall27US #54
#63Raymond27US #39
#64Dean26US #99
#65Howard26US #84
#66Kerry26US #183
#67Lynn26
#68Todd26US #156
#69Martin24US #73
#70Kirk23US #162
#71Stanley22US #70
#72Christopher21US #47
#73Don21US #123
#74Mike21US #97
#75Norman21US #107
#76Roy21US #62
#77Arthur20US #60
#78Byron20
#79Clifford20US #122
#80Harold20US #72
#81Lawrence20US #42
#82Lyle20
#83Phillip20US #76
#84Chris19US #128
#85Frank19US #38
#86Gordon19US #130
#87Guy19US #146
#88Tony19US #85
#89Wade19
#90Walter19US #53
#91Anthony18US #30
#92Barry18US #69
#93Kurt18US #138
#94Ralph18US #67
#95Rocky18
#96Darrell17US #88
#97Jim17US #148
#98Andrew16US #56
#99Earl16US #110
#100Samuel16US #74

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑42Catherine#38
↑38Rhonda#37
↑31Robin#53
↑31Anita#61
↑30Jay#38
↑27Jan#46
↑27Laurie#51
↑27Howard#65

Falling

↓48Beverly#99
↓36Gail#82
↓36Marilyn#89
↓35Wendy#74
↓35Darrell#96
↓29Frank#85
↓27Joyce#69
↓27Judith#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.