State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,029 Idaho births in 1962 across 541 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#69Shannonoutside the national top 200
#78Janaoutside the national top 200
#86Jodyoutside the national top 200
#87Shaneoutside the national top 200
#89Lynnoutside the national top 200
#83Darla#190 nationally
#95Bartoutside the national top 200
#61Shelley#162 nationally
#100Bretoutside the national top 200
#41Brett#141 nationally
#40Brent#139 nationally
#86Ron#178 nationally

Girls

#1Lori148US #11
#2Lisa142US #1
#3Susan123US #3
#4Julie118US #22
#5Teresa112US #18
#6Brenda107US #12
#7Linda103US #5
#8Cindy95US #34
#9Karen95US #4
#10Mary94US #2
#11Connie77US #51
#12Tammy75US #23
#13Michelle74US #31
#14Sandra72US #10
#15Debbie69US #32
#16Deborah63US #9
#17Tina63US #33
#18Kathy61US #27
#19Laura61US #21
#20Debra60US #15
#21Laurie59US #42
#22Cheryl58US #24
#23Donna57US #7
#24Pamela57US #13
#25Barbara55US #14
#26Nancy55US #19
#27Janet54US #35
#28Kim54US #37
#29Cynthia53US #8
#30Wendy53US #64
#31Kelly50US #38
#32Christine48US #39
#33Patricia47US #6
#34Tamara46US #119
#35Carol45US #28
#36Judy44US #63
#37Robin44US #25
#38Tracy42US #55
#39Diana41US #57
#40Penny41US #92
#41Terri40US #54
#42Kimberly38US #16
#43Rhonda36US #45
#44Jill35US #72
#45Kathleen35US #29
#46Angela34US #36
#47Jennifer34US #41
#48Elizabeth33US #20
#49Rebecca33US #47
#50Denise32US #30
#51Melanie32US #106
#52Sheila32US #52
#53Sharon31US #17
#54Shelly31US #130
#55Vicki31US #85
#56Becky30US #122
#57Carla30US #78
#58Dawn30US #50
#59Paula30US #60
#60Peggy29US #93
#61Shelley29US #162
#62Diane26US #26
#63Holly26US #148
#64Colleen25US #101
#65Deanna25US #138
#66Kathryn25US #89
#67Leslie25US #80
#68Catherine24US #53
#69Shannon24
#70Stephanie24US #70
#71Anita23US #81
#72Bonnie23US #79
#73Carolyn23US #46
#74Maria23US #49
#75Valerie23US #67
#76Ann22US #56
#77Cathy22US #62
#78Jana22
#79Janice22US #58
#80Michele22US #59
#81Pam22US #150
#82Dana21US #117
#83Darla21US #190
#84Sheri21US #145
#85Annette20US #75
#86Jody20
#87Melissa20US #68
#88Sherri20US #82
#89Sherry20US #48
#90Tami20US #177
#91Amy19US #61
#92Sandy19US #140
#93Carrie18US #141
#94Ruth18US #104
#95Suzanne18US #65
#96Toni18US #151
#97Heidi17US #156
#98Margaret17US #43
#99Gina16US #102
#100Jackie16US #126

Boys

#1David271US #2
#2Michael220US #1
#3Robert213US #5
#4Mark204US #6
#5John199US #3
#6James194US #4
#7Kevin153US #14
#8Steven144US #12
#9Richard140US #8
#10Scott131US #11
#11Todd117US #30
#12William116US #7
#13Jeffrey98US #10
#14Brian94US #20
#15Gary89US #22
#16Thomas87US #9
#17Mike80US #39
#18Douglas79US #27
#19Larry75US #31
#20Daniel74US #17
#21Timothy74US #16
#22Kenneth73US #18
#23Charles69US #15
#24Jeff67US #44
#25Randy67US #35
#26Ronald66US #25
#27Gregory65US #21
#28Donald62US #23
#29Eric62US #33
#30Troy62US #67
#31Paul59US #19
#32Jerry55US #38
#33Steve53US #46
#34Bruce52US #41
#35Kelly47US #125
#36Alan46US #53
#37Roger46US #47
#38Tony46US #52
#39Terry45US #34
#40Brent44US #139
#41Brett43US #141
#42Russell43US #57
#43Rodney42US #76
#44Craig40US #51
#45Joseph40US #13
#46Rick40US #110
#47Dan39US #120
#48Jon38US #84
#49Bryan37US #82
#50Kent37US #136
#51Bradley35US #87
#52Chris35US #60
#53Wayne35US #63
#54Tim34US #72
#55Dale33US #62
#56Ricky33US #50
#57Curtis32US #73
#58Jeffery31US #45
#59Keith31US #36
#60Bill30US #108
#61Danny30US #54
#62Patrick30US #40
#63Jim29US #85
#64Joe29US #59
#65Stephen29US #28
#66Dennis28US #37
#67Greg28US #77
#68Jay28US #80
#69Barry27US #61
#70Brad27US #158
#71Randall27US #64
#72George26US #32
#73Tom26US #98
#74Christopher24US #26
#75Edward24US #29
#76Kurt24US #121
#77Tracy24US #111
#78Andrew23US #49
#79Doug23US #170
#80Gerald23US #65
#81Don22US #123
#82Frank21US #42
#83Jack21US #99
#84Jimmy21US #75
#85Matthew21US #56
#86Ron21US #178
#87Shane21
#88Lee20US #115
#89Lynn20
#90Roy20US #90
#91Darrell19US #102
#92Dean19US #86
#93Kirk19US #138
#94Micheal19US #104
#95Bart18
#96Lance18US #160
#97Wesley18US #162
#98Allen17US #93
#99Anthony17US #24
#100Bret17

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑52Rhonda#43
↑41Troy#30
↑29Holly#63
↑28Stephanie#70
↑27Jill#44
↑26Keith#59
↑25Paula#59
↑25Dan#47

Falling

↓38Jackie#100
↓36Annette#85
↓36Sherry#89
↓34Anthony#99
↓33Sherri#88
↓30Edward#75
↓29Dennis#66
↓26Suzanne#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.