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Top names in Wyoming

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Wyoming birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,848 Wyoming births in 1962 across 343 distinct names.

Distinctively Wyoming

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

#77Jodyoutside the national top 200
#82Chrisoutside the national top 200
#76Darla#190 nationally
#99Chuckoutside the national top 200
#93Lonnie#194 nationally
#62Shelley#162 nationally
#59Jamie#152 nationally
#99Melody#185 nationally
#74Brad#158 nationally
#96Ted#180 nationally
#70Bob#152 nationally
#44Kelly#125 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa65US #1
#2Lori63US #11
#3Brenda59US #12
#4Mary52US #2
#5Susan52US #3
#6Tammy44US #23
#7Debbie42US #32
#8Linda42US #5
#9Julie41US #22
#10Karen39US #4
#11Cindy38US #34
#12Pamela38US #13
#13Cynthia36US #8
#14Debra36US #15
#15Nancy34US #19
#16Teresa34US #18
#17Cheryl33US #24
#18Kimberly32US #16
#19Michelle32US #31
#20Patricia32US #6
#21Deborah29US #9
#22Elizabeth29US #20
#23Sandra29US #10
#24Kathy28US #27
#25Carol27US #28
#26Laura26US #21
#27Sharon26US #17
#28Barbara25US #14
#29Kelly25US #38
#30Tina24US #33
#31Diana23US #57
#32Laurie23US #42
#33Suzanne23US #65
#34Donna22US #7
#35Connie21US #51
#36Denise21US #30
#37Robin21US #25
#38Bonnie20US #79
#39Rebecca20US #47
#40Vicki20US #85
#41Wendy20US #64
#42Janet19US #35
#43Judy19US #63
#44Kim19US #37
#45Rhonda19US #45
#46Dawn18US #50
#47Diane17US #26
#48Stephanie17US #70
#49Terri17US #54
#50Tracy17US #55
#51Amy16US #61
#52Annette16US #75
#53Katherine16US #84
#54Leslie16US #80
#55Sheila16US #52
#56Becky15US #122
#57Peggy15US #93
#58Christine14US #39
#59Jamie14US #152
#60Kathleen14US #29
#61Margaret14US #43
#62Shelley14US #162
#63Shelly14US #130
#64Theresa14US #40
#65Carla13US #78
#66Dana13US #117
#67Jane13US #73
#68Jennifer13US #41
#69Rita13US #110
#70Vickie13US #107
#71Holly12US #148
#72Joan12US #94
#73Valerie12US #67
#74Carrie11US #141
#75Catherine11US #53
#76Darla11US #190
#77Jody11
#78Melanie11US #106
#79Paula11US #60
#80Angela10US #36
#81Carolyn10US #46
#82Chris10
#83Deanna10US #138
#84Gail10US #103
#85Jackie10US #126
#86Jacqueline10US #44
#87Janice10US #58
#88Jill10US #72
#89Marilyn10US #127
#90Sherri10US #82
#91Sherry10US #48
#92Ann9US #56
#93Beth9US #66
#94Charlene9US #158
#95Colleen9US #101
#96Gloria9US #90
#97Jean9US #95
#98Jo9US #167
#99Melody9US #185
#100Michele9US #59

Boys

#1David157US #2
#2John140US #3
#3Robert129US #5
#4Michael106US #1
#5James104US #4
#6Mark96US #6
#7Richard75US #8
#8Scott65US #11
#9William61US #7
#10Steven60US #12
#11Kevin58US #14
#12Thomas52US #9
#13Daniel51US #17
#14Kenneth49US #18
#15Paul46US #19
#16Charles45US #15
#17Jeffrey45US #10
#18Donald42US #23
#19Brian41US #20
#20Gary40US #22
#21Timothy37US #16
#22Mike36US #39
#23Todd36US #30
#24Jeff34US #44
#25Steve34US #46
#26Jerry33US #38
#27Douglas31US #27
#28Terry30US #34
#29Joseph27US #13
#30Randy27US #35
#31Craig25US #51
#32Gregory25US #21
#33Stephen24US #28
#34Troy23US #67
#35Alan21US #53
#36Greg21US #77
#37Jeffery21US #45
#38Larry21US #31
#39Patrick21US #40
#40Raymond21US #48
#41Roger21US #47
#42Dale20US #62
#43Eric20US #33
#44Kelly20US #125
#45Matthew20US #56
#46Randall20US #64
#47Rodney20US #76
#48George19US #32
#49Joe19US #59
#50Christopher18US #26
#51Jay18US #80
#52Keith18US #36
#53Tom18US #98
#54Anthony17US #24
#55Edward17US #29
#56Jim17US #85
#57Ronald17US #25
#58Bradley16US #87
#59Andrew15US #49
#60Curtis15US #73
#61Dan15US #120
#62Russell15US #57
#63Bruce14US #41
#64Danny14US #54
#65Dean14US #86
#66Ricky14US #50
#67Tracy14US #111
#68Bill13US #108
#69Billy13US #71
#70Bob13US #152
#71Gerald13US #65
#72Kent13US #136
#73Wayne13US #63
#74Brad12US #158
#75Brett12US #141
#76Don12US #123
#77Frank12US #42
#78Jon12US #84
#79Shawn12US #124
#80Allen11US #93
#81Barry10US #61
#82Bobby10US #78
#83Dennis10US #37
#84Duane10US #135
#85Jack10US #99
#86Norman10US #130
#87Tony10US #52
#88Victor10US #96
#89Chris9US #60
#90Fred9US #126
#91Harold9US #95
#92Howard9US #114
#93Lonnie9US #194
#94Melvin9US #137
#95Samuel9US #88
#96Ted9US #180
#97Brent8US #139
#98Bryan8US #82
#99Chuck8
#100Darrell8US #102

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑62Stephen#33
↑58Suzanne#33
↑42Stephanie#48
↑42Jay#51
↑34Randall#46
↑32Dana#66
↑30Joe#49
↑29Alan#35

Falling

↓55Ann#92
↓48Dennis#83
↓47Jill#88
↓47Sherry#91
↓45Chris#89
↓37Michele#100
↓37Ronald#57
↓29Colleen#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.