State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1945 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,768 Wyoming births in 1945 across 218 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#58Dick#196 nationally
#77Violaoutside the national top 200
#85Patty#192 nationally
#97Lanaoutside the national top 200
#91Lyle#194 nationally
#99Leahoutside the national top 200
#100Leonaoutside the national top 200
#73Jackie#172 nationally
#92Deanna#175 nationally
#49Dan#127 nationally
#80Ella#158 nationally
#43Georgia#116 nationally

Girls

#1Mary102US #1
#2Linda93US #2
#3Patricia73US #4
#4Carol54US #5
#5Sharon54US #8
#6Barbara49US #3
#7Judy46US #13
#8Karen45US #16
#9Sandra42US #6
#10Donna37US #17
#11Nancy37US #7
#12Betty35US #11
#13Marilyn32US #27
#14Susan32US #10
#15Shirley29US #14
#16Carolyn28US #12
#17Dorothy28US #21
#18Cheryl27US #32
#19Margaret27US #15
#20Judith25US #9
#21Janet24US #20
#22Bonnie21US #35
#23Kathleen21US #19
#24Connie19US #47
#25Virginia19US #28
#26Beverly18US #37
#27Diana18US #43
#28Joyce18US #18
#29Diane16US #22
#30Joan16US #25
#31Pamela16US #42
#32Helen15US #31
#33Janice15US #24
#34Jean15US #38
#35Elizabeth14US #26
#36Peggy14US #45
#37Alice13US #41
#38Gloria13US #23
#39Jo13US #60
#40Ruth13US #33
#41Frances12US #34
#42Phyllis12US #40
#43Georgia11US #116
#44Lois11US #48
#45Sally11US #64
#46Anita10US #100
#47Charlotte10US #55
#48Evelyn10US #57
#49Katherine10US #82
#50Glenda9US #92
#51Kathy9US #101
#52Paula9US #67
#53Rita9US #59
#54Rose9US #54
#55Victoria9US #106
#56Ann8US #39
#57Anna8US #73
#58Elaine8US #44
#59Jane8US #36
#60Kay8US #91
#61Marlene8US #110
#62Marsha8US #113
#63Martha8US #30
#64Roberta8US #75
#65Sheila8US #89
#66Vicki8US #117
#67Charlene7US #114
#68Darlene7US #71
#69Delores7US #112
#70Dianne7US #72
#71Doris7US #46
#72Grace7US #139
#73Jackie7US #172
#74Lynn7US #102
#75Norma7US #74
#76Sherry7US #104
#77Viola7
#78Wilma7US #128
#79Anne6US #81
#80Ella6US #158
#81Juanita6US #108
#82Lorraine6US #87
#83Lynda6US #111
#84Patsy6US #84
#85Patty6US #192
#86Vivian6US #118
#87Arlene5US #99
#88Carole5US #51
#89Catherine5US #50
#90Christine5US #62
#91Constance5US #109
#92Deanna5US #175
#93Edith5US #132
#94Ellen5US #61
#95Joann5US #80
#96Julia5US #115
#97Lana5
#98Laura5US #77
#99Leah5
#100Leona5

Boys

#1Robert128US #2
#2John122US #3
#3James104US #1
#4Richard96US #5
#5William71US #4
#6David66US #6
#7Larry64US #11
#8Donald63US #12
#9Gary61US #13
#10Charles54US #7
#11Ronald49US #10
#12Dennis45US #19
#13Kenneth42US #16
#14Michael42US #9
#15Thomas40US #8
#16Paul32US #17
#17Bill27US #66
#18Jack27US #32
#19Edward26US #18
#20George26US #15
#21Frank25US #21
#22Jerry25US #20
#23Roger25US #22
#24Terry22US #33
#25Gerald19US #25
#26Don18US #73
#27Joseph18US #14
#28Tom18US #89
#29Douglas17US #29
#30Jim17US #68
#31Arthur16US #34
#32Raymond16US #23
#33Joe15US #36
#34Bruce14US #48
#35Leonard14US #57
#36Carl13US #39
#37Fred13US #51
#38Melvin13US #78
#39Stanley12US #59
#40Steven12US #43
#41Wayne12US #35
#42Alan11US #52
#43Eugene11US #50
#44Jon11US #112
#45Lawrence11US #30
#46Leroy11US #83
#47Bob10US #107
#48Dale10US #61
#49Dan10US #127
#50Daniel10US #24
#51Harold10US #28
#52Harry10US #47
#53Johnny10US #45
#54Peter10US #38
#55Ralph10US #44
#56Timothy10US #70
#57Allen9US #74
#58Dick9US #196
#59Henry9US #37
#60Keith9US #108
#61Mike9US #69
#62Norman9US #65
#63Patrick9US #63
#64Rodney9US #105
#65Ronnie9US #67
#66Albert8US #49
#67Billy8US #42
#68Clifford8US #99
#69Howard8US #54
#70Leslie8US #115
#71Marvin8US #80
#72Russell8US #64
#73Steve8US #79
#74Tommy8US #75
#75Craig7US #134
#76Darrell7US #141
#77Edwin7US #117
#78Ernest7US #60
#79Glen7US #148
#80Jimmy7US #41
#81Lloyd7US #103
#82Samuel7US #62
#83Victor7US #95
#84Bernard6US #98
#85Duane6US #138
#86Eddie6US #81
#87Gene6US #100
#88Glenn6US #93
#89Gordon6US #109
#90Jay6US #125
#91Lyle6US #194
#92Mark6US #72
#93Phillip6US #85
#94Ray6US #92
#95Roy6US #40
#96Ted6US #155
#97Tony6US #129
#98Walter6US #27
#99Wesley6US #163
#100Andrew5US #86

On the move since 1944

Rising

↑63Diana#27
↑45Glenda#50
↑45Dan#49
↑41Arthur#31
↑38Marsha#62
↑38Douglas#29
↑38Dick#58
↑37Anita#46

Falling

↓58Walter#98
↓55Ray#94
↓46Glen#79
↓44Roy#95
↓32Gordon#89
↓28Harold#51
↓27Roberta#64
↓25Sherry#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1944 rankings.