State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1942 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,817 Wyoming births in 1942 across 221 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#45Dick#183 nationally
#39Lyle#176 nationally
#58Dixie#193 nationally
#76Kentoutside the national top 200
#79Ronoutside the national top 200
#80Coraoutside the national top 200
#80Rudyoutside the national top 200
#89Eldonoutside the national top 200
#90Pennyoutside the national top 200
#49Ted#156 nationally
#53Kathy#159 nationally
#96Bethoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary96US #1
#2Sharon86US #11
#3Carol55US #5
#4Barbara53US #2
#5Patricia52US #3
#6Linda47US #4
#7Judy46US #15
#8Karen46US #16
#9Sandra46US #6
#10Donna40US #20
#11Judith38US #7
#12Carolyn36US #10
#13Nancy36US #8
#14Bonnie33US #34
#15Betty31US #9
#16Shirley28US #12
#17Virginia28US #23
#18Janet27US #19
#19Janice25US #25
#20Margaret25US #14
#21Frances24US #30
#22Joan24US #18
#23Marilyn24US #27
#24Susan24US #21
#25Dorothy23US #17
#26Peggy23US #42
#27Connie21US #70
#28Helen20US #26
#29Beverly19US #32
#30Kathleen19US #24
#31Ann17US #38
#32Joyce17US #13
#33Roberta16US #66
#34Sally16US #56
#35Diane14US #28
#36Elizabeth14US #22
#37Lois14US #44
#38Ruth14US #33
#39Carole13US #35
#40Gloria13US #31
#41Darlene12US #78
#42Jean12US #36
#43Martha12US #29
#44Diana11US #68
#45Geraldine11US #47
#46Glenda11US #89
#47Kay11US #75
#48Marie11US #43
#49Patsy11US #57
#50Wanda11US #54
#51Charlotte10US #51
#52Georgia10US #123
#53Kathy10US #159
#54Anita9US #93
#55Florence9US #110
#56Kathryn9US #82
#57Marjorie9US #74
#58Dixie8US #193
#59Ellen8US #64
#60Jane8US #46
#61Joanne8US #48
#62Josephine8US #100
#63Anna7US #59
#64Audrey7US #120
#65Delores7US #86
#66Elaine7US #45
#67Evelyn7US #53
#68Jeanette7US #104
#69Jo7US #65
#70Katherine7US #81
#71Loretta7US #79
#72Marcia7US #105
#73Pat7US #144
#74Phyllis7US #37
#75Rita7US #55
#76Rose7US #50
#77Sue7US #73
#78Sylvia7US #72
#79Catherine6US #49
#80Cora6
#81Edith6US #113
#82Grace6US #129
#83Irene6US #80
#84Juanita6US #90
#85Lynda6US #132
#86Marian6US #141
#87Mildred6US #71
#88Norma6US #52
#89Pauline6US #112
#90Penny6
#91Rosemary6US #92
#92Sheila6US #94
#93Alice5US #39
#94Anne5US #76
#95Arlene5US #83
#96Beth5
#97Clara5US #122
#98Colleen5
#99Dolores5US #63
#100Doris5US #41

Boys

#1John138US #3
#2Robert130US #2
#3James108US #1
#4William85US #4
#5Richard81US #5
#6Larry74US #12
#7Donald60US #10
#8Gary58US #18
#9David56US #6
#10Charles51US #7
#11Jerry45US #16
#12Ronald44US #9
#13Kenneth41US #15
#14George38US #14
#15Jack34US #34
#16Gerald32US #22
#17Michael32US #13
#18Thomas29US #8
#19Dennis27US #20
#20Douglas27US #23
#21Raymond27US #24
#22Edward23US #17
#23Jim22US #74
#24Harold21US #27
#25Joseph21US #11
#26Bill20US #65
#27Joe20US #33
#28Fred19US #46
#29Paul18US #19
#30Mike16US #106
#31Stanley16US #56
#32Wayne16US #41
#33Terry15US #52
#34Albert13US #40
#35Carl13US #36
#36Don13US #72
#37Frank13US #21
#38Lawrence13US #30
#39Lyle13US #176
#40Roger13US #25
#41Melvin12US #60
#42Ray12US #84
#43Tom12US #89
#44Alfred11US #76
#45Dick11US #183
#46Floyd11US #113
#47Keith11US #123
#48Leonard11US #57
#49Ted11US #156
#50Arthur10US #29
#51Bob10US #110
#52Jimmy10US #47
#53Lloyd10US #96
#54Andrew9US #80
#55Billy9US #35
#56Clarence9US #67
#57Marvin9US #66
#58Norman9US #53
#59Roy9US #42
#60Walter9US #26
#61Dale8US #63
#62Eddie8US #86
#63Edwin8US #105
#64Ernest8US #61
#65Henry8US #31
#66Leslie8US #127
#67Ronnie8US #78
#68Russell8US #70
#69Bobby7US #43
#70Clifford7US #95
#71Dan7US #147
#72Francis7US #58
#73Gene7US #82
#74Harry7US #48
#75Howard7US #49
#76Kent7
#77Leroy7US #69
#78Patrick7US #64
#79Ron7
#80Rudy7
#81Stephen7US #32
#82Steve7US #102
#83Steven7US #75
#84Tommy7US #73
#85Tony7US #145
#86Alan6US #81
#87Anthony6US #44
#88Daniel6US #28
#89Eldon6
#90Elmer6US #158
#91Eugene6US #45
#92Franklin6US #103
#93Glen6US #144
#94Glenn6US #88
#95Gregory6US #165
#96Jesse6US #100
#97Lee6US #87
#98Loren6
#99Ralph6US #38
#100Rex6

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑52Floyd#46
↑49Stanley#31
↑49Terry#33
↑47Geraldine#45
↑42Douglas#20
↑39Harold#24
↑33Norman#58
↑33Ernest#64

Falling

↓71Alice#93
↓64Ralph#99
↓50Norma#88
↓50Harry#74
↓47Colleen#98
↓41Alan#86
↓40Phyllis#74
↓40Gene#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.