Most popular boys’ names in Wyoming, 1940
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 107 |
| 2 | John | 100 |
| 3 | James | 95 |
| 4 | Richard | 80 |
| 5 | William | 65 |
| 6 | Larry | 61 |
| 7 | Charles | 60 |
| 8 | Gary | 56 |
| 9 | Jerry | 48 |
| 10 | David | 46 |
| 11 | Donald | 45 |
| 11 | Ronald | 45 |
| 13 | Jack | 33 |
| 14 | Thomas | 31 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 29 |
| 16 | Edward | 28 |
| 17 | George | 26 |
| 18 | Dennis | 24 |
| 18 | Joe | 24 |
| 20 | Michael | 22 |
| 20 | Roger | 22 |
| 22 | Frank | 21 |
| 22 | Gerald | 21 |
| 22 | Paul | 21 |
| 25 | Joseph | 20 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jim | 19 |
| 27 | Fred | 17 |
| 27 | Tom | 17 |
| 29 | Raymond | 16 |
| 29 | Wayne | 16 |
| 31 | Bill | 15 |
| 31 | Lawrence | 15 |
| 31 | Ralph | 15 |
| 31 | Roy | 15 |
| 31 | Stanley | 15 |
| 36 | Carl | 14 |
| 36 | Don | 14 |
| 36 | Douglas | 14 |
| 36 | Terry | 14 |
| 40 | Walter | 13 |
| 41 | Arthur | 12 |
| 41 | Darrell | 12 |
| 41 | Gordon | 12 |
| 41 | Melvin | 12 |
| 41 | Ray | 12 |
| 46 | Allen | 11 |
| 46 | Dale | 11 |
| 46 | Harry | 11 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 11 |
| 50 | Edwin | 10 |
| 50 | Francis | 10 |
| 50 | Phillip | 10 |
| 50 | Russell | 10 |
| 54 | Billy | 9 |
| 54 | Henry | 9 |
| 54 | Keith | 9 |
| 54 | Leonard | 9 |
| 54 | Leslie | 9 |
| 54 | Lloyd | 9 |
| 60 | Dick | 8 |
| 60 | Earl | 8 |
| 60 | Harold | 8 |
| 60 | Jesse | 8 |
| 60 | Lynn | 8 |
| 65 | Albert | 7 |
| 65 | Bob | 7 |
| 65 | Cecil | 7 |
| 65 | Duane | 7 |
| 65 | Franklin | 7 |
| 65 | Jay | 7 |
| 65 | Kent | 7 |
| 65 | Lee | 7 |
| 65 | Leon | 7 |
| 65 | Leroy | 7 |
| 65 | Louis | 7 |
| 65 | Marvin | 7 |
| 65 | Max | 7 |
| 65 | Wesley | 7 |
| 79 | Andrew | 6 |
| 79 | Dan | 6 |
| 79 | Danny | 6 |
| 79 | Eddie | 6 |
| 79 | Elmer | 6 |
| 79 | Eugene | 6 |
| 79 | Everett | 6 |
| 79 | Floyd | 6 |
| 79 | Gene | 6 |
| 79 | Lyle | 6 |
| 79 | Neil | 6 |
| 79 | Norman | 6 |
| 79 | Sam | 6 |
| 92 | Alvin | 5 |
| 92 | Anthony | 5 |
| 92 | Bobby | 5 |
| 92 | Bruce | 5 |
| 92 | Dallas | 5 |
| 92 | Daniel | 5 |
| 92 | Darwin | 5 |
| 92 | Dean | 5 |
| 92 | Eldon | 5 |
| 92 | Frederick | 5 |
| 92 | Glen | 5 |
| 92 | Glenn | 5 |
| 92 | Jimmie | 5 |
| 92 | Martin | 5 |
| 92 | Steve | 5 |
| 92 | Vernon | 5 |
| 92 | Victor | 5 |
| 92 | Vincent | 5 |