State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1948 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,414 Wyoming births in 1948 across 271 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#71Lyleoutside the national top 200
#84Deannaoutside the national top 200
#81Kent#194 nationally
#61Esther#155 nationally
#56Bob#141 nationally
#88Wesley#169 nationally
#100Billie#178 nationally
#70Gayle#141 nationally
#44Dan#113 nationally
#92Colleen#161 nationally
#76Vickie#143 nationally
#89Penny#153 nationally

Girls

#1Linda229US #1
#2Mary113US #2
#3Patricia78US #4
#4Susan78US #5
#5Barbara72US #3
#6Sandra69US #6
#7Sharon69US #9
#8Nancy64US #7
#9Carol61US #8
#10Karen56US #12
#11Donna50US #11
#12Pamela44US #22
#13Kathleen43US #10
#14Connie38US #43
#15Judith38US #15
#16Margaret36US #13
#17Cheryl35US #25
#18Judy35US #16
#19Shirley32US #20
#20Carolyn29US #14
#21Janice29US #23
#22Cynthia28US #27
#23Diana28US #48
#24Bonnie27US #34
#25Christine27US #35
#26Betty26US #18
#27Janet25US #24
#28Peggy25US #38
#29Marilyn24US #33
#30Sherry21US #61
#31Vicki21US #81
#32Virginia21US #36
#33Joyce20US #21
#34Diane19US #19
#35Kathy19US #55
#36Kathryn18US #54
#37Catherine17US #41
#38Charlotte17US #69
#39Dorothy17US #29
#40Gloria17US #28
#41Paula17US #52
#42Jacqueline16US #58
#43Joan16US #37
#44Roberta16US #101
#45Beverly15US #31
#46Elizabeth15US #26
#47Glenda15US #92
#48Phyllis15US #46
#49Teresa15US #82
#50Ann14US #44
#51Frances14US #42
#52Lynda14US #84
#53Sally14US #72
#54Theresa14US #63
#55Helen13US #40
#56Jean13US #47
#57Jo13US #56
#58Katherine13US #68
#59Ruth13US #45
#60Sue13US #78
#61Esther12US #155
#62Evelyn12US #74
#63Laura12US #73
#64Marsha12US #76
#65Martha12US #32
#66Rebecca12US #50
#67Alice11US #49
#68Julie11US #117
#69Darlene10US #77
#70Gayle10US #141
#71Jane10US #39
#72Kay10US #113
#73Norma10US #103
#74Rita10US #59
#75Rose10US #62
#76Vickie10US #143
#77Charlene9US #105
#78Gail9US #51
#79Lois9US #70
#80Marcia9US #79
#81Sylvia9US #100
#82Brenda8US #17
#83Claudia8US #122
#84Deanna8
#85Elaine8US #53
#86Ellen8US #67
#87Maria8US #75
#88Patsy8US #98
#89Penny8US #153
#90Sheila8US #71
#91Cathy7US #104
#92Colleen7US #161
#93Jeanne7US #95
#94Marie7US #60
#95Marjorie7US #110
#96Rosemary7US #90
#97Victoria7US #108
#98Anita6US #102
#99Anne6US #87
#100Billie6US #178

Boys

#1John175US #3
#2Robert175US #2
#3James139US #1
#4David114US #5
#5William111US #4
#6Richard104US #7
#7Michael82US #6
#8Ronald75US #10
#9Larry73US #11
#10Thomas71US #8
#11Gary69US #12
#12Charles67US #9
#13Dennis61US #17
#14Donald58US #14
#15Kenneth53US #15
#16Jerry50US #21
#17Paul37US #18
#18Steven35US #23
#19George34US #16
#20Edward33US #19
#21Terry31US #26
#22Bruce28US #28
#23Mike28US #68
#24Joe25US #47
#25Roger25US #24
#26Danny24US #39
#27Dale22US #56
#28Joseph21US #13
#29Patrick21US #48
#30Raymond21US #27
#31Stephen21US #20
#32Tom21US #94
#33Walter21US #35
#34Daniel20US #22
#35Douglas20US #33
#36Gregory20US #32
#37Jack20US #43
#38Steve20US #60
#39Jim18US #86
#40Mark18US #29
#41Bill17US #84
#42Gerald17US #30
#43Wayne17US #34
#44Dan15US #113
#45Fred15US #66
#46Randy15US #99
#47Don14US #91
#48Frank14US #25
#49Johnny14US #52
#50Louis14US #64
#51Stanley14US #65
#52Craig13US #82
#53Roy13US #49
#54Russell13US #67
#55Carl12US #42
#56Bob11US #141
#57Harry11US #57
#58Howard11US #63
#59Martin11US #88
#60Timothy11US #38
#61Alan10US #46
#62Albert10US #55
#63Harold10US #36
#64Henry10US #45
#65Keith10US #89
#66Lawrence10US #31
#67Marvin10US #90
#68Tommy10US #79
#69Warren10US #109
#70Earl9US #83
#71Lyle9
#72Norman9US #85
#73Philip9US #54
#74Rodney9US #92
#75Allen8US #72
#76Barry8US #74
#77Christopher8US #102
#78Eddie8US #78
#79Eugene8US #61
#80Jimmy8US #50
#81Kent8US #194
#82Lee8US #93
#83Leroy8US #97
#84Ralph8US #51
#85Ronnie8US #59
#86Tony8US #125
#87Vernon8US #136
#88Wesley8US #169
#89Benjamin7US #139
#90Floyd7US #134
#91Jay7US #123
#92Jeffrey7US #58
#93Jon7US #128
#94Leonard7US #71
#95Lloyd7US #118
#96Lonnie7US #135
#97Lynn7US #157
#98Peter7US #37
#99Ray7US #100
#100Alfred6US #96

On the move since 1947

Rising

↑54Walter#33
↑45Louis#50
↑44Jacqueline#42
↑44Don#47
↑43Teresa#49
↑42Cynthia#22
↑41Gregory#36
↑38Craig#52

Falling

↓44Leonard#94
↓41Penny#89
↓38Ralph#84
↓37Cathy#91
↓35Jimmy#80
↓34Sheila#90
↓34Tony#86
↓33Lois#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1947 rankings.