State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,546 Idaho births in 1961 across 547 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#63Shannonoutside the national top 200
#81Janaoutside the national top 200
#82Kellioutside the national top 200
#83Shaneoutside the national top 200
#85Cherioutside the national top 200
#26Brent#137 nationally
#90Kimoutside the national top 200
#63Doug#172 nationally
#87Karla#195 nationally
#68Sheri#168 nationally
#75Tami#174 nationally
#61Brett#159 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa137US #2
#2Lori136US #14
#3Susan135US #3
#4Linda120US #4
#5Julie112US #23
#6Mary110US #1
#7Brenda104US #11
#8Karen103US #5
#9Teresa101US #18
#10Cindy90US #33
#11Kathy79US #25
#12Sandra77US #9
#13Debra76US #13
#14Tammy71US #28
#15Pamela69US #15
#16Nancy68US #16
#17Robin68US #27
#18Laura67US #21
#19Debbie66US #31
#20Cynthia65US #8
#21Connie64US #50
#22Patricia63US #6
#23Laurie62US #43
#24Barbara61US #12
#25Michelle60US #34
#26Carol58US #24
#27Wendy56US #61
#28Janet54US #32
#29Kelly53US #45
#30Terri53US #51
#31Donna51US #7
#32Tracy49US #64
#33Cheryl48US #20
#34Tamara48US #125
#35Deborah47US #10
#36Tina47US #41
#37Rebecca45US #44
#38Diane41US #26
#39Judy41US #58
#40Carla40US #77
#41Christine39US #39
#42Denise38US #30
#43Elizabeth37US #19
#44Kathryn36US #93
#45Kim36US #36
#46Becky35US #115
#47Sharon35US #17
#48Angela34US #38
#49Annette34US #73
#50Jennifer34US #47
#51Vicki34US #76
#52Leslie33US #84
#53Sherry33US #53
#54Kimberly32US #22
#55Sherri32US #121
#56Melanie31US #123
#57Penny31US #101
#58Shelly30US #145
#59Kathleen29US #29
#60Sheila29US #59
#61Diana28US #56
#62Jackie28US #112
#63Shannon28
#64Bonnie27US #75
#65Colleen27US #106
#66Dawn27US #49
#67Cathy26US #55
#68Sheri26US #168
#69Suzanne26US #68
#70Anita25US #91
#71Jill25US #74
#72Catherine24US #48
#73Janice24US #52
#74Peggy24US #88
#75Tami24US #174
#76Teri24US #173
#77Ann23US #54
#78Carolyn23US #42
#79Maria23US #57
#80Carrie22US #139
#81Jana22
#82Kelli22
#83Margaret22US #40
#84Paula22US #60
#85Cheri21
#86Deanna21US #156
#87Karla21US #195
#88Sandy21US #135
#89Shirley21US #85
#90Theresa21US #35
#91Valerie21US #67
#92Holly20US #161
#93Joan20US #89
#94Melody20US #172
#95Rhonda20US #46
#96Ruth20US #96
#97Sheryl20US #140
#98Stephanie20US #78
#99Amy19US #69
#100Pam19US #144

Boys

#1David291US #2
#2Robert237US #5
#3Michael219US #1
#4Mark207US #6
#5John194US #3
#6James185US #4
#7Kevin151US #14
#8Steven146US #10
#9Scott140US #19
#10Richard137US #8
#11William119US #7
#12Gary93US #21
#13Randy89US #33
#14Todd89US #46
#15Douglas88US #28
#16Mike88US #36
#17Brian86US #20
#18Daniel81US #17
#19Jeffrey78US #11
#20Thomas78US #9
#21Donald76US #22
#22Larry74US #30
#23Ronald72US #24
#24Kenneth70US #16
#25Paul69US #18
#26Brent66US #137
#27Jeff62US #49
#28Kelly62US #125
#29Charles61US #13
#30Jerry61US #37
#31Russell58US #55
#32Gregory57US #23
#33Terry56US #32
#34Timothy56US #15
#35Tony55US #53
#36Bradley52US #87
#37Dennis50US #34
#38Roger50US #47
#39Alan49US #51
#40Steve49US #45
#41Craig46US #43
#42Tim46US #65
#43Bruce45US #40
#44Rick45US #108
#45Edward44US #29
#46Rodney44US #72
#47Joseph43US #12
#48Eric41US #38
#49Danny40US #54
#50Jim40US #78
#51Dale38US #58
#52Greg38US #77
#53Randall38US #63
#54Stephen35US #27
#55Tracy35US #119
#56Chris34US #57
#57Patrick34US #39
#58Bryan33US #82
#59Christopher33US #26
#60Jon33US #93
#61Brett32US #159
#62Curtis32US #75
#63Doug32US #172
#64Joe32US #60
#65Anthony31US #25
#66Brad31US #142
#67Jeffery31US #50
#68Wayne31US #61
#69Bill30US #104
#70Jay30US #81
#71Troy30US #100
#72Dan29US #115
#73Kent28US #147
#74George27US #31
#75Matthew27US #59
#76Ricky27US #44
#77Allen26US #96
#78Tom26US #88
#79Don25US #121
#80Martin25US #73
#81Carl24US #56
#82Kirk24US #140
#83Shane24
#84Bob23US #141
#85Keith23US #35
#86Darrell22US #101
#87Dave22US #130
#88Kurt22US #129
#89Gerald21US #62
#90Kim21
#91Marvin21US #120
#92Jack20US #90
#93Mitchell20US #118
#94Raymond20US #48
#95Ron20US #170
#96Darren19US #174
#97Frank19US #41
#98Karl19US #138
#99Phillip19US #69
#100Stanley19US #106

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑47Kathryn#44
↑47Jennifer#50
↑31Leslie#52
↑31Suzanne#69
↑28Robin#17
↑27Annette#49
↑27Edward#45
↑25Todd#14

Falling

↓43Rhonda#95
↓35Valerie#91
↓27Ann#77
↓27Paula#84
↓26Bill#69
↓23Kim#45
↓22Dan#72
↓21Keith#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.