State roster

Top names in Idaho

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Idaho birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,656 Idaho births in 1974 across 491 distinct names.

Distinctively Idaho

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

#67Codyoutside the national top 200
#69Trinaoutside the national top 200
#70Tyleroutside the national top 200
#54Becky#177 nationally
#84Trevoroutside the national top 200
#90Katieoutside the national top 200
#92Brookeoutside the national top 200
#25Jared#131 nationally
#95Nikkioutside the national top 200
#99Jeniferoutside the national top 200
#95Kirk#196 nationally
#61Clinton#157 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer303US #1
#2Heather168US #4
#3Amy153US #2
#4Angela135US #5
#5Michelle111US #3
#6Lisa93US #8
#7Melissa91US #7
#8Sarah88US #20
#9Rebecca83US #10
#10Kimberly74US #6
#11Stephanie72US #9
#12Nicole64US #11
#13Heidi61US #60
#14Julie61US #14
#15Shannon52US #18
#16Jessica47US #17
#17Lori46US #30
#18Mary43US #13
#19Christina42US #16
#20Teresa42US #52
#21Andrea39US #35
#22Wendy39US #32
#23Tiffany38US #41
#24Melanie37US #51
#25Jill36US #58
#26Misty36US #66
#27Amanda35US #34
#28Rachel35US #36
#29Tammy34US #24
#30Tracy34US #23
#31April33US #28
#32Brenda33US #59
#33Tina33US #25
#34Carrie32US #42
#35Dawn32US #22
#36Elizabeth32US #12
#37Erin32US #47
#38Jamie32US #97
#39Sara32US #61
#40Stacy31US #38
#41Amber30US #92
#42Jenny30US #131
#43Emily29US #69
#44Holly29US #56
#45Tara29US #39
#46Anna28US #82
#47Brandy28US #80
#48Christine28US #19
#49Danielle28US #40
#50Patricia28US #29
#51Kelly27US #15
#52Tamara26US #64
#53Tanya26US #46
#54Becky25US #177
#55Brandi25US #106
#56Karen25US #26
#57Susan25US #27
#58Tonya25US #37
#59Christy24US #57
#60Jodi24US #91
#61Laura24US #21
#62Katherine23US #62
#63Melinda23US #81
#64Pamela23US #54
#65Crystal22US #49
#66Cynthia22US #33
#67Kristi22US #102
#68Natalie21US #119
#69Trina21
#70Erica20US #74
#71Monica20US #43
#72Shawna20US #162
#73Kristina19US #101
#74Michele19US #50
#75Robin19US #63
#76Dana18US #55
#77Deborah18US #68
#78Gina18US #84
#79Kathryn18US #98
#80Kristy18US #133
#81Leslie18US #65
#82Maria18US #31
#83Deanna17US #115
#84Diana17US #87
#85Katrina17US #126
#86Linda17US #75
#87Suzanne17US #111
#88Debra16US #94
#89Kathleen16US #76
#90Katie16
#91Stacie16US #156
#92Brooke15
#93Krista15US #152
#94Kristen15US #45
#95Nikki15
#96Stacey15US #48
#97Tricia15US #143
#98Catherine14US #73
#99Jenifer14
#100Kari14US #153

Boys

#1Jason286US #2
#2Michael226US #1
#3David184US #4
#4Brian162US #8
#5Christopher150US #3
#6James149US #5
#7Robert147US #7
#8John144US #6
#9Ryan135US #25
#10Matthew132US #9
#11Jeremy124US #24
#12Justin116US #43
#13William98US #10
#14Eric96US #13
#15Jeffrey96US #15
#16Travis96US #54
#17Scott95US #18
#18Daniel88US #11
#19Steven87US #19
#20Aaron85US #32
#21Chad85US #26
#22Mark83US #16
#23Brandon82US #51
#24Richard79US #17
#25Jared78US #131
#26Benjamin76US #46
#27Joshua75US #29
#28Joseph68US #12
#29Kevin68US #14
#30Shawn66US #30
#31Nathan60US #52
#32Shane60US #56
#33Thomas60US #20
#34Andrew51US #28
#35Adam50US #36
#36Dustin47US #121
#37Todd46US #39
#38Bryan45US #45
#39Paul45US #27
#40Timothy45US #22
#41Jonathan43US #33
#42Patrick43US #38
#43Charles42US #23
#44Gregory42US #31
#45Jacob41US #88
#46Troy39US #63
#47Bradley35US #58
#48Kenneth35US #34
#49Sean35US #37
#50Casey34US #144
#51Douglas34US #53
#52Jesse34US #67
#53Anthony33US #21
#54Gary32US #48
#55Jeffery32US #66
#56Kelly32US #143
#57Craig30US #57
#58Ronald29US #42
#59Samuel29US #60
#60Brett28US #95
#61Clinton27US #157
#62Stephen25US #35
#63Cory23US #114
#64Lance23US #159
#65Randy23US #79
#66Brent22US #76
#67Cody21
#68Nicholas21US #80
#69Phillip21US #70
#70Tyler21
#71Donald20US #41
#72Jerry20US #61
#73Curtis19US #98
#74Larry19US #55
#75Corey18US #77
#76Keith18US #44
#77Raymond18US #62
#78Russell18US #84
#79Brad17US #105
#80Edward17US #40
#81Erik17US #90
#82George17US #49
#83Rodney17US #72
#84Trevor17
#85Carl16US #89
#86Dale16US #145
#87Heath16US #181
#88Kyle16US #97
#89Peter16US #50
#90Roy16US #122
#91Terry16US #69
#92Darren15US #127
#93Derek15US #74
#94Jay15US #111
#95Kirk15US #196
#96Tony15US #81
#97Alan14US #118
#98Allen14US #125
#99Danny14US #91
#100Jamie14US #68

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑40Sara#39
↑35Amanda#27
↑34Erin#37
↑34Jamie#38
↑31Tiffany#23
↑26Casey#50
↑25Katherine#62
↑25Curtis#73

Falling

↓41Debra#88
↓40Brandi#55
↓40Maria#82
↓39Kristina#73
↓37Stacey#96
↓34Laura#61
↓28Brandy#47
↓28Cynthia#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.