State roster

Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,120 Wyoming births in 1959 across 338 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#40Bartoutside the national top 200
#41Bret#170 nationally
#72Deanna#194 nationally
#75Shelly#188 nationally
#86Jamie#196 nationally
#45Brett#154 nationally
#95Rockyoutside the national top 200
#99Kyleoutside the national top 200
#100Monteoutside the national top 200
#49Brad#149 nationally
#46Kelly#143 nationally
#98Gayle#195 nationally

Girls

#1Susan85US #2
#2Mary83US #1
#3Linda66US #3
#4Debra62US #7
#5Tammy56US #31
#6Cindy52US #25
#7Cynthia51US #8
#8Karen51US #4
#9Barbara50US #11
#10Patricia50US #6
#11Debbie46US #20
#12Julie45US #26
#13Donna42US #5
#14Lisa41US #10
#15Sandra38US #13
#16Teresa38US #24
#17Deborah36US #9
#18Janet36US #28
#19Carol35US #22
#20Pamela33US #12
#21Brenda32US #16
#22Kathy31US #15
#23Kim31US #35
#24Cheryl30US #18
#25Kelly30US #74
#26Laura29US #30
#27Sharon29US #17
#28Nancy26US #14
#29Terri26US #46
#30Kathleen25US #23
#31Kimberly25US #33
#32Diana24US #49
#33Judy24US #41
#34Lori24US #27
#35Denise23US #29
#36Elizabeth23US #21
#37Katherine23US #79
#38Valerie23US #60
#39Diane22US #19
#40Peggy22US #57
#41Rebecca21US #38
#42Cathy20US #39
#43Connie19US #48
#44Christine18US #43
#45Laurie18US #56
#46Martha18US #72
#47Ann17US #44
#48Annette17US #64
#49Janice17US #37
#50Leslie17US #84
#51Roberta17US #142
#52Sherry17US #58
#53Kathryn16US #69
#54Tina16US #53
#55Bonnie15US #71
#56Robin15US #32
#57Tamara14US #121
#58Vicki14US #73
#59Anna13US #99
#60Carla13US #118
#61Colleen13US #110
#62Dawn13US #54
#63Jennifer13US #78
#64Joyce13US #50
#65Melanie13US #149
#66Rhonda13US #45
#67Sheila13US #52
#68Suzanne13US #96
#69Tami13US #154
#70Theresa13US #34
#71Catherine12US #40
#72Deanna12US #194
#73Michelle12US #47
#74Renee12US #100
#75Shelly12US #188
#76Shirley12US #61
#77Becky11US #102
#78Gloria11US #81
#79Margaret11US #36
#80Pam11US #125
#81Paula11US #51
#82Ruth11US #97
#83Sherri11US #147
#84Tracy11US #131
#85Carrie10US #145
#86Jamie10US #196
#87Jill10US #86
#88Sandy10US #133
#89Toni10US #156
#90Virginia10US #93
#91Amy9US #85
#92Beth9US #80
#93Vicky9US #164
#94Wendy9US #83
#95Anita8US #87
#96Anne8US #82
#97Gail8US #75
#98Gayle8US #195
#99Jackie8US #155
#100Jan8US #161

Boys

#1David156US #2
#2Robert144US #5
#3James119US #3
#4Michael115US #1
#5John114US #4
#6Mark102US #6
#7Richard95US #8
#8William75US #7
#9Steven66US #10
#10Thomas61US #9
#11Charles58US #11
#12Donald56US #19
#13Gary55US #20
#14Kenneth52US #15
#15Kevin51US #14
#16Timothy49US #12
#17Scott46US #24
#18Ronald41US #21
#19Daniel39US #18
#20Larry38US #25
#21Brian36US #22
#22Paul36US #17
#23Dennis35US #29
#24Mike34US #37
#25Douglas33US #30
#26Jeffrey33US #16
#27Craig31US #44
#28Gregory30US #23
#29Steve30US #41
#30Dale29US #49
#31Jerry29US #36
#32Randy29US #31
#33Terry28US #33
#34Joseph25US #13
#35Roger25US #47
#36Bruce24US #38
#37Joe24US #57
#38Jon23US #105
#39Keith23US #39
#40Bart22
#41Bret22US #170
#42Ricky22US #34
#43Danny21US #48
#44Edward21US #27
#45Brett20US #154
#46Kelly20US #143
#47Curtis19US #75
#48Jay19US #88
#49Brad18US #149
#50Patrick18US #43
#51Tim18US #60
#52Anthony17US #26
#53Jim17US #70
#54Matthew17US #63
#55Russell17US #56
#56Bill16US #93
#57Randall16US #59
#58Todd16US #99
#59Tony16US #53
#60Alan15US #50
#61Don15US #111
#62Eric15US #46
#63George15US #32
#64Jeff15US #52
#65Rick15US #89
#66Stephen15US #28
#67Wayne15US #51
#68Dan14US #110
#69Fred14US #112
#70Gerald14US #61
#71Jack14US #85
#72Roy14US #81
#73Tom14US #82
#74Carl13US #54
#75Kent13US #141
#76Eugene12US #106
#77Frank12US #42
#78Lawrence12US #62
#79Martin12US #79
#80Rodney12US #67
#81Allen11US #97
#82Andrew11US #58
#83Billy11US #65
#84Brent11US #151
#85Glenn11US #80
#86Bob10US #128
#87Chris10US #72
#88Christopher10US #35
#89Greg10US #91
#90Harold10US #87
#91Jeffery10US #55
#92Kirk10US #145
#93Peter10US #40
#94Raymond10US #45
#95Rocky10
#96Bryan9US #94
#97Dean9US #95
#98Kurt9US #129
#99Kyle9
#100Monte9

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑50Annette#48
↑48Joe#37
↑45Matthew#54
↑43Brett#45
↑32Craig#27
↑30Kelly#25
↑29Dawn#62
↑24Martha#46

Falling

↓49Dean#97
↓48Raymond#94
↓44Peter#93
↓34Amy#91
↓34Anita#95
↓34Kirk#92
↓33Stephen#66
↓33Rodney#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.