State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,817 Idaho births in 1963 across 513 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#33Shannon#186 nationally
#70Shaunaoutside the national top 200
#74Janaoutside the national top 200
#81Shaneoutside the national top 200
#59Doug#174 nationally
#79Karla#189 nationally
#91Kristineoutside the national top 200
#41Brad#146 nationally
#96Lynnoutside the national top 200
#99Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#99Bartoutside the national top 200
#100Rondaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa184US #1
#2Lori134US #8
#3Teresa122US #18
#4Susan112US #3
#5Brenda106US #15
#6Mary99US #2
#7Julie95US #22
#8Karen92US #4
#9Cindy85US #37
#10Debra80US #21
#11Linda74US #5
#12Michelle66US #26
#13Laura65US #16
#14Barbara64US #17
#15Connie63US #55
#16Sandra63US #9
#17Tammy61US #12
#18Kelly59US #32
#19Nancy52US #23
#20Pamela51US #14
#21Debbie50US #41
#22Christine48US #29
#23Patricia48US #7
#24Tracy47US #48
#25Kimberly46US #11
#26Wendy46US #60
#27Kathy44US #34
#28Tina44US #35
#29Laurie42US #47
#30Paula42US #42
#31Cheryl41US #24
#32Donna40US #6
#33Shannon39US #186
#34Robin38US #25
#35Denise37US #27
#36Melanie37US #101
#37Sharon37US #19
#38Elizabeth36US #20
#39Rhonda35US #45
#40Angela34US #30
#41Bonnie34US #83
#42Cynthia34US #10
#43Deborah34US #13
#44Janet34US #40
#45Judy34US #70
#46Kim34US #39
#47Diana33US #62
#48Diane32US #31
#49Rebecca32US #44
#50Terri32US #58
#51Carol31US #33
#52Tamara31US #111
#53Kathleen30US #28
#54Jill27US #68
#55Shelly27US #117
#56Sheila26US #50
#57Sherri26US #78
#58Stephanie26US #64
#59Theresa26US #38
#60Amy25US #54
#61Becky25US #126
#62Jennifer25US #36
#63Maria25US #43
#64Sherry25US #49
#65Margaret24US #46
#66Vicki24US #100
#67Annette23US #71
#68Cathy23US #67
#69Gina23US #79
#70Shauna23
#71Sheri23US #136
#72Dana22US #88
#73Carolyn21US #56
#74Jana21
#75Kathryn21US #93
#76Peggy21US #106
#77Suzanne21US #65
#78Janice20US #63
#79Karla20US #189
#80Penny20US #86
#81Anita19US #77
#82Beth19US #66
#83Colleen19US #98
#84Michele19US #59
#85Ann18US #57
#86Marie18US #109
#87Deanna17US #133
#88Heidi17US #140
#89Jane17US #75
#90Jeanette17US #158
#91Kristine17
#92Shelley17US #148
#93Valerie17US #69
#94Vickie17US #120
#95Darla16US #165
#96Dawn16US #52
#97Gail16US #105
#98Leslie16US #72
#99Lynette16
#100Ronda16

Boys

#1Michael237US #1
#2David232US #3
#3John191US #2
#4Robert191US #5
#5Mark155US #6
#6James151US #4
#7Kevin142US #11
#8Scott137US #12
#9Richard127US #8
#10Todd119US #30
#11Douglas104US #28
#12Brian101US #20
#13Steven97US #14
#14Jeffrey86US #10
#15William80US #7
#16Mike73US #44
#17Kenneth70US #18
#18Ronald69US #23
#19Daniel66US #19
#20Thomas66US #9
#21Paul65US #17
#22Donald61US #25
#23Gary61US #24
#24Gregory61US #21
#25Timothy60US #15
#26Kelly56US #126
#27Charles51US #16
#28Jeff51US #48
#29Jerry50US #38
#30Joseph50US #13
#31Terry50US #32
#32Craig49US #51
#33Randy48US #37
#34Troy47US #66
#35Alan44US #56
#36Brent44US #125
#37Tony44US #52
#38Eric43US #31
#39Larry43US #36
#40Dennis42US #39
#41Brad39US #146
#42Steve39US #49
#43Bruce38US #43
#44Jim38US #92
#45Bryan37US #73
#46Jeffery37US #46
#47Dale36US #69
#48Patrick36US #35
#49Bradley35US #82
#50Russell35US #57
#51Christopher34US #26
#52Tim33US #79
#53Carl32US #54
#54Dan32US #124
#55Greg32US #81
#56Roger32US #53
#57Chris31US #59
#58Joe31US #58
#59Doug30US #174
#60Brett29US #129
#61Curtis29US #72
#62Danny29US #55
#63Jay29US #85
#64Kent29US #141
#65Tracy29US #121
#66Martin28US #62
#67Wayne28US #63
#68Ricky27US #47
#69Randall26US #65
#70Edward25US #27
#71Jon25US #84
#72Gerald24US #60
#73Keith24US #33
#74Matthew24US #50
#75Peter24US #40
#76Rick24US #111
#77Anthony23US #22
#78Rodney23US #76
#79Shawn23US #108
#80Bill22US #113
#81Shane22
#82Tom22US #103
#83Billy21US #74
#84Darren21US #158
#85Don20US #135
#86Allen19US #90
#87Kirk19US #139
#88Raymond19US #45
#89Ron19US #185
#90Lawrence18US #68
#91Lonnie18US #189
#92Roy18US #89
#93Aaron17US #160
#94Darrell17US #95
#95Lance17US #166
#96Lynn17
#97Phillip17US #70
#98Stephen17US #29
#99Bart16
#100Bret16

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑36Shannon#33
↑33Margaret#65
↑31Bonnie#41
↑31Sherri#57
↑31Amy#60
↑30Gina#69
↑29Paula#30
↑29Brad#41

Falling

↓40Penny#80
↓38Dawn#96
↓35Rodney#78
↓33Stephen#98
↓31Shelley#92
↓31Leslie#98
↓30Rick#76
↓27Deborah#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.