State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,543 Wyoming births in 1949 across 275 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#78Cindyoutside the national top 200
#85Amyoutside the national top 200
#75Carla#187 nationally
#50Penny#158 nationally
#97Deannaoutside the national top 200
#49Georgia#141 nationally
#85Rick#170 nationally
#78Bob#162 nationally
#90Ted#169 nationally
#63Denise#140 nationally
#69Jon#144 nationally
#51Dan#125 nationally

Girls

#1Linda205US #1
#2Mary113US #2
#3Susan80US #5
#4Barbara67US #4
#5Carol67US #8
#6Karen67US #11
#7Patricia65US #3
#8Kathleen56US #9
#9Nancy56US #7
#10Sandra55US #6
#11Sharon47US #10
#12Judy44US #20
#13Janet41US #23
#14Margaret39US #14
#15Connie34US #43
#16Betty31US #22
#17Cheryl31US #28
#18Cynthia30US #27
#19Judith30US #16
#20Donna29US #12
#21Bonnie28US #35
#22Elizabeth28US #25
#23Diana27US #48
#24Janice27US #24
#25Peggy27US #38
#26Carolyn26US #17
#27Pamela26US #21
#28Shirley26US #18
#29Vicki26US #70
#30Kathy25US #42
#31Gloria24US #29
#32Marilyn24US #33
#33Kathryn23US #52
#34Beverly22US #31
#35Christine22US #30
#36Katherine21US #59
#37Ann19US #44
#38Frances18US #49
#39Joyce18US #26
#40Sherry18US #68
#41Catherine17US #37
#42Deborah16US #15
#43Jean16US #45
#44Alice15US #53
#45Dorothy15US #32
#46Jane15US #41
#47Rose15US #66
#48Ruth15US #47
#49Georgia14US #141
#50Penny14US #158
#51Roberta14US #97
#52Anita13US #99
#53Diane13US #19
#54Jeanne13US #92
#55Jo13US #60
#56Paula13US #55
#57Doris12US #69
#58Glenda12US #87
#59Marsha12US #79
#60Rebecca12US #40
#61Virginia12US #39
#62Claudia11US #127
#63Denise11US #140
#64Gayle11US #137
#65Jacqueline11US #58
#66Joan11US #36
#67Lynn11US #74
#68Marjorie11US #116
#69Brenda10US #13
#70Helen10US #46
#71Lois10US #73
#72Marie10US #67
#73Sally10US #77
#74Anna9US #91
#75Carla9US #187
#76Charlene9US #100
#77Charlotte9US #71
#78Cindy9
#79Ellen9US #64
#80Evelyn9US #80
#81Phyllis9US #50
#82Rita9US #54
#83Terry9US #115
#84Victoria9US #96
#85Amy8
#86Arlene8US #133
#87Cathy8US #81
#88Darlene8US #75
#89Dianne8US #85
#90Edith8US #145
#91Irene8US #111
#92Lynda8US #93
#93Martha8US #34
#94Priscilla8US #154
#95Teresa8US #82
#96Andrea7US #144
#97Deanna7
#98Geraldine7US #90
#99Rosemary7US #98
#100Sheila7US #76

Boys

#1Robert156US #2
#2John155US #3
#3James150US #1
#4Richard137US #7
#5Michael129US #5
#6William128US #4
#7David108US #6
#8Gary70US #12
#9Thomas70US #8
#10Donald68US #13
#11Larry64US #10
#12Charles63US #9
#13Ronald61US #11
#14Kenneth60US #15
#15George54US #18
#16Dennis46US #16
#17Jack42US #47
#18Jerry42US #23
#19Steven40US #20
#20Terry38US #28
#21Daniel35US #22
#22Edward35US #21
#23Bruce34US #26
#24Paul34US #17
#25Stephen30US #19
#26Joseph29US #14
#27Mark29US #24
#28Patrick29US #39
#29Roger28US #25
#30Raymond25US #30
#31Danny24US #40
#32Douglas23US #29
#33Roy23US #51
#34Dale21US #54
#35Gregory20US #31
#36Steve20US #68
#37Frank19US #27
#38Bill18US #106
#39Timothy18US #34
#40Gerald17US #33
#41Joe17US #52
#42Lawrence16US #32
#43Mike16US #88
#44Stanley16US #60
#45Tom16US #114
#46Craig15US #77
#47Phillip15US #66
#48Walter15US #37
#49Alan14US #45
#50Carl14US #43
#51Dan14US #125
#52Arthur13US #44
#53Fred13US #72
#54Russell13US #69
#55Darrell12US #117
#56Harold12US #42
#57Henry12US #46
#58Don11US #98
#59Gene11US #119
#60Harry11US #59
#61Johnny11US #49
#62Wayne11US #35
#63Allen10US #71
#64Alvin10US #128
#65Anthony10US #36
#66Curtis10US #97
#67Dean10US #129
#68Jim10US #108
#69Jon10US #144
#70Keith10US #85
#71Leonard10US #74
#72Louis10US #64
#73Martin10US #83
#74Ralph10US #50
#75Randy10US #92
#76Ricky10US #148
#77Rodney10US #87
#78Bob9US #162
#79Christopher9US #81
#80Earl9US #91
#81Frederick9US #70
#82Jimmy9US #53
#83Melvin9US #82
#84Ray9US #109
#85Rick9US #170
#86Eddie8US #80
#87Ernest8US #76
#88Jay8US #118
#89Lee8US #93
#90Ted8US #169
#91Albert7US #56
#92Clifford7US #103
#93Edwin7US #123
#94Howard7US #63
#95Jeffrey7US #48
#96Kevin7US #95
#97Micheal7US #122
#98Philip7US #55
#99Randall7US #79
#100Andrew6US #75

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑46Anita#52
↑39Penny#50
↑39Jeanne#54
↑28Rose#47
↑27Marjorie#68
↑25Jane#46
↑24Elizabeth#22
↑24Lawrence#42

Falling

↓46Teresa#95
↓40Lynda#92
↓39Charlotte#77
↓36Howard#94
↓33Phyllis#81
↓29Virginia#61
↓29Jim#68
↓29Randy#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.