State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,276 Vermont births in 1950 across 274 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#66Claireoutside the national top 200
#56Maurice#185 nationally
#76Nelsonoutside the national top 200
#82Reneoutside the national top 200
#69Roland#187 nationally
#83Roderickoutside the national top 200
#72Dana#184 nationally
#90Daleoutside the national top 200
#94Armandoutside the national top 200
#93Rachel#189 nationally
#98Dawn#191 nationally
#98Gerard#191 nationally

Girls

#1Linda237US #1
#2Mary155US #2
#3Susan142US #5
#4Patricia110US #3
#5Carol91US #9
#6Nancy88US #6
#7Sandra86US #8
#8Barbara84US #4
#9Donna83US #13
#10Diane80US #16
#11Deborah79US #7
#12Sharon63US #11
#13Kathleen61US #10
#14Brenda58US #14
#15Judith54US #21
#16Jane53US #39
#17Cheryl50US #29
#18Karen50US #12
#19Elizabeth49US #24
#20Margaret45US #15
#21Martha45US #32
#22Pamela38US #17
#23Gail37US #42
#24Bonnie33US #33
#25Cynthia33US #23
#26Joyce33US #27
#27Judy32US #25
#28Jean31US #48
#29Ann30US #45
#30Marie30US #72
#31Janet29US #18
#32Joan28US #40
#33Shirley28US #19
#34Christine25US #28
#35Paula25US #54
#36Virginia25US #43
#37Gloria24US #30
#38Janice24US #22
#39Katherine24US #58
#40Louise24US #109
#41Carolyn23US #20
#42Dianne23US #90
#43Elaine23US #60
#44Sheila23US #70
#45Anne21US #84
#46Beverly21US #31
#47Suzanne21US #71
#48Joanne20US #67
#49Lorraine20US #105
#50Marcia20US #77
#51Theresa20US #65
#52Betty19US #26
#53Charlene19US #103
#54Marilyn19US #37
#55Ruth19US #49
#56Diana18US #47
#57Sally18US #78
#58Catherine17US #34
#59Maureen17US #89
#60Arlene16US #132
#61Darlene16US #79
#62Jacqueline16US #55
#63Lynda16US #107
#64Kathryn15US #46
#65Rose15US #69
#66Claire14
#67Jeanne14US #95
#68Sherry14US #62
#69Wanda14US #52
#70Debra13US #59
#71Joann13US #98
#72Laura13US #63
#73Phyllis13US #53
#74Rebecca13US #36
#75Sylvia13US #97
#76Denise12US #82
#77Ellen12US #66
#78Lynn12US #76
#79Marlene12US #112
#80Marsha12US #68
#81Roberta12US #96
#82Dorothy11US #35
#83Helen11US #50
#84Jo11US #64
#85June11US #137
#86Marjorie11US #121
#87Rosemary11US #101
#88Andrea10US #141
#89Cathy10US #75
#90Dale10
#91Irene10US #92
#92Pauline10US #163
#93Rachel10US #189
#94Rita10US #56
#95Valerie10US #116
#96Alice9US #57
#97Anna9US #93
#98Dawn9US #191
#99Julie9US #111
#100Wendy9US #114

Boys

#1David212US #5
#2John203US #3
#3Robert192US #2
#4Richard186US #7
#5Michael172US #4
#6James158US #1
#7William122US #6
#8Gary115US #10
#9Thomas112US #8
#10Paul89US #18
#11Stephen86US #19
#12Ronald68US #12
#13Charles63US #9
#14Donald62US #14
#15Edward60US #22
#16Peter58US #37
#17Bruce56US #26
#18Mark55US #23
#19Steven55US #16
#20Dennis52US #17
#21George47US #20
#22Douglas46US #28
#23Larry46US #11
#24Raymond45US #31
#25Kenneth44US #15
#26Wayne43US #35
#27Alan40US #41
#28Daniel40US #21
#29Lawrence40US #33
#30Roger39US #27
#31Joseph37US #13
#32Gregory36US #25
#33Francis35US #86
#34Timothy33US #32
#35Patrick31US #38
#36Brian30US #79
#37Arthur28US #46
#38Gerald28US #34
#39Christopher24US #72
#40Dale24US #49
#41Kevin23US #73
#42Philip22US #53
#43Albert20US #56
#44Frederick19US #75
#45Harold19US #45
#46Jeffrey19US #43
#47Norman19US #90
#48Allen18US #71
#49Ernest18US #81
#50Scott17US #82
#51Stanley17US #60
#52Barry16US #74
#53Eric16US #98
#54Bernard15US #110
#55Frank15US #29
#56Maurice15US #185
#57Ralph15US #52
#58Russell15US #67
#59Danny14US #39
#60Jerry14US #24
#61Rodney14US #88
#62Terry14US #30
#63Dean13US #120
#64Leonard13US #77
#65Andrew12US #68
#66Earl12US #92
#67Keith12US #78
#68Phillip12US #64
#69Roland12US #187
#70Roy12US #51
#71Anthony11US #36
#72Dana11US #184
#73Clifford10US #100
#74Eugene10US #58
#75Jack10US #48
#76Nelson10
#77Theodore10US #99
#78Walter10US #40
#79Harry9US #61
#80Henry9US #47
#81Lee9US #91
#82Rene9
#83Roderick9
#84Allan8US #142
#85Arnold8US #166
#86Bradley8US #152
#87Craig8US #69
#88Duane8US #137
#89Glenn8US #59
#90Gordon8US #108
#91Louis8US #66
#92Marc8US #167
#93Micheal8US #104
#94Armand7
#95Carl7US #44
#96Curtis7US #97
#97Fred7US #84
#98Gerard7US #191
#99Howard7US #63
#100Marvin7US #93

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑47Marcia#50
↑44Scott#50
↑33Lynda#63
↑33Maurice#56
↑31Wanda#69
↑31Dale#40
↑29Eric#53
↑27Anthony#71

Falling

↓46Gordon#90
↓46Howard#99
↓43Louis#91
↓41Alice#96
↓40Henry#80
↓34Helen#83
↓29Pauline#92
↓27Joanne#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.