State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1928 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,052 Wyoming births in 1928 across 199 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Wyoming more than they say America.

#68Neil#198 nationally
#46Dick#172 nationally
#78Rodneyoutside the national top 200
#82Bertoutside the national top 200
#58Darlene#176 nationally
#83Monaoutside the national top 200
#86Dixieoutside the national top 200
#82Lila#195 nationally
#95Myronoutside the national top 200
#96Peteoutside the national top 200
#40Duane#141 nationally
#96Nina#197 nationally

Girls

#1Betty114US #2
#2Mary108US #1
#3Dorothy59US #3
#4Shirley58US #10
#5Ruth46US #6
#6Helen42US #4
#7Barbara39US #8
#8Margaret37US #5
#9Lois30US #18
#10Patricia30US #11
#11Jean27US #12
#12Doris23US #7
#13Phyllis23US #26
#14Norma21US #23
#15Alice20US #19
#16Marjorie20US #29
#17Donna19US #61
#18Evelyn19US #17
#19Virginia19US #9
#20Beverly17US #46
#21Irene17US #28
#22Anna16US #16
#23Edith15US #56
#24Florence15US #32
#25Rose15US #24
#26Martha14US #22
#27Thelma14US #40
#28Carol12US #77
#29Edna12US #45
#30Frances12US #13
#31Joan12US #27
#32Louise12US #31
#33Marie12US #21
#34Marilyn12US #38
#35Clara11US #65
#36Elsie11US #73
#37Lucille11US #51
#38Marian11US #71
#39Mildred11US #15
#40Pauline11US #48
#41Elaine10US #68
#42Ella10US #100
#43Geraldine10US #50
#44Joyce10US #30
#45June10US #44
#46Kathryn10US #99
#47Lillian10US #35
#48Peggy10US #76
#49Wanda10US #63
#50Charlotte9US #72
#51Dolores9US #20
#52Ellen9US #98
#53Ethel9US #55
#54Josephine9US #42
#55Nancy9US #43
#56Arlene8US #106
#57Bonnie8US #89
#58Darlene8US #176
#59Elizabeth8US #14
#60Esther8US #66
#61Maria8US #105
#62Marion8US #47
#63Roberta8US #127
#64Wilma8US #69
#65Eileen7US #102
#66Grace7US #52
#67Ida7US #87
#68Jacqueline7US #97
#69Jane7US #62
#70Maxine7US #84
#71Ramona7US #117
#72Velma7US #114
#73Vera7US #92
#74Agnes6US #85
#75Ann6US #54
#76Bessie6US #101
#77Beulah6US #154
#78Catherine6US #33
#79Gladys6US #41
#80Gloria6US #25
#81Hazel6US #59
#82Lila6US #195
#83Mona6
#84Nellie6US #111
#85Bernice5US #53
#86Dixie5
#87Eleanor5US #36
#88Emma5US #67
#89Harriet5US #133
#90Janet5US #95
#91Juanita5US #58
#92Katherine5US #75
#93Laura5US #83
#94Lola5US #164
#95Margie5US #108
#96Nina5US #197
#97Ruby5US #34
#98Verna5US #152
#99Viola5US #103

Boys

#1Robert111US #1
#2John93US #2
#3William91US #4
#4Donald72US #7
#5James65US #3
#6Richard64US #6
#7Charles53US #5
#8George47US #8
#9Jack46US #15
#10Kenneth35US #17
#11Harold33US #14
#12Frank27US #12
#13Bill26US #64
#14Edward25US #10
#15Thomas23US #11
#16David20US #19
#17Paul20US #13
#18Eugene19US #20
#19Bob18US #95
#20Joe18US #30
#21Joseph18US #9
#22Arthur17US #22
#23Dale17US #75
#24Ralph17US #24
#25Fred16US #36
#26Harry16US #26
#27Raymond16US #16
#28Roy16US #34
#29Walter15US #18
#30Glen14US #115
#31Earl13US #37
#32Howard13US #31
#33Marvin13US #46
#34Vernon13US #70
#35Alfred12US #33
#36Carl12US #28
#37Floyd12US #54
#38Gerald12US #41
#39Clarence11US #35
#40Duane11US #141
#41Gene11US #62
#42Leonard11US #42
#43Norman11US #39
#44Billy10US #27
#45Dean10US #136
#46Dick10US #172
#47Louis10US #32
#48Max10US #125
#49Ronald10US #50
#50Wayne10US #69
#51Clifford9US #68
#52Glenn9US #76
#53Jim9US #137
#54Tommy9US #151
#55Delbert8US #154
#56Henry8US #21
#57Herbert8US #25
#58Lawrence8US #38
#59Lloyd8US #59
#60Albert7US #23
#61Calvin7US #94
#62Don7US #84
#63Edwin7US #58
#64Ernest7US #43
#65Harvey7US #90
#66Jerry7US #79
#67Keith7US #139
#68Neil7US #198
#69Ray7US #57
#70Tom7US #135
#71Clyde6US #74
#72Francis6US #40
#73Lee6US #87
#74Leslie6US #128
#75Lyle6US #155
#76Melvin6US #48
#77Milton6US #92
#78Rodney6
#79Warren6US #85
#80Alex5US #179
#81Alvin5US #72
#82Bert5
#83Bruce5US #112
#84Cecil5US #97
#85Dan5US #164
#86Dennis5US #159
#87Elmer5US #63
#88Jesse5US #91
#89Jimmie5US #100
#90Jimmy5US #138
#91Johnnie5US #103
#92Junior5US #120
#93Larry5US #150
#94Lester5US #89
#95Myron5
#96Pete5
#97Russell5US #55
#98Samuel5US #52
#99Ted5US #175
#100Wesley5US #143

On the move since 1927

Rising

↑58Elaine#41
↑56Thelma#27
↑54Martha#26
↑47Kathryn#46
↑46Edna#29
↑46Vernon#34
↑44Carol#28
↑33Marion#62

Falling

↓71Ruby#97
↓54Laura#93
↓53Juanita#91
↓51Leslie#74
↓49Maxine#70
↓42Ann#75
↓42Elmer#87
↓41Jimmie#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1927 rankings.