State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1940 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,519 Wyoming births in 1940 across 219 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#71Kentoutside the national top 200
#60Gayle#177 nationally
#59Dixie#171 nationally
#60Dick#171 nationally
#96Sharronoutside the national top 200
#96Dallasoutside the national top 200
#97Sherryoutside the national top 200
#98Darwinoutside the national top 200
#35Deanna#136 nationally
#100Eldonoutside the national top 200
#64Lynn#160 nationally
#47Georgia#138 nationally

Girls

#1Mary94US #1
#2Patricia59US #3
#3Sharon57US #17
#4Barbara51US #2
#5Carol50US #6
#6Shirley45US #9
#7Nancy42US #7
#8Judith38US #4
#9Karen36US #34
#10Donna35US #23
#11Judy35US #16
#12Betty32US #5
#13Linda32US #8
#14Joyce30US #13
#15Sandra27US #10
#16Marilyn25US #25
#17Margaret24US #11
#18Beverly23US #27
#19Dorothy22US #12
#20Janice22US #22
#21Ruth22US #24
#22Carolyn19US #15
#23Helen19US #18
#24Roberta19US #71
#25Bonnie18US #39
#26Jean18US #29
#27Joan18US #14
#28Alice17US #32
#29Kay17US #77
#30Lois17US #38
#31Norma17US #43
#32Virginia17US #21
#33Anita15US #87
#34Darlene15US #79
#35Deanna15US #136
#36Delores15US #83
#37Peggy15US #37
#38Susan15US #36
#39Frances14US #28
#40Kathleen14US #40
#41Wanda14US #52
#42Janet13US #19
#43Charlotte12US #55
#44Sally12US #61
#45Diana11US #117
#46Elaine11US #50
#47Georgia11US #138
#48Jo11US #72
#49Pat11US #134
#50Rose11US #44
#51Connie10US #88
#52Doris10US #31
#53Edith10US #98
#54Eleanor10US #68
#55Elizabeth10US #20
#56Ellen10US #74
#57Marie10US #41
#58Ann9US #35
#59Dixie9US #171
#60Gayle9US #177
#61Geraldine9US #46
#62Gloria9US #30
#63Laura9US #108
#64Loretta9US #69
#65Phyllis9US #33
#66Clara8US #111
#67Kathryn8US #103
#68Louise8US #59
#69Martha8US #26
#70Rita8US #70
#71Arlene7US #75
#72Billie7US #149
#73Carole7US #49
#74Evelyn7US #48
#75Jeanne7US #129
#76Joann7US #63
#77Juanita7US #78
#78Lorraine7US #95
#79Marian7US #142
#80Marjorie7US #64
#81Patsy7US #57
#82Ruby7US #66
#83Wilma7US #93
#84Anne6US #84
#85Audrey6US #99
#86Beatrice6US #140
#87Charlene6US #145
#88Diane6US #45
#89Edna6US #86
#90Esther6US #131
#91Ethel6US #106
#92Ida6US #144
#93Joanne6US #54
#94Marlene6US #80
#95Rosemary6US #85
#96Sharron6
#97Sherry6
#98Sue6US #81
#99Yvonne6US #110
#100Dolores5US #67

Boys

#1Robert107US #2
#2John100US #3
#3James95US #1
#4Richard80US #5
#5William65US #4
#6Larry61US #13
#7Charles60US #6
#8Gary56US #19
#9Jerry48US #14
#10David46US #7
#11Donald45US #9
#12Ronald45US #10
#13Jack33US #29
#14Thomas31US #8
#15Kenneth29US #15
#16Edward28US #16
#17George26US #11
#18Dennis24US #24
#19Joe24US #28
#20Michael22US #18
#21Roger22US #26
#22Frank21US #20
#23Gerald21US #21
#24Paul21US #17
#25Joseph20US #12
#26Jim19US #78
#27Fred17US #40
#28Tom17US #92
#29Raymond16US #22
#30Wayne16US #39
#31Bill15US #67
#32Lawrence15US #36
#33Ralph15US #37
#34Roy15US #42
#35Stanley15US #59
#36Carl14US #32
#37Don14US #62
#38Douglas14US #56
#39Terry14US #73
#40Walter13US #25
#41Arthur12US #33
#42Darrell12US #131
#43Gordon12US #91
#44Melvin12US #53
#45Ray12US #77
#46Allen11US #71
#47Dale11US #57
#48Harry11US #47
#49Ronnie11US #101
#50Edwin10US #96
#51Francis10US #61
#52Phillip10US #79
#53Russell10US #72
#54Billy9US #27
#55Henry9US #31
#56Keith9US #125
#57Leonard9US #54
#58Leslie9US #136
#59Lloyd9US #100
#60Dick8US #171
#61Earl8US #52
#62Harold8US #23
#63Jesse8US #93
#64Lynn8US #160
#65Albert7US #41
#66Bob7US #99
#67Cecil7US #117
#68Duane7US #134
#69Franklin7US #87
#70Jay7US #139
#71Kent7
#72Lee7US #80
#73Leon7US #89
#74Leroy7US #66
#75Louis7US #50
#76Marvin7US #63
#77Max7US #165
#78Wesley7US #152
#79Andrew6US #84
#80Dan6US #155
#81Danny6US #126
#82Eddie6US #81
#83Elmer6US #144
#84Eugene6US #38
#85Everett6US #168
#86Floyd6US #103
#87Gene6US #70
#88Lyle6US #173
#89Neil6US #156
#90Norman6US #48
#91Sam6US #150
#92Alvin5US #106
#93Anthony5US #46
#94Bobby5US #30
#95Bruce5US #55
#96Dallas5
#97Daniel5US #34
#98Darwin5
#99Dean5US #143
#100Eldon5

On the move since 1939

Rising

↑59Douglas#38
↑56Delores#36
↑54Darrell#42
↑46Deanna#35
↑43Lawrence#32
↑39Phillip#52
↑38Ellen#56
↑37Charlotte#43

Falling

↓60Dean#99
↓57Bruce#95
↓49Marvin#76
↓45Harold#62
↓44Eugene#84
↓41Audrey#85
↓40Phyllis#65
↓40Marjorie#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1939 rankings.