Baby names in Idaho in the 1930s

In Idaho in the 1930s the most given names were Robert (2,110 boys) and Mary (1,423 girls), of 74,728 births recorded.

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Babies SSA recorded in Idaho each year, the 1930s shaded

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Idaho, 1930-1939: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in Idaho, 1930s

Girls, 1930-1939
#	Name	Births
1	Mary	1,423
2	Barbara	1,281
3	Shirley	1,197
4	Betty	1,180
5	Donna	1,012
6	Carol	855
7	Patricia	841
8	Dorothy	652
9	Beverly	649
10	Joyce	638
11	Sharon	612
12	Joan	547
13	Helen	537
14	Lois	520
15	Marilyn	503
16	Margaret	473
17	Norma	453
18	Bonnie	421
19	Ruth	383
20	Doris	376

Boys, 1930-1939
#	Name	Births
1	Robert	2,110
2	James	1,392
3	Richard	1,389
4	John	1,364
5	Donald	1,223
6	William	1,176
7	Larry	914
8	Gary	848
9	Charles	826
10	Ronald	806
11	David	747
12	Kenneth	693
13	Jack	668
14	Jerry	629
15	George	623
16	Gerald	489
17	Don	435
18	Dale	426
19	Wayne	381
20	Thomas	378

Births summed over 1930-1939, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Idaho in the 1930s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Colleen · 6.2×Sharon · 4.1×Myrna · 4.0×Karen · 3.6×Darlene · 2.9×Lila · 2.8×

Boys

Boyd · 7.2×Kent · 6.8×Lynn · 6.6×Jay · 5.2×Dean · 4.5×Keith · 4.2×

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1930-1939.

More about names in Idaho

The 1930s across the U.S.The most given names of the decade nationally.
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The top names of 1930The first year of the decade, nationally.
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