Wyoming’s Favorite Baby Name Winners Crowned

Vital Statistics Services (VSS), part of the Wyoming Department of Health, recently released the list of top names for newborns in 2023. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Evelyn won the competition for the number one female name among Wyoming’s new babies in 2023, with Henry topping the race among male names. For girl newborns in Wyoming for 2023, Evelyn led Amelia, Olivia, Harper, Charlotte, Hazel, Eleanor, Lainey, Oakley and Aurora to round out the top ten on the list. For boys, Henry was followed by Jack and Wyatt tying for second place. Next on the list were Elijah, Carter, Asher, Theodore, Benjamin, Waylon and Noah.

According to information from the Department of Health, there were 5,989 births among Wyoming resident mothers in 2023 compared with 6,050 in 2022. 5,337 births occurred within the state in 2023, which is fewer than the total births among Wyoming residents. Kyndra Herrera with the Department of Health said they believe this indicates many mothers in Wyoming deliver their babies in hospitals in other locations, which can be due to geographic convenience, preference or medical need. August was the month with the most resident births at 553 and February had the least with 449.