State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,631 Wyoming births in 1950 across 280 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#58Kirk#199 nationally
#48Cindy#185 nationally
#76Boboutside the national top 200
#84Kellyoutside the national top 200
#56Shelley#170 nationally
#92Beckyoutside the national top 200
#93Dixieoutside the national top 200
#77Chris#178 nationally
#100Vickyoutside the national top 200
#99Kerry#197 nationally
#85Kent#180 nationally
#47Jim#139 nationally

Girls

#1Linda155US #1
#2Mary138US #2
#3Barbara96US #4
#4Susan79US #5
#5Carol73US #9
#6Patricia72US #3
#7Nancy60US #6
#8Karen56US #12
#9Sandra54US #8
#10Kathleen50US #10
#11Donna46US #13
#12Margaret45US #15
#13Pamela44US #17
#14Sharon42US #11
#15Connie39US #44
#16Janet38US #18
#17Judy38US #25
#18Deborah33US #7
#19Janice32US #22
#20Judith32US #21
#21Cheryl31US #29
#22Vicki28US #61
#23Bonnie27US #33
#24Diana27US #47
#25Kathryn27US #46
#26Joyce26US #27
#27Betty25US #26
#28Shirley25US #19
#29Virginia25US #43
#30Peggy23US #41
#31Elizabeth22US #24
#32Gloria22US #30
#33Catherine21US #34
#34Cynthia20US #23
#35Jane20US #39
#36Kathy20US #38
#37Rebecca20US #36
#38Diane19US #16
#39Jean19US #48
#40Beverly17US #31
#41Gail17US #42
#42Helen17US #50
#43Katherine17US #58
#44Carolyn16US #20
#45Debra16US #59
#46Laura16US #63
#47Marilyn16US #37
#48Cindy15US #185
#49Dorothy15US #35
#50Jo15US #64
#51Joan15US #40
#52Roberta15US #96
#53Sherry15US #62
#54Cathy14US #75
#55Sally14US #78
#56Shelley14US #170
#57Ellen13US #66
#58Marie13US #72
#59Marsha13US #68
#60Phyllis13US #53
#61Rita13US #56
#62Alice12US #57
#63Charlene12US #103
#64Christine12US #28
#65Glenda12US #87
#66Paula12US #54
#67Vickie12US #108
#68Victoria12US #94
#69Brenda11US #14
#70Jacqueline11US #55
#71Lynda11US #107
#72Terry11US #127
#73Colleen10US #124
#74Elaine10US #60
#75Julie10US #111
#76Lynn10US #76
#77Ruth10US #49
#78Anita9US #99
#79Carla9US #160
#80Frances9US #51
#81Kay9US #123
#82Lois9US #83
#83Marcia9US #77
#84Martha9US #32
#85Norma9US #104
#86Penny9US #161
#87Rose9US #69
#88Sheila9US #70
#89Teresa9US #81
#90Valerie9US #116
#91Ann8US #45
#92Becky8
#93Dixie8
#94Georgia8US #152
#95Irene8US #92
#96Joy8US #159
#97Marjorie8US #121
#98Patsy8US #117
#99Sarah8US #88
#100Vicky8

Boys

#1John165US #3
#2James152US #1
#3Robert149US #2
#4David129US #5
#5Michael120US #4
#6Richard107US #7
#7William102US #6
#8Charles78US #9
#9Larry74US #11
#10Gary70US #10
#11Thomas69US #8
#12Steven64US #16
#13Kenneth62US #15
#14Ronald61US #12
#15Donald53US #14
#16Dennis50US #17
#17George41US #20
#18Daniel40US #21
#19Jerry37US #24
#20Mark37US #23
#21Stephen36US #19
#22Bruce31US #26
#23Terry31US #30
#24Patrick28US #38
#25Jack27US #48
#26Paul27US #18
#27Joseph26US #13
#28Douglas24US #28
#29Raymond24US #31
#30Danny23US #39
#31Gerald23US #34
#32Edward22US #22
#33Randy22US #80
#34Wayne21US #35
#35Dale20US #49
#36Frank20US #29
#37Fred20US #84
#38Alan19US #41
#39Lawrence19US #33
#40Scott19US #82
#41Carl18US #44
#42Leonard18US #77
#43Roger18US #27
#44Roy18US #51
#45Timothy18US #32
#46Edwin16US #117
#47Jim15US #139
#48Randall15US #70
#49Mike14US #113
#50Craig13US #69
#51Gregory13US #25
#52Harold13US #45
#53Joe13US #54
#54Keith13US #78
#55Rodney13US #88
#56Bill12US #131
#57Dan12US #129
#58Kirk12US #199
#59Ralph12US #52
#60Samuel12US #62
#61Walter12US #40
#62Anthony11US #36
#63Arthur11US #46
#64Dean11US #120
#65Don11US #107
#66Jeffrey11US #43
#67Micheal11US #104
#68Barry10US #74
#69Gene10US #122
#70Jay10US #115
#71Louis10US #66
#72Martin10US #85
#73Philip10US #53
#74Russell10US #67
#75Albert9US #56
#76Bob9
#77Chris9US #178
#78Eugene9US #58
#79Henry9US #47
#80Howard9US #63
#81Phillip9US #64
#82Allen8US #71
#83Gordon8US #108
#84Kelly8
#85Kent8US #180
#86Leroy8US #102
#87Lloyd8US #127
#88Lynn8US #154
#89Peter8US #37
#90Tony8US #149
#91Clifford7US #100
#92Duane7US #137
#93Dwight7US #146
#94Earl7US #92
#95Francis7US #86
#96Franklin7US #153
#97Harry7US #61
#98Jon7US #138
#99Kerry7US #197
#100Kevin7US #73

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑51Randall#48
↑47Edwin#46
↑42Randy#33
↑33Cathy#54
↑32Virginia#29
↑30Cindy#48
↑30Micheal#67
↑29Leonard#42

Falling

↓54Ann#91
↓45Georgia#94
↓42Frances#80
↓40Rose#87
↓37Harry#97
↓36Penny#86
↓34Phillip#81
↓29Christine#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.