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Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1947 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,338 Wyoming births in 1947 across 260 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#69Dickoutside the national top 200
#79Dixieoutside the national top 200
#82Ronoutside the national top 200
#93Carolineoutside the national top 200
#48Penny#142 nationally
#52Tony#126 nationally
#87Janie#161 nationally
#99Tim#170 nationally
#43Dan#109 nationally
#96Esther#162 nationally
#54Cathy#119 nationally
#58Jay#119 nationally

Girls

#1Linda204US #1
#2Mary127US #2
#3Carol73US #6
#4Judy72US #14
#5Patricia71US #3
#6Barbara70US #4
#7Sandra70US #5
#8Susan67US #8
#9Sharon59US #9
#10Nancy57US #7
#11Donna54US #10
#12Karen48US #13
#13Kathleen44US #11
#14Margaret42US #16
#15Connie39US #43
#16Bonnie32US #35
#17Judith32US #12
#18Janice31US #22
#19Cheryl30US #24
#20Joyce30US #20
#21Shirley30US #19
#22Janet29US #23
#23Marilyn28US #29
#24Peggy28US #42
#25Betty25US #17
#26Beverly24US #31
#27Virginia24US #34
#28Diana21US #48
#29Dorothy21US #26
#30Kathy20US #64
#31Ann19US #41
#32Gloria19US #27
#33Ruth19US #44
#34Diane18US #18
#35Alice17US #47
#36Helen17US #38
#37Kathryn17US #55
#38Carolyn16US #15
#39Jean16US #40
#40Jo16US #51
#41Elizabeth15US #25
#42Katherine15US #76
#43Marsha15US #88
#44Martha15US #32
#45Sherry15US #67
#46Lois14US #63
#47Pamela14US #28
#48Penny14US #142
#49Vicki14US #101
#50Jane13US #36
#51Lynn13US #75
#52Phyllis13US #37
#53Sally13US #70
#54Cathy12US #119
#55Kay12US #104
#56Sheila12US #73
#57Charlotte11US #68
#58Christine11US #45
#59Darlene11US #71
#60Eileen11US #91
#61Roberta11US #90
#62Sue11US #69
#63Catherine10US #46
#64Cynthia10US #33
#65Doris10US #58
#66Gail10US #49
#67Joan10US #30
#68Julia10US #116
#69Laura10US #74
#70Marcia10US #81
#71Paula10US #54
#72Rebecca10US #52
#73Rita10US #60
#74Terry10US #135
#75Wanda10US #66
#76Anita9US #94
#77Constance9US #100
#78Dianne9US #83
#79Dixie9
#80Elaine9US #50
#81Frances9US #39
#82Janis9US #108
#83Sylvia9US #97
#84Anna8US #92
#85Charlene8US #105
#86Jacqueline8US #59
#87Janie8US #161
#88Jennifer8US #145
#89Marlene8US #114
#90Norma8US #82
#91Rose8US #65
#92Teresa8US #121
#93Caroline7
#94Delores7US #115
#95Ellen7US #61
#96Esther7US #162
#97Georgia7US #129
#98Jeanne7US #86
#99Joann7US #89
#100Patsy7US #87

Boys

#1Robert164US #2
#2John163US #3
#3James152US #1
#4Richard125US #5
#5William122US #4
#6David118US #6
#7Michael84US #7
#8Dennis78US #17
#9Larry75US #10
#10Gary71US #12
#11Ronald70US #11
#12Donald65US #13
#13Charles56US #9
#14Thomas47US #8
#15Kenneth45US #15
#16Jerry44US #20
#17George43US #16
#18Edward36US #19
#19Terry34US #26
#20Paul33US #18
#21Steven30US #24
#22Frank28US #23
#23Stephen26US #21
#24Daniel25US #22
#25Joseph25US #14
#26Wayne24US #30
#27Gerald23US #28
#28Jack23US #37
#29Joe23US #43
#30Raymond23US #27
#31Jim21US #77
#32Phillip21US #74
#33Alan19US #45
#34Harold19US #35
#35Roger18US #25
#36Dale17US #63
#37Danny17US #39
#38Douglas17US #31
#39Lawrence17US #32
#40Mike17US #65
#41Bruce16US #29
#42Carl16US #40
#43Dan16US #109
#44Fred16US #56
#45Jimmy16US #44
#46Ralph16US #50
#47Roy16US #48
#48Timothy16US #52
#49Tommy16US #79
#50Leonard15US #71
#51Tom15US #87
#52Tony15US #126
#53Billy14US #51
#54Patrick14US #53
#55Bob13US #115
#56Ernest13US #75
#57Howard13US #62
#58Jay13US #119
#59Rodney13US #94
#60Russell13US #69
#61Glenn12US #70
#62Melvin12US #85
#63Steve12US #58
#64Bill11US #76
#65Eddie11US #80
#66Norman11US #81
#67Randy11US #116
#68Brian10US #95
#69Dick10
#70Eugene10US #59
#71Gene10US #103
#72Mark10US #47
#73Philip10US #57
#74Stanley10US #67
#75Warren10US #108
#76Barry9US #68
#77Gregory9US #33
#78Harry9US #54
#79Henry9US #46
#80Johnny9US #49
#81Lee9US #92
#82Ron9
#83Glen8US #138
#84Gordon8US #111
#85Keith8US #91
#86Leroy8US #98
#87Walter8US #34
#88Allen7US #73
#89Anthony7US #41
#90Craig7US #93
#91Don7US #86
#92Edwin7US #114
#93Floyd7US #130
#94Jon7US #123
#95Louis7US #64
#96Lynn7US #151
#97Marvin7US #89
#98Ray7US #97
#99Tim7US #170
#100Vernon7US #134

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑56Marsha#43
↑42Tommy#49
↑41Martha#44
↑33Virginia#27
↑30Dick#69
↑26Kathy#30
↑26Doris#65
↑25Peggy#24

Falling

↓59Patsy#100
↓48Marvin#97
↓45Jeanne#98
↓44Frances#81
↓43Ellen#95
↓43Keith#85
↓35Joan#67
↓35Don#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.