State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,768 Idaho births in 1971 across 482 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#38Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#40Brandioutside the national top 200
#64Misty#200 nationally
#72Jaredoutside the national top 200
#59Dustin#181 nationally
#81Codyoutside the national top 200
#53Trina#172 nationally
#77Darin#193 nationally
#93Nicholeoutside the national top 200
#95Wadeoutside the national top 200
#85Ginger#187 nationally
#100Trevoroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer186US #1
#2Michelle131US #2
#3Angela114US #6
#4Lisa102US #3
#5Heather90US #12
#6Kimberly88US #4
#7Amy81US #5
#8Stephanie73US #11
#9Julie71US #10
#10Melissa71US #7
#11Shannon68US #21
#12Rebecca65US #23
#13Tina62US #20
#14Wendy60US #29
#15Lori57US #25
#16Teresa53US #34
#17Mary49US #9
#18Laura46US #16
#19Nicole46US #27
#20Heidi45US #77
#21Christina43US #30
#22Andrea41US #35
#23Brenda41US #43
#24Susan40US #17
#25Tammy40US #8
#26Christine38US #18
#27Dawn36US #14
#28Melanie34US #66
#29Sandra34US #31
#30Stacy34US #32
#31Tracy34US #13
#32Elizabeth33US #19
#33Karen33US #15
#34Tamara33US #80
#35Tiffany32US #62
#36Holly30US #76
#37Jill30US #59
#38Shawna28
#39Cindy27US #70
#40Brandi26
#41Cynthia26US #24
#42Michele26US #39
#43Pamela26US #28
#44Sarah26US #58
#45Deborah25US #33
#46Debra25US #57
#47Kristin25US #71
#48Tara25US #49
#49Tonya25US #45
#50Carrie24US #55
#51Kristina24US #117
#52Tanya24US #72
#53Trina24US #172
#54Jenny23US #142
#55Cheryl22US #50
#56Christy22US #89
#57Gina22US #69
#58Jessica22US #64
#59Nancy22US #52
#60Stacey22US #41
#61Dana21US #44
#62Denise21US #36
#63Linda21US #42
#64Misty21US #200
#65Patricia21US #26
#66Rachel21US #54
#67Shelly21US #103
#68Valerie21US #102
#69April20US #56
#70Jodi20US #94
#71Kelly20US #22
#72Erin19US #93
#73Melinda19US #85
#74Renee19US #73
#75Traci19US #116
#76Tricia19US #109
#77Becky18US #163
#78Deanna18US #95
#79Katherine18US #67
#80Krista18US #134
#81Robin18US #51
#82Sheri18US #152
#83Terri18US #115
#84Diana17US #82
#85Ginger17US #187
#86Kathy17US #91
#87Monica17US #48
#88Paula17US #63
#89Rhonda17US #46
#90Sharon17US #40
#91Carol16US #92
#92Kristi16US #113
#93Nichole16
#94Shelley16US #140
#95Alicia15US #105
#96Amanda15US #84
#97Anna15US #106
#98Bonnie15US #138
#99Donna15US #38
#100Kristine15US #120

Boys

#1Michael247US #1
#2David200US #3
#3Jason193US #8
#4Robert177US #5
#5James157US #2
#6John143US #4
#7Scott130US #10
#8Brian127US #9
#9Christopher125US #6
#10Steven122US #16
#11Eric106US #18
#12Richard101US #11
#13Matthew96US #19
#14William92US #7
#15Travis86US #61
#16Kevin79US #14
#17Shawn78US #28
#18Daniel75US #20
#19Aaron72US #41
#20Mark72US #13
#21Shane70US #60
#22Gregory67US #26
#23Jeffrey66US #12
#24Joseph65US #15
#25Paul65US #24
#26Chad64US #29
#27Ryan64US #51
#28Thomas58US #17
#29Todd58US #30
#30Troy56US #46
#31Jeremy53US #45
#32Timothy51US #21
#33Justin46US #103
#34Kenneth46US #25
#35Brent43US #73
#36Charles42US #22
#37Brandon41US #95
#38Lance39US #98
#39Patrick39US #35
#40Nathan38US #104
#41Donald37US #34
#42Gary36US #38
#43Russell36US #64
#44Sean36US #36
#45Craig34US #43
#46Bradley33US #58
#47Douglas33US #39
#48Anthony32US #23
#49Larry32US #44
#50Ronald32US #31
#51Corey31US #77
#52Kelly31US #136
#53Mike31US #153
#54Stephen30US #27
#55Brett29US #90
#56Bryan29US #48
#57Cory29US #150
#58Andrew28US #33
#59Dustin26US #181
#60Jeffery26US #53
#61Jon25US #78
#62Jonathan25US #40
#63Adam24US #57
#64Randy24US #67
#65Rodney24US #59
#66Samuel24US #66
#67Dennis23US #49
#68Alan22US #99
#69Benjamin22US #69
#70Chris22US #68
#71Edward22US #32
#72Jared22
#73Jeff22US #140
#74Jerry22US #50
#75Tony22US #62
#76Curtis20US #89
#77Darin19US #193
#78Frank19US #54
#79Brad18US #139
#80Greg18US #163
#81Cody17
#82Jesse17US #107
#83Keith17US #37
#84Carl16US #72
#85Danny16US #82
#86Dean16US #137
#87Derek16US #63
#88Erik16US #97
#89George16US #42
#90Jay16US #114
#91Joe16US #101
#92Joel16US #86
#93Joshua16US #80
#94Marc16US #70
#95Wade16
#96Dale15US #125
#97Juan15US #81
#98Philip15US #94
#99Raymond15US #52
#100Trevor15

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑49Cynthia#41
↑46Tara#48
↑41Jessica#58
↑39Nathan#40
↑36Mike#53
↑33Nancy#59
↑31Brandon#37
↑30Tonya#49

Falling

↓49Paula#88
↓41Kelly#71
↓30Patricia#65
↓30Rhonda#89
↓28Jerry#74
↓27Linda#63
↓27Brett#55
↓27Brad#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.