Most popular boys’ names in Idaho, 1942
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 229 |
| 2 | Robert | 216 |
| 3 | John | 212 |
| 4 | Richard | 164 |
| 5 | Larry | 155 |
| 6 | Gary | 147 |
| 7 | Ronald | 146 |
| 8 | William | 143 |
| 9 | David | 141 |
| 10 | Dennis | 105 |
| 11 | Michael | 96 |
| 12 | Jerry | 89 |
| 13 | Charles | 83 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 83 |
| 15 | Donald | 74 |
| 16 | Thomas | 71 |
| 17 | Jack | 60 |
| 18 | Douglas | 58 |
| 18 | Roger | 58 |
| 20 | George | 55 |
| 21 | Terry | 50 |
| 22 | Dale | 45 |
| 22 | Joseph | 45 |
| 24 | Don | 44 |
| 24 | Paul | 44 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Steven | 37 |
| 27 | Gerald | 36 |
| 28 | Bill | 32 |
| 28 | Ralph | 32 |
| 28 | Stephen | 32 |
| 31 | Jim | 31 |
| 31 | Keith | 31 |
| 31 | Marvin | 31 |
| 31 | Raymond | 31 |
| 35 | Edward | 30 |
| 35 | Frank | 30 |
| 37 | Gordon | 29 |
| 37 | Wayne | 29 |
| 39 | Carl | 28 |
| 40 | Darrell | 27 |
| 40 | Harold | 27 |
| 40 | Joe | 27 |
| 43 | Eugene | 26 |
| 43 | Lynn | 26 |
| 45 | Daniel | 25 |
| 45 | Melvin | 25 |
| 45 | Norman | 25 |
| 45 | Roy | 25 |
| 49 | Fred | 24 |
| 49 | Walter | 24 |
| 51 | Brent | 23 |
| 51 | Gene | 23 |
| 51 | Rodney | 23 |
| 51 | Russell | 23 |
| 55 | Howard | 22 |
| 55 | Leonard | 22 |
| 57 | Arthur | 21 |
| 57 | Bruce | 21 |
| 57 | Lyle | 21 |
| 57 | Max | 21 |
| 57 | Ronnie | 21 |
| 62 | Mike | 20 |
| 62 | Ray | 20 |
| 64 | Lee | 19 |
| 64 | Stanley | 19 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 18 |
| 67 | Dick | 17 |
| 67 | Duane | 17 |
| 67 | Jay | 17 |
| 67 | Jimmy | 17 |
| 67 | Leon | 17 |
| 67 | Leroy | 17 |
| 73 | Allen | 16 |
| 73 | Barry | 16 |
| 73 | Jon | 16 |
| 73 | Kent | 16 |
| 73 | Philip | 16 |
| 78 | Albert | 15 |
| 78 | Billy | 15 |
| 78 | Clifford | 15 |
| 78 | Ernest | 15 |
| 78 | Steve | 15 |
| 78 | Warren | 15 |
| 84 | Danny | 14 |
| 84 | Dean | 14 |
| 84 | Delbert | 14 |
| 84 | Eddie | 14 |
| 84 | Vernon | 14 |
| 89 | Bob | 13 |
| 89 | Clarence | 13 |
| 89 | Lewis | 13 |
| 89 | Patrick | 13 |
| 89 | Phillip | 13 |
| 89 | Ted | 13 |
| 89 | Tom | 13 |
| 89 | Tommy | 13 |
| 97 | Alan | 12 |
| 97 | Clyde | 12 |
| 97 | Dan | 12 |
| 97 | Floyd | 12 |
| 97 | Glen | 12 |
| 97 | Glenn | 12 |