State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1944 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,140 Vermont births in 1944 across 227 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#39Reginaldoutside the national top 200
#65Nelsonoutside the national top 200
#66Claireoutside the national top 200
#44Maurice#168 nationally
#84Jeannetteoutside the national top 200
#88Reneoutside the national top 200
#90Andreoutside the national top 200
#91Armandoutside the national top 200
#94Carrolloutside the national top 200
#96Alineoutside the national top 200
#69Rachel#172 nationally
#71Everett#174 nationally

Girls

#1Linda123US #3
#2Mary118US #1
#3Patricia113US #4
#4Nancy95US #7
#5Sandra90US #6
#6Carol83US #5
#7Barbara72US #2
#8Judith71US #9
#9Donna60US #17
#10Susan54US #13
#11Joyce46US #18
#12Joan42US #22
#13Margaret40US #14
#14Jean37US #37
#15Shirley36US #15
#16Betty35US #10
#17Elizabeth35US #23
#18Janet33US #21
#19Jane32US #41
#20Carolyn30US #11
#21Elaine30US #46
#22Ruth30US #32
#23Sharon30US #8
#24Diane28US #24
#25Judy28US #12
#26Beverly27US #35
#27Gloria27US #25
#28Kathleen27US #20
#29Martha27US #29
#30Sally27US #59
#31Bonnie26US #34
#32Cheryl26US #36
#33Pauline26US #124
#34Ann24US #39
#35Gail24US #56
#36Virginia23US #26
#37Marie22US #48
#38Marilyn22US #27
#39Janice21US #28
#40Lorraine20US #93
#41Frances19US #33
#42Pamela19US #44
#43Brenda18US #30
#44Carole17US #43
#45Dorothy17US #19
#46Sheila17US #103
#47Anne16US #86
#48Helen16US #31
#49Jacqueline16US #64
#50Rita16US #54
#51Roberta16US #70
#52Sylvia16US #83
#53Theresa16US #96
#54Alice15US #38
#55Doris15US #42
#56Joanne15US #55
#57Louise15US #69
#58Phyllis15US #40
#59Lois14US #47
#60Dianne13US #90
#61Marion13US #140
#62Priscilla13US #157
#63Anita12US #95
#64Cynthia12US #105
#65Maureen12US #107
#66Claire11
#67Jeanne11US #108
#68Lucille11US #132
#69Rachel11US #172
#70Catherine10US #49
#71Diana10US #60
#72June10US #121
#73Kathryn10US #68
#74Marcia10US #89
#75Marjorie10US #85
#76Paula10US #82
#77Suzanne10US #78
#78Charlene9US #109
#79Connie9US #51
#80Eileen9US #73
#81Irene9US #91
#82Katherine9US #77
#83Marlene9US #106
#84Jeannette8
#85Joann8US #65
#86Marsha8US #111
#87Norma8US #66
#88Rose8US #52
#89Sarah8US #67
#90Annette7US #146
#91Caroline7US #178
#92Claudia7US #120
#93Evelyn7US #57
#94Karen7US #16
#95Lynda7US #113
#96Aline6
#97Beatrice6US #156
#98Bonita6
#99Constance6US #104
#100Dolores6US #92

Boys

#1Robert205US #2
#2David153US #6
#3Richard145US #5
#4John142US #3
#5James119US #1
#6William86US #4
#7Ronald74US #10
#8Michael67US #9
#9Thomas67US #8
#10Gary66US #15
#11Donald60US #11
#12Paul51US #17
#13Edward47US #18
#14Charles46US #7
#15Kenneth44US #16
#16George39US #14
#17Raymond39US #22
#18Joseph37US #13
#19Wayne37US #37
#20Roger34US #23
#21Larry33US #12
#22Peter32US #40
#23Douglas31US #34
#24Bruce30US #51
#25Francis24US #71
#26Gerald24US #24
#27Arthur23US #29
#28Lawrence23US #32
#29Alan22US #55
#30Stephen21US #28
#31Albert20US #44
#32Norman20US #58
#33Roy18US #39
#34Stanley18US #57
#35Anthony17US #46
#36Dennis17US #20
#37Frank17US #21
#38Harold17US #27
#39Reginald17
#40Bernard16US #94
#41Daniel15US #25
#42Ernest15US #59
#43Eugene15US #48
#44Maurice15US #168
#45Russell15US #63
#46Alfred14US #82
#47Brian14US #116
#48Philip14US #60
#49Ralph14US #42
#50Walter14US #26
#51Gordon13US #105
#52Henry13US #35
#53Howard13US #53
#54Louis13US #54
#55Steven13US #52
#56Dale12US #61
#57Leon12US #108
#58Leslie12US #114
#59Roland12US #155
#60Terry12US #43
#61Allen11US #77
#62Arnold11US #145
#63Frederick11US #73
#64Jerry11US #19
#65Nelson11
#66Rodney11US #123
#67Leonard10US #56
#68Carl9US #36
#69Phillip9US #83
#70Timothy9US #92
#71Everett8US #174
#72Harry8US #49
#73Leo8US #132
#74Theodore8US #96
#75Andrew7US #81
#76Clarence7US #74
#77Earl7US #65
#78Herbert7US #90
#79Jack7US #30
#80Lloyd7US #102
#81Mark7US #93
#82Samuel7US #62
#83Christopher6US #170
#84Edwin6US #106
#85Joel6US #125
#86Jon6US #122
#87Keith6US #104
#88Rene6
#89Victor6US #107
#90Andre5
#91Armand5
#92Barry5US #84
#93Calvin5US #124
#94Carroll5
#95Clifford5US #99
#96Duane5US #135
#97Floyd5US #110
#98Franklin5US #121
#99Fred5US #47
#100Gregory5US #152

On the move since 1943

Rising

↑39Dale#56
↑37Cheryl#32
↑31Dianne#60
↑31Maureen#65
↑30Roberta#51
↑27Anthony#35
↑23Terry#60
↑22Charlene#78

Falling

↓45Karen#94
↓37Rose#88
↓31Alice#54
↓30Fred#99
↓29Barry#92
↓26Earl#77
↓25Mark#81
↓23Keith#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1943 rankings.