State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,725 Idaho births in 1966 across 457 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#48Shane#186 nationally
#58Wade#183 nationally
#80Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#84Karioutside the national top 200
#76Travis#189 nationally
#75Ronda#187 nationally
#79Kelli#190 nationally
#90Shaunaoutside the national top 200
#91Tamioutside the national top 200
#94Kimoutside the national top 200
#29Darin#134 nationally
#96Lynnoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa187US #1
#2Michelle116US #4
#3Julie102US #13
#4Kimberly83US #2
#5Brenda80US #25
#6Angela76US #9
#7Mary66US #3
#8Teresa64US #29
#9Lori62US #21
#10Susan62US #6
#11Karen57US #5
#12Wendy56US #41
#13Linda52US #18
#14Tammy52US #8
#15Amy50US #30
#16Cindy49US #56
#17Deborah45US #14
#18Sandra45US #17
#19Cynthia43US #11
#20Debra43US #35
#21Nancy42US #33
#22Laura41US #19
#23Tina41US #23
#24Denise40US #32
#25Jennifer40US #10
#26Shannon38US #120
#27Tracy38US #31
#28Patricia37US #7
#29Elizabeth35US #16
#30Kim35US #43
#31Stephanie35US #38
#32Barbara34US #27
#33Pamela34US #15
#34Rebecca34US #40
#35Christine32US #20
#36Donna32US #12
#37Heidi32US #87
#38Kelly32US #26
#39Melissa32US #22
#40Connie31US #70
#41Dawn30US #24
#42Shelly30US #89
#43Tamara29US #98
#44Janet28US #57
#45Kathy28US #59
#46Rhonda28US #39
#47Robin28US #42
#48Terri28US #72
#49Jill27US #49
#50Cheryl26US #34
#51Laurie26US #63
#52Paula26US #50
#53Sheila26US #51
#54Sherry25US #53
#55Becky24US #153
#56Carol24US #48
#57Gina24US #58
#58Holly24US #101
#59Traci23US #137
#60Andrea22US #52
#61Leslie22US #71
#62Sharon21US #28
#63Debbie20US #73
#64Heather20US #125
#65Kristen20US #149
#66Melanie20US #116
#67Michele20US #36
#68Tonya19US #96
#69Ann18US #61
#70Annette18US #79
#71Christina18US #67
#72Jodi18US #118
#73Kristine18US #104
#74Monica18US #75
#75Ronda18US #187
#76Theresa18US #46
#77Dana17US #68
#78Kathleen17US #37
#79Kelli17US #190
#80Shawna17
#81Bonnie16US #90
#82Carla16US #77
#83Diana16US #64
#84Kari16
#85Stacey16US #76
#86Carrie15US #142
#87Deanna15US #105
#88Kathryn15US #86
#89Melinda15US #102
#90Shauna15
#91Tami15
#92Toni15US #155
#93Valerie15US #74
#94Vicki15US #115
#95Diane14US #45
#96Peggy14US #139
#97April13US #108
#98Carolyn13US #60
#99Jacqueline13US #47
#100Penny13US #112

Boys

#1Michael217US #1
#2David213US #2
#3Robert181US #5
#4James167US #3
#5John158US #4
#6Mark116US #7
#7Richard113US #8
#8Kevin103US #17
#9Scott103US #16
#10William94US #6
#11Brian84US #14
#12Steven84US #13
#13Todd83US #29
#14Jeffrey82US #9
#15Daniel78US #19
#16Douglas74US #33
#17Eric74US #25
#18Paul74US #18
#19Timothy70US #11
#20Thomas65US #10
#21Troy64US #48
#22Gary63US #28
#23Kenneth59US #21
#24Donald49US #27
#25Joseph48US #15
#26Mike46US #69
#27Ronald45US #24
#28Kelly44US #111
#29Darin43US #134
#30Darren43US #63
#31Shawn43US #54
#32Rodney42US #35
#33Brett41US #118
#34Jerry40US #41
#35Randy40US #45
#36Anthony39US #22
#37Dennis37US #44
#38Christopher36US #12
#39Patrick36US #31
#40Terry36US #40
#41Charles35US #20
#42Brent34US #114
#43Craig34US #46
#44Tony34US #49
#45Gregory33US #23
#46Bradley32US #68
#47Jeffery31US #42
#48Shane31US #186
#49Chris30US #55
#50Larry30US #38
#51Jeff29US #72
#52Matthew29US #34
#53Roger29US #51
#54Brad28US #150
#55Dale27US #85
#56Andrew26US #36
#57Danny26US #62
#58Wade26US #183
#59Jason25US #89
#60Stephen25US #26
#61Tim25US #103
#62Edward24US #30
#63Steve23US #67
#64Tracy23US #98
#65Chad22US #135
#66Jay22US #91
#67Ryan22US #171
#68Russell21US #61
#69Sean21US #50
#70Bruce20US #53
#71Randall20US #70
#72Alan19US #57
#73Bryan19US #52
#74Frank19US #43
#75Raymond19US #47
#76Travis19US #189
#77Wayne19US #59
#78George18US #37
#79Jim18US #136
#80Keith18US #32
#81Martin18US #78
#82Rick18US #162
#83Allen17US #97
#84Dean17US #84
#85Kyle17US #146
#86Duane16US #140
#87Greg16US #126
#88Lance16US #156
#89Bill15US #173
#90Carl15US #56
#91Jon15US #76
#92Dan14US #174
#93Joe14US #74
#94Kim14
#95Kurt14US #110
#96Lynn14
#97Cory13
#98Derek13US #141
#99Jesse13US #132
#100Micheal13US #115

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑40Jason#59
↑36Stephanie#31
↑32Heidi#37
↑30Jennifer#25
↑30Ann#69
↑28Troy#21
↑26Deborah#17
↑26Wade#58

Falling

↓62Diane#95
↓36Valerie#93
↓35Alan#72
↓34Debbie#63
↓29Diana#83
↓28Becky#55
↓28Kathleen#78
↓28Bryan#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.