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Names of Idaho

1,322,199 births across 3,216 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Idaho more than Dallin.

Most concentrated in Idaho

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Dallin 369 24.3×
Bridger 508 23.7×
Verla 249 18.6×
Garth 238 11.2×
Krew 148 11.1×
Ridge 238 10.1×
Oaklee 197 9.5×
Colter 302 8.8×
Vern 259 8.7×
Porter 482 7.4×
Boston 259 7.2×
Stetson 379 6.9×
Aspen 671 6.8×
Tyson 1,233 6.7×
Oakley 611 6.6×
Verda 104 6.5×
Benson 262 6.5×
Hadlee 106 6.3×
Boyd 533 6.3×
Indie 90 6.3×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary10,013
2Jennifer6,007
3Linda5,843
4Elizabeth5,162
5Barbara5,024
6Jessica4,867
7Patricia4,680
8Sarah4,368
9Betty4,073
10Susan4,027
11Karen4,010
12Emily3,958
13Carol3,801
14Emma3,611
15Amanda3,592

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Robert16,943
2Michael15,292
3James15,208
4John14,691
5David14,390
6William12,585
7Richard10,015
8Daniel7,372
9Thomas6,776
10Charles6,555
11Steven6,552
12Matthew6,486
13Joseph6,421
14Christopher6,178
15Joshua6,102

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.