Most popular boys’ names in Idaho, 1972
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 249 |
| 2 | Michael | 224 |
| 3 | David | 189 |
| 4 | Robert | 161 |
| 5 | Christopher | 154 |
| 6 | James | 143 |
| 7 | John | 140 |
| 8 | Brian | 134 |
| 9 | Eric | 117 |
| 10 | Matthew | 111 |
| 11 | Scott | 106 |
| 12 | Ryan | 104 |
| 13 | Richard | 92 |
| 14 | Travis | 90 |
| 15 | William | 88 |
| 16 | Steven | 86 |
| 17 | Mark | 85 |
| 18 | Justin | 83 |
| 19 | Chad | 81 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 79 |
| 21 | Daniel | 77 |
| 22 | Kevin | 75 |
| 22 | Shane | 75 |
| 24 | Paul | 72 |
| 25 | Shawn | 63 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Joseph | 60 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 58 |
| 27 | Thomas | 58 |
| 29 | Timothy | 54 |
| 30 | Gregory | 52 |
| 31 | Aaron | 51 |
| 32 | Todd | 50 |
| 33 | Troy | 46 |
| 34 | Anthony | 42 |
| 34 | Patrick | 42 |
| 36 | Nathan | 41 |
| 37 | Brandon | 39 |
| 38 | Brett | 38 |
| 39 | Charles | 37 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 35 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 34 |
| 42 | Douglas | 33 |
| 42 | Gary | 33 |
| 44 | Andrew | 32 |
| 44 | Craig | 32 |
| 46 | Bryan | 30 |
| 46 | Kelly | 30 |
| 46 | Randy | 30 |
| 46 | Ronald | 30 |
| 50 | Benjamin | 29 |
| 50 | Cory | 29 |
| 52 | Brent | 27 |
| 52 | Tony | 27 |
| 54 | Jared | 26 |
| 54 | Sean | 26 |
| 54 | Stephen | 26 |
| 57 | Joshua | 25 |
| 58 | Larry | 24 |
| 58 | Samuel | 24 |
| 60 | Dennis | 23 |
| 60 | Jacob | 23 |
| 60 | Lance | 23 |
| 60 | Raymond | 23 |
| 64 | Adam | 22 |
| 64 | Alan | 22 |
| 64 | Corey | 22 |
| 64 | Dustin | 22 |
| 64 | Jeffery | 22 |
| 69 | Clinton | 21 |
| 69 | Donald | 21 |
| 69 | Keith | 21 |
| 72 | Jerry | 20 |
| 72 | Jon | 20 |
| 72 | Russell | 20 |
| 75 | Chris | 19 |
| 75 | Jeff | 19 |
| 75 | Jesse | 19 |
| 75 | Jose | 19 |
| 75 | Tracy | 19 |
| 80 | Cody | 18 |
| 80 | Darren | 18 |
| 80 | Dean | 18 |
| 80 | Derek | 18 |
| 80 | Joel | 18 |
| 80 | Kyle | 18 |
| 80 | Rodney | 18 |
| 87 | Bradley | 17 |
| 87 | Bryce | 17 |
| 87 | Jay | 17 |
| 87 | Joe | 17 |
| 87 | Wade | 17 |
| 92 | Billy | 16 |
| 92 | Brad | 16 |
| 92 | Edward | 16 |
| 92 | Erik | 16 |
| 92 | Juan | 16 |
| 97 | Darin | 15 |
| 97 | George | 15 |
| 97 | Terry | 15 |
| 100 | Jamie | 14 |
| 100 | Mitchell | 14 |