According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the state’s top names two years ago were Sophia for girls and Liam for boys.
Here are Idaho’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:
Girl names
- Sophia (115 baby girls)
- Olivia (113)
- Emma (100)
- Ava (79)
- Abigail (76)
- Elizabeth (71)
- Chloe (69)
- Emily (62) – tie
- Zoey (62) – tie
- Brooklyn (61)
- Hannah* (60)
- Madison (57)
- Ella (56) – tie
- Isabella (56) – tie
- Lily (56) – tie
- Avery (54)
- Grace (51)
- Amelia (50) – tie
- Evelyn (50) – tie
- Hailey* (48)
- Ellie (46) – tie
- Natalie (46) – tie
- Charlotte* (45) – tie
- Paisley* (45) – tie
- Addison (44)
Boy names
- Liam (133 baby boys)
- William (94)
- Mason (81)
- Jacob (79)
- Michael* (78) – tie
- Samuel (78) – tie
- Wyatt (77)
- Logan (76)
- Ethan (75)
- Carter (73)
- Hunter (72)
- Aiden (71)
- Benjamin (69) – tie
- Jackson (69) – tie
- Gabriel (68)
- Andrew (67)
- Henry* (66) – tie
- Noah (66) – tie
- Cooper* (65) – tie
- Elijah (65) – tie
- David* (64)
- Isaac (63)
- Alexander* (57) – tie
- Jayden (57) – tie
- Joseph* (57) – tie
- Owen (57) – tie
*New to the top 25 since 2011.
Idaho’s annual report also includes a small section entitled “Selected Unique Baby Names, Yewneek Baybee Spellings.” Here are all of the single-use names highlighted in the 2012 report:
| Unique girl names | Unique boy names |
| Alixathymia, Aunastasha, Beloved, Blessing, Britannica, Burdyn, Challyss, Echkoe, Exodus, Harlequinn, Idalyz, Killary, Lulubell, Lyrica, Mercy, Miracle, Mystic, Noble, Oasis, Pearadice, Savvy, Secret, Sunshyne, Theory, Versailles | Adamant, Arsin, Awesome, Cactus, Captain, Chipper, Cross, Denym, Dually, Dynamic, Falchion, Glacier, Kasteel, Kazys, Krozlee, Lock, Mehdiullah, Mogley, Natavious, Nyte, Peregrin, Pilot, Torque, Truce, Wild |
A few thoughts…
- A falchion is a type of sword. (Do they talk about falchions in Game of Thrones?)
- I spotted another baby named Glacier in Quebec several years ago.
- Killary would make a fantastic roller derby name! (So would the American Gladiator name Hellga.)
And, since I never wrote about the Idaho baby names of 2011, I’ll throw in the unique names from that year as well:
| Unique girl names (2011) | Unique boy names (2011) |
| Asma, Ajla, Bandana, Birdie, Candelaria, Cinderella, Courage, Disney-Gin, Elphaba, Jerzi, Kaymin, Khryztale, Kyraeveryn, November, Rainbow, Rockee, Rogue, Ropeer, Satchel, Soliscity, Temperenz, Thunder, Trypzee, Winter, Xxoie | Adakiss, Aegis Orion, Beauxdarin, Bluesky, Cinch, Coyote, Dagr, Deevo, Diggory, Doc, Eighthin, Flint, Gator, General, Iron, Jayger, John-Wayne, Khryztian, Maverik, Pistol, Pragedis, Rifle, Riot, Slate, Wilderness |
Finally, here are earlier lists of Idaho’s unique baby names (2006 through 2010).
Source: Idaho Vital Statistics
Image: Adapted from Flag of Idaho (public domain)
