State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1946 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,392 Wyoming births in 1946 across 242 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#60Lyle#200 nationally
#58Kent#195 nationally
#70Dixieoutside the national top 200
#84Rickoutside the national top 200
#74Toni#185 nationally
#78Dianna#183 nationally
#98Karlaoutside the national top 200
#99Dickoutside the national top 200
#68Billie#164 nationally
#86Maxine#172 nationally
#89Bertha#173 nationally
#80Eva#161 nationally

Girls

#1Mary119US #1
#2Linda92US #2
#3Patricia67US #3
#4Sandra65US #6
#5Sharon63US #9
#6Carol55US #5
#7Judy55US #11
#8Karen54US #15
#9Barbara49US #4
#10Susan47US #8
#11Nancy45US #7
#12Cheryl38US #27
#13Donna37US #13
#14Judith35US #10
#15Janice34US #22
#16Betty33US #14
#17Marilyn33US #29
#18Connie31US #45
#19Kathleen30US #16
#20Helen29US #36
#21Margaret28US #17
#22Carolyn27US #12
#23Shirley27US #18
#24Bonnie26US #33
#25Diane22US #19
#26Janet22US #21
#27Beverly20US #30
#28Joyce20US #20
#29Jean18US #37
#30Ruth18US #38
#31Alice16US #44
#32Joan16US #28
#33Pamela16US #34
#34Kay15US #101
#35Jane14US #35
#36Sally14US #67
#37Frances13US #39
#38Kathryn13US #63
#39Diana12US #42
#40Dorothy12US #23
#41Patsy12US #85
#42Sherry12US #73
#43Sue12US #61
#44Suzanne12US #52
#45Ann11US #40
#46Cynthia11US #46
#47Gloria11US #26
#48Lois11US #55
#49Peggy11US #43
#50Vicki11US #108
#51Elizabeth10US #25
#52Ellen10US #58
#53Jeanne10US #83
#54Jo10US #53
#55Joanne10US #57
#56Kathy10US #79
#57Lynda10US #109
#58Norma10US #77
#59Phyllis10US #41
#60Virginia10US #31
#61Christine9US #50
#62Katherine9US #78
#63Louise9US #91
#64Rose9US #60
#65Sheila9US #70
#66Anita8US #84
#67Anna8US #87
#68Billie8US #164
#69Catherine8US #48
#70Dixie8
#71Glenda8US #99
#72Lynn8US #94
#73Rita8US #56
#74Toni8US #185
#75Charlene7US #107
#76Charlotte7US #64
#77Darlene7US #71
#78Dianna7US #183
#79Dianne7US #76
#80Eva7US #161
#81Geraldine7US #66
#82Loretta7US #111
#83Marcia7US #89
#84Marie7US #54
#85Martha7US #32
#86Maxine7US #172
#87Pat7US #147
#88Paula7US #69
#89Bertha6US #173
#90Carole6US #72
#91Doris6US #51
#92Elaine6US #47
#93Esther6US #151
#94Georgia6US #123
#95Jacqueline6US #62
#96Joann6US #90
#97Joy6US #170
#98Karla6
#99Marsha6US #98
#100Maureen6US #95

Boys

#1James148US #1
#2Robert144US #2
#3John141US #3
#4Richard107US #5
#5David90US #6
#6William83US #4
#7Gary80US #12
#8Michael69US #7
#9Larry62US #11
#10Charles57US #9
#11Ronald57US #10
#12Thomas51US #8
#13Jerry45US #20
#14Dennis44US #17
#15Donald44US #13
#16Kenneth43US #15
#17George39US #16
#18Terry33US #26
#19Paul29US #18
#20Edward22US #19
#21Jim22US #73
#22Roger22US #23
#23Douglas21US #34
#24Joseph21US #14
#25Daniel20US #21
#26Jack20US #35
#27Joe20US #37
#28Frank19US #22
#29Raymond19US #25
#30Bill18US #72
#31Steven18US #28
#32Dale17US #62
#33Mike17US #64
#34Tom17US #87
#35Wayne17US #29
#36Lawrence16US #31
#37Stephen16US #24
#38Alan14US #49
#39Danny14US #46
#40Ernest14US #71
#41Gerald14US #27
#42Keith14US #96
#43Leonard14US #67
#44Timothy14US #60
#45Bruce13US #32
#46Harold13US #33
#47Roy13US #43
#48Johnny12US #47
#49Marvin12US #88
#50Patrick12US #59
#51Russell12US #66
#52Billy11US #45
#53Bob11US #107
#54Carl11US #39
#55Dean11US #132
#56Don11US #79
#57Jimmy11US #42
#58Kent11US #195
#59Lee11US #91
#60Lyle11US #200
#61Norman11US #76
#62Rodney11US #93
#63Allen10US #74
#64Dan10US #116
#65Fred10US #51
#66Henry10US #41
#67Jay10US #115
#68Jon10US #117
#69Ralph10US #48
#70Eddie9US #85
#71Glenn9US #81
#72Stanley9US #65
#73Anthony8US #44
#74Clifford8US #100
#75Floyd8US #121
#76Leroy8US #90
#77Philip8US #61
#78Steve8US #69
#79Edwin7US #112
#80Glen7US #143
#81Herbert7US #97
#82Mark7US #58
#83Ray7US #95
#84Rick7
#85Ronnie7US #54
#86Wesley7US #167
#87Curtis6US #99
#88Martin6US #92
#89Ted6US #158
#90Theodore6US #101
#91Tommy6US #77
#92Vernon6US #130
#93Victor6US #120
#94Walter6US #30
#95Arthur5US #36
#96Clarence5US #89
#97Craig5US #108
#98Darrell5US #131
#99Dick5
#100Duane5US #142

On the move since 1945

Rising

↑48Roy#47
↑43Patsy#41
↑42Ellen#52
↑38Ernest#40
↑34Sherry#42
↑31Lyle#60
↑29Christine#61
↑28Mike#33

Falling

↓64Arthur#95
↓51Georgia#94
↓41Dick#99
↓37Marsha#99
↓36Paula#88
↓35Virginia#60
↓34Elaine#92
↓33Stanley#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1945 rankings.