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Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1941 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,618 Wyoming births in 1941 across 215 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#51Colleenoutside the national top 200
#49Dick#171 nationally
#79Dellaoutside the national top 200
#91Genevieveoutside the national top 200
#92Rexoutside the national top 200
#71Dave#177 nationally
#95Lanaoutside the national top 200
#80Dixie#181 nationally
#100Vickioutside the national top 200
#64Myrna#161 nationally
#88Claudia#185 nationally
#73Everett#166 nationally

Girls

#1Mary109US #1
#2Sharon82US #15
#3Barbara66US #2
#4Patricia65US #3
#5Carol57US #4
#6Judy55US #16
#7Judith43US #6
#8Sandra42US #9
#9Linda41US #5
#10Karen39US #19
#11Donna36US #20
#12Betty32US #7
#13Dorothy31US #14
#14Nancy30US #8
#15Shirley29US #10
#16Bonnie28US #33
#17Helen28US #24
#18Janet27US #18
#19Marilyn27US #30
#20Beverly26US #29
#21Virginia25US #23
#22Alice24US #34
#23Carolyn24US #11
#24Janice23US #22
#25Lois22US #43
#26Joyce21US #13
#27Margaret21US #12
#28Ruth20US #28
#29Connie19US #79
#30Frances17US #31
#31Peggy17US #39
#32Evelyn16US #50
#33Kay16US #70
#34Phyllis15US #35
#35Jean14US #32
#36Kathleen14US #36
#37Martha14US #25
#38Norma13US #47
#39Charlotte12US #55
#40Elizabeth12US #21
#41Roberta12US #72
#42Georgia11US #127
#43Joan11US #17
#44Marie11US #42
#45Elaine10US #44
#46Jo10US #66
#47June10US #90
#48Kathryn10US #87
#49Patsy10US #52
#50Susan10US #27
#51Colleen9
#52Diane9US #40
#53Pat9US #134
#54Sally9US #61
#55Ann8US #37
#56Darlene8US #76
#57Edith8US #103
#58Esther8US #138
#59Gloria8US #26
#60Jacqueline8US #73
#61Juanita8US #84
#62Loretta8US #81
#63Marjorie8US #71
#64Myrna8US #161
#65Rita8US #63
#66Rose8US #49
#67Wanda8US #53
#68Carole7US #48
#69Catherine7US #51
#70Deanna7US #137
#71Josephine7US #92
#72Julia7US #88
#73Katherine7US #85
#74Pauline7US #109
#75Ruby7US #69
#76Anita6US #91
#77Billie6US #149
#78Charlene6US #125
#79Della6
#80Dixie6US #181
#81Doris6US #38
#82Elsie6US #157
#83Mildred6US #64
#84Patty6US #176
#85Rosemary6US #94
#86Wilma6US #106
#87Anna5US #56
#88Claudia5US #185
#89Constance5US #114
#90Ethel5US #116
#91Genevieve5
#92Geraldine5US #45
#93Jackie5US #178
#94Julie5US #169
#95Lana5
#96Laura5US #115
#97Maxine5US #139
#98Sheila5US #110
#99Sherry5US #172
#100Vicki5

Boys

#1Robert113US #2
#2James95US #1
#3John88US #3
#4William83US #4
#5Gary77US #19
#6Richard75US #5
#7David64US #7
#8Charles59US #6
#9Larry58US #11
#10Donald53US #10
#11Ronald43US #9
#12Thomas42US #8
#13Jerry40US #14
#14George34US #13
#15Dennis32US #23
#16Kenneth29US #15
#17Jim23US #80
#18Michael23US #16
#19Frank22US #21
#20Jack22US #32
#21Paul22US #18
#22Wayne22US #37
#23Edward21US #17
#24Harry18US #48
#25Joe18US #30
#26Joseph18US #12
#27Raymond18US #22
#28Bill17US #68
#29Walter17US #26
#30Bob15US #103
#31Lawrence15US #34
#32Roger15US #25
#33Gene14US #72
#34Henry14US #28
#35Ralph14US #38
#36Tom14US #88
#37Carl13US #29
#38Gerald13US #20
#39Howard13US #47
#40Bruce12US #51
#41Melvin12US #56
#42Dale11US #59
#43Fred11US #43
#44Ray11US #83
#45Alan10US #84
#46Albert10US #40
#47Allen10US #73
#48Daniel10US #31
#49Dick10US #171
#50Leroy10US #67
#51Mike10US #111
#52Dean9US #143
#53Francis9US #60
#54Johnny9US #55
#55Keith9US #119
#56Leonard9US #54
#57Patrick9US #70
#58Roy9US #39
#59Clifford8US #94
#60Clyde8US #113
#61Don8US #66
#62Douglas8US #53
#63Harold8US #24
#64Lee8US #81
#65Marvin8US #63
#66Tommy8US #71
#67Allan7US #135
#68Barry7US #91
#69Clarence7US #62
#70Darrell7US #130
#71Dave7US #177
#72Earl7US #58
#73Everett7US #166
#74Gordon7US #92
#75Jay7US #137
#76Leo7US #116
#77Lloyd7US #96
#78Russell7US #75
#79Samuel7US #65
#80Stanley7US #57
#81Stephen7US #41
#82Terry7US #64
#83Billy6US #27
#84Danny6US #120
#85Eddie6US #78
#86Eugene6US #42
#87Glen6US #139
#88Lonnie6US #148
#89Lynn6US #141
#90Martin6US #85
#91Norman6US #49
#92Rex6
#93Steve6US #112
#94Steven6US #90
#95Bobby5US #35
#96Dan5US #152
#97Ernest5US #61
#98Floyd5US #102
#99Franklin5US #98
#100Frederick5US #69

On the move since 1940

Rising

↑55Bruce#40
↑54Gene#33
↑49Daniel#48
↑47Dean#52
↑42Evelyn#32
↑36Diane#52
↑36Bob#30
↑32Martha#37

Falling

↓45Stanley#80
↓43Anita#76
↓43Terry#82
↓35Deanna#70
↓33Laura#96
↓31Geraldine#92
↓31Gordon#74
↓30Franklin#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1940 rankings.