State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,437 Wyoming births in 1956 across 332 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#45Brent#191 nationally
#63Kelly#190 nationally
#81Jonioutside the national top 200
#82Kellyoutside the national top 200
#66Tim#174 nationally
#72Penny#158 nationally
#57Brad#142 nationally
#64Kent#149 nationally
#76Tom#161 nationally
#60Becky#144 nationally
#87Neil#171 nationally
#92Dana#174 nationally

Girls

#1Debra126US #2
#2Mary96US #1
#3Susan93US #5
#4Linda85US #3
#5Karen79US #7
#6Cynthia63US #8
#7Patricia63US #6
#8Barbara57US #9
#9Deborah55US #4
#10Sharon48US #13
#11Nancy46US #11
#12Donna43US #10
#13Rebecca43US #27
#14Carol42US #16
#15Pamela36US #12
#16Sandra36US #14
#17Diane34US #15
#18Kathleen33US #17
#19Connie31US #43
#20Julie31US #48
#21Kim31US #38
#22Elizabeth30US #22
#23Debbie28US #39
#24Janet28US #21
#25Cheryl27US #18
#26Laura27US #34
#27Judy24US #35
#28Kathryn24US #60
#29Kathy24US #20
#30Rhonda24US #62
#31Sheila24US #55
#32Theresa24US #32
#33Vicki24US #57
#34Lisa23US #31
#35Teresa23US #24
#36Catherine22US #28
#37Cindy22US #37
#38Laurie22US #76
#39Sherry22US #54
#40Brenda21US #19
#41Lori21US #66
#42Margaret21US #25
#43Gail20US #49
#44Janice20US #26
#45Jo20US #69
#46Katherine20US #67
#47Marilyn20US #70
#48Terry19US #91
#49Terri18US #81
#50Paula17US #47
#51Diana16US #56
#52Gloria16US #53
#53Peggy16US #63
#54Robin16US #29
#55Sheryl16US #114
#56Shirley16US #41
#57Christine15US #42
#58Rita15US #79
#59Sally15US #105
#60Becky14US #144
#61Helen14US #90
#62Judith14US #45
#63Kimberly14US #74
#64Betty13US #44
#65Beverly13US #40
#66Joyce13US #30
#67Valerie13US #80
#68Wendy13US #95
#69Dorothy12US #72
#70Jane12US #50
#71Melanie12US #143
#72Penny12US #158
#73Vickie12US #68
#74Virginia12US #75
#75Bonnie11US #51
#76Cathy11US #36
#77Colleen11US #113
#78Dawn11US #92
#79Denise11US #23
#80Doris11US #109
#81Joni11
#82Kelly11
#83Lynn11US #58
#84Roberta11US #116
#85Rose11US #64
#86Holly10US #162
#87Melody10US #155
#88Sarah10US #115
#89Suzanne10US #94
#90Wanda10US #61
#91Ann9US #46
#92Dana9US #174
#93Jacqueline9US #78
#94Julia9US #131
#95Leslie9US #104
#96Ruth9US #77
#97Victoria9US #85
#98Anita8US #83
#99Beth8US #117
#100Carolyn8US #33

Boys

#1Robert187US #3
#2Michael164US #1
#3David158US #4
#4John149US #5
#5James109US #2
#6William109US #6
#7Richard103US #7
#8Mark92US #8
#9Steven91US #10
#10Thomas91US #9
#11Gary69US #13
#12Charles63US #11
#13Donald59US #14
#14Ronald58US #15
#15Kenneth52US #16
#16Jerry50US #35
#17Daniel49US #18
#18Bruce43US #33
#19Timothy42US #19
#20Kevin41US #22
#21Scott41US #34
#22Larry39US #21
#23Randy39US #28
#24Douglas38US #29
#25Dennis37US #26
#26Gregory34US #24
#27Paul34US #17
#28Joseph33US #12
#29Jeffrey31US #20
#30George29US #27
#31Roger28US #41
#32Patrick26US #40
#33Stephen26US #23
#34Frank24US #38
#35Terry24US #31
#36Jack23US #66
#37Rodney22US #65
#38Dale21US #50
#39Edward21US #25
#40Raymond21US #39
#41Craig20US #51
#42Alan19US #44
#43Steve19US #59
#44Allen17US #87
#45Brent17US #191
#46Dean17US #99
#47Jeffery17US #57
#48Mike17US #97
#49Wayne17US #45
#50Anthony16US #30
#51Danny16US #46
#52Russell16US #52
#53Andrew15US #56
#54Fred15US #102
#55Keith15US #36
#56Rick15US #100
#57Brad14US #142
#58Brian14US #32
#59Calvin14US #109
#60Duane14US #127
#61Gerald14US #49
#62Jay14US #92
#63Kelly14US #190
#64Kent14US #149
#65Samuel14US #74
#66Tim14US #174
#67Tony14US #85
#68Bradley13US #103
#69Dan13US #133
#70Lawrence13US #42
#71Eric12US #79
#72Gordon12US #130
#73Matthew12US #90
#74Peter12US #37
#75Randall12US #54
#76Tom12US #161
#77Edwin11US #124
#78Joe11US #63
#79Kim11US #118
#80Ralph11US #67
#81Arthur10US #60
#82Clifford10US #122
#83Darrell10US #88
#84Glen10US #125
#85Johnny10US #55
#86Kirk10US #162
#87Neil10US #171
#88Ray10US #113
#89Barry9US #69
#90Harold9US #72
#91Harry9US #95
#92Howard9US #84
#93Lee9US #104
#94Ricky9US #43
#95Bryan8US #132
#96Carl8US #48
#97Chris8US #128
#98Clyde8US #175
#99Ernest8US #94
#100Gene8US #170

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑64Kim#21
↑54Lori#41
↑52Lisa#34
↑45Dean#46
↑43Theresa#32
↑43Allen#44
↑36Mike#48
↑34Jo#45

Falling

↓52Ann#91
↓48Carolyn#100
↓47Denise#79
↓46Bonnie#75
↓41Lynn#83
↓41Randall#75
↓39Ernest#99
↓38Carl#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.