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Most popular baby names in Idaho, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Idaho in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 7,164 girls and 8,630 boys are in the Idaho list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
104 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
128 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Idaho 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”104same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”94▲ 3
  3. #3EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”89▲ 1
  4. #4Emma“entire”85▲ 6
  5. #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”85▼ 1
  6. #6HazelFrom the word “hazel”82▼ 4
  7. #7LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202572▼ 1
  8. #8Sophia“wisdom”71▼ 1
  9. #9VioletFrom the word “violet”66▲ 4
  10. #10Lucy“light”65▼ 1
  11. #11HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”63▲ 2
  12. #12AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”54▲ 7
  13. #13Elizabeth“my God is an oath”53▲ 18
  14. #13EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records53▲ 9
  15. #15Eleanorpossibly “other”52▼ 7
  16. #16AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records51▲ 4
  17. #17MillieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 202550▲ 30
  18. #18IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”48▼ 1
  19. #18IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters48same
  20. #20Paisley“pasture”46▼ 7
  21. #21EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”45▲ 13
  22. #21NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”45▲ 1
  23. #23WillowFrom the word “willow”43▲ 6
  24. #24Abigail“my Father's joy”41▼ 8
  25. #24AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls41▲ 1
  26. #24ElsieDiminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”41▲ 21
  27. #24Oakley“oak + woodland clearing, glade”41▲ 4
  28. #24SadieDiminutive of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”41▲ 5

Top 25 boys · Idaho 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records128same
  2. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025124▲ 2
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records119▼ 1
  4. #4LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”106▼ 1
  5. #5HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records103▲ 2
  6. #6CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202586▲ 17
  7. #6William“will + helmet”86▲ 1
  8. #8NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records78▼ 2
  9. #9AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202576▲ 11
  10. #9James“May He Heel”76▼ 4
  11. #11Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”74▲ 10
  12. #11JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”74▼ 4
  13. #13Elijah“Yahweh is my god”70▼ 3
  14. #14WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202565▼ 2
  15. #15Wyatt“war + hard, brave”63▲ 8
  16. #16BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”62▲ 16
  17. #16MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”62▲ 1
  18. #18Thomas“twin”60▼ 4
  19. #19Wesley“west + wood, clearing”59▲ 17
  20. #20LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records58▼ 4
  21. #21Samuel“God has set or God has placed”56▼ 3
  22. #22Carter“son of Arthur”55▲ 27
  23. #22MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 202555▲ 5
  24. #24WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202554▲ 16
  25. #25BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 202553▲ 4
  26. #25LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records53▼ 14
  27. #25OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202553▲ 4

Names that stand out in Idaho

Names in the Idaho top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Idaho births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameIdahoUSShare vs US
Aspen#50#2666.3×
Wren#55#2314.9×
Oakley#24#1564.8×
Elsie#24#1234.1×
Ember#41#1544.0×
Blakely#58#1913.8×
Jane#89#2213.6×
Scottie#41#1263.5×

Boys

NameIdahoUSShare vs US
Ridge#97#5298.7×
Colter#39#1573.8×
Harvey#89#2513.7×
Nash#97#2553.6×
Stetson#41#1363.3×
Dawson#47#1433.2×
Knox#76#1963.1×
Rhett#80#1882.9×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Idaho). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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