State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1938 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,392 Wyoming births in 1938 across 206 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#59Lyle#183 nationally
#78Bertoutside the national top 200
#68Ramona#190 nationally
#85Nadineoutside the national top 200
#88Patoutside the national top 200
#96Joannaoutside the national top 200
#97Lelandoutside the national top 200
#98Lorenoutside the national top 200
#63Dick#165 nationally
#65Dixie#167 nationally
#97Lola#199 nationally
#99Monaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary105US #1
#2Barbara66US #2
#3Shirley52US #5
#4Betty45US #4
#5Donna44US #20
#6Patricia43US #3
#7Sharon43US #30
#8Nancy38US #7
#9Marilyn36US #19
#10Carol34US #6
#11Beverly33US #18
#12Joan31US #10
#13Ruth27US #21
#14Sandra26US #14
#15Dorothy25US #8
#16Helen24US #13
#17Margaret24US #9
#18Joyce22US #11
#19Norma22US #34
#20Frances21US #23
#21Virginia21US #22
#22Kay20US #81
#23Alice19US #29
#24Janice19US #24
#25Phyllis19US #28
#26Sally19US #54
#27Bonnie18US #65
#28Judith18US #12
#29Rosalie17US #66
#30Deanna16US #115
#31Janet16US #16
#32Judy16US #41
#33Lois16US #33
#34Peggy16US #35
#35Carolyn15US #15
#36Evelyn15US #38
#37Karen14US #50
#38Martha14US #26
#39Anna13US #40
#40Elizabeth13US #17
#41Connie12US #110
#42Doris12US #25
#43Jeanette12US #91
#44Jo12US #78
#45Marjorie12US #53
#46Roberta12US #73
#47Edith11US #102
#48Elaine11US #42
#49Eleanor11US #60
#50Joanne11US #57
#51Linda11US #31
#52Marie11US #37
#53Myrna11US #134
#54Irene10US #72
#55Jean10US #27
#56Wanda10US #49
#57Darlene9US #76
#58Esther9US #120
#59Kathleen9US #58
#60Loretta9US #62
#61Anita8US #99
#62Audrey8US #87
#63Catherine8US #48
#64Charlotte8US #70
#65Dixie8US #167
#66Jane8US #44
#67Patsy8US #55
#68Ramona8US #190
#69Wilma8US #85
#70Arlene7US #63
#71Carole7US #46
#72Dolores7US #43
#73Florence7US #90
#74Kathryn7US #114
#75Lorraine7US #93
#76Marlene7US #51
#77Mildred7US #52
#78Susan7US #71
#79Sylvia7US #56
#80Edna6US #82
#81Gloria6US #36
#82Louise6US #59
#83Lucille6US #106
#84Marian6US #128
#85Nadine6
#86Pat6US #149
#87Patty6US #175
#88Rita6US #74
#89Rose6US #39
#90Yvonne6US #101
#91Billie5US #139
#92Delores5US #75
#93Ellen5US #89
#94Georgia5US #138
#95Hazel5US #111
#96Joanna5
#97Lola5US #199
#98Maxine5US #130
#99Mona5
#100Rosemary5US #95

Boys

#1Robert146US #1
#2John91US #3
#3James83US #2
#4Richard66US #5
#5William63US #4
#6Charles60US #6
#7Larry54US #16
#8Donald50US #7
#9Thomas47US #9
#10David42US #8
#11Jerry42US #17
#12Ronald41US #10
#13Gary39US #22
#14Jack34US #25
#15Gerald33US #19
#16Raymond33US #20
#17Joseph25US #12
#18Kenneth25US #14
#19Don24US #52
#20Frank23US #18
#21George23US #11
#22Paul21US #15
#23Edward19US #13
#24Harold19US #23
#25Roger19US #31
#26Bill16US #67
#27Bob16US #94
#28Carl16US #29
#29Marvin16US #53
#30Earl15US #50
#31Fred15US #38
#32Arthur14US #32
#33Michael14US #21
#34Ralph14US #35
#35Dennis13US #49
#36Gene13US #65
#37Jim13US #81
#38Roy13US #41
#39Stanley13US #59
#40Wayne13US #40
#41Joe12US #28
#42Lawrence12US #36
#43Leonard12US #57
#44Allen11US #73
#45Ray11US #72
#46Billy10US #24
#47Dean10US #129
#48Duane10US #114
#49Gordon10US #78
#50Keith10US #120
#51Walter10US #26
#52Albert9US #37
#53Bruce9US #66
#54Dale9US #56
#55Eugene9US #33
#56Henry9US #30
#57Howard9US #42
#58Johnny9US #63
#59Lyle9US #183
#60Melvin9US #54
#61Alvin8US #98
#62Darrell8US #128
#63Dick8US #165
#64Floyd8US #96
#65Harry8US #44
#66Lee8US #80
#67Norman8US #43
#68Clarence7US #58
#69Clifford7US #89
#70Eddie7US #79
#71Francis7US #51
#72Jesse7US #107
#73Lloyd7US #92
#74Max7US #140
#75Phillip7US #95
#76Tommy7US #77
#77Alfred6US #69
#78Bert6
#79Bobby6US #27
#80Dan6US #156
#81Daniel6US #39
#82Edwin6US #90
#83Gilbert6US #116
#84Glen6US #121
#85Jimmy6US #45
#86Leroy6US #61
#87Leslie6US #135
#88Pat6
#89Vernon6US #103
#90Warren6US #102
#91Willard6US #148
#92Alan5US #91
#93Frederick5US #71
#94Herbert5US #68
#95Jay5US #138
#96Jon5US #126
#97Leland5
#98Loren5
#99Mike5US #154
#100Milton5US #127

On the move since 1937

Rising

↑75Sandra#14
↑52Judy#32
↑49Walter#51
↑37Michael#33
↑36Evelyn#36
↑36Marie#52
↑34Ray#45
↑32Joanne#50

Falling

↓65Rose#89
↓45Edwin#82
↓43Dolores#72
↓42Ellen#93
↓38Mildred#77
↓36Darlene#57
↓36Jay#95
↓35Glen#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1937 rankings.