Popular baby names in Wyoming, 1974

The most popular baby names in Wyoming in 1974 were Jennifer for girls (111 babies) and Jason for boys (127). Jason ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 4,227 babies born in Wyoming in 1974 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Wyoming in 1974

Names given at least 15 times in Wyoming that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Jamie: 19 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Misty: 27 babies, 5× the national rate
Sara: 22 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Heidi: 21 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Amber: 15 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Brandy: 16 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Crystal: 19 babies, 2.8× the national rate
Tina: 29 babies, 2.7× the national rate
Tara: 22 babies, 2.7× the national rate
Andrea: 22 babies, 2.4× the national rate

Boys

Cody: 15 babies, 12.1× the national rate
Dustin: 18 babies, 5.3× the national rate
Travis: 45 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Justin: 51 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Jay: 15 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Shane: 30 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Troy: 23 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Jacob: 15 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Brent: 15 babies, 2.8× the national rate
Aaron: 40 babies, 2.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Wyoming, 1974

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1973	US rank
1	Jennifer	111	–	1
2	Heather	58	↑2	4
3	Amy	52	–	2
4	Stephanie	43	↑2	9
5	Angela	40	↑4	5
6	Michelle	40	↓4	3
7	Kimberly	39	↓2	6
8	Mary	31	↑22	13
9	Tina	29	↑18	25
10	Melissa	28	↑1	7
11	Misty	27	↑4	66
12	Rebecca	26	↓2	10
13	Shannon	26	↑18	18
14	Andrea	22	↑7	35
15	Kelly	22	new	15
16	Sara	22	new	61
17	Tara	22	↓1	39
18	Elizabeth	21	↑1	12
19	Heidi	21	↑9	60
20	Laura	21	↑5	21
21	Lisa	21	↓9	8
22	Julie	20	↓14	14
23	Christina	19	↓5	16
24	Crystal	19	↑17	49
25	Jamie	19	↑9	97
26	Tracy	19	↑7	23
27	Wendy	19	↓5	32
28	April	18	↑12	28
29	Jessica	18	new	17
30	Tanya	18	↑2	46
31	Nicole	17	↓8	11
32	Brandy	16	↓18	80
33	Carrie	16	↓16	42
34	Dawn	16	↓27	22
35	Stacy	16	↑3	38
36	Tammy	16	↓23	24
37	Amanda	15	↑2	34
38	Amber	15	new	92
39	Erin	15	new	47
40	Rachel	15	new	36
41	Brenda	14	↑3	59
42	Christy	14	new	57
43	Kari	14	new	>100
44	Leslie	14	new	65
45	Sarah	14	↓8	20
46	Shawna	14	new	>100
47	Susan	14	↑3	27
48	Toni	14	new	>100
49	Tonya	14	↓29	37
50	Brandi	13	↓7	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1973	US rank
1	Jason	127	↑1	2
2	Michael	124	↓1	1
3	Christopher	86	–	3
4	Robert	81	↑1	7
5	John	74	↑1	6
6	James	64	↓2	5
7	David	62	–	4
8	Brian	59	–	8
9	Matthew	57	↑1	9
10	Justin	51	↓1	43
11	William	49	–	10
12	Ryan	46	↑1	25
13	Travis	45	↑1	54
14	Chad	43	↑2	26
15	Aaron	40	↑12	32
16	Joseph	40	↑23	12
17	Mark	40	↑8	16
18	Joshua	39	↑18	29
19	Daniel	36	↓7	11
20	Richard	36	↑3	17
21	Scott	35	↑1	18
22	Shawn	35	↑6	30
23	Eric	34	↓2	13
24	Charles	32	↑2	23
25	Shane	30	↑9	56
26	Steven	30	↓9	19
27	Kevin	29	↓8	14
28	Jeffrey	28	↓13	15
29	Jeremy	27	↓5	24
30	Andrew	26	↑7	28
31	Kenneth	25	–	34
32	Anthony	24	↑1	21
33	Paul	23	↓13	27
34	Thomas	23	↓16	20
35	Troy	23	↓3	63
36	Bryan	20	↑6	45
37	Patrick	20	↓8	38
38	Timothy	20	↓8	22
39	Brandon	18	↑9	51
40	Dustin	18	new	>100
41	Gregory	18	↑8	31
42	Donald	16	new	41
43	Adam	15	↑7	36
44	Brent	15	new	76
45	Cody	15	↓7	>100
46	Jacob	15	new	88
47	Jay	15	new	>100
48	Nathan	15	↓7	52
49	Raymond	15	new	62
50	Stephen	15	↓3	35

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