State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,419 Vermont births in 1956 across 287 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#69Paulineoutside the national top 200
#82Pierreoutside the national top 200
#84Rolandoutside the national top 200
#91Daleoutside the national top 200
#60Louise#165 nationally
#76Dana#178 nationally
#95Gerard#180 nationally
#91Neil#171 nationally
#49Andrea#127 nationally
#86Holly#162 nationally
#46Kim#118 nationally
#83Melody#155 nationally

Girls

#1Susan139US #5
#2Mary123US #1
#3Deborah116US #4
#4Debra103US #2
#5Linda96US #3
#6Nancy93US #11
#7Diane86US #15
#8Donna83US #10
#9Patricia77US #6
#10Kathleen70US #17
#11Pamela70US #12
#12Cynthia66US #8
#13Karen63US #7
#14Cheryl54US #18
#15Barbara53US #9
#16Sharon53US #13
#17Sandra51US #14
#18Bonnie48US #51
#19Carol43US #16
#20Elizabeth43US #22
#21Kathy41US #20
#22Ann40US #46
#23Lynn38US #58
#24Brenda37US #19
#25Denise35US #23
#26Robin33US #29
#27Cindy32US #37
#28Kim32US #38
#29Judy31US #35
#30Gail30US #49
#31Judith30US #45
#32Margaret29US #25
#33Wendy29US #95
#34Catherine28US #28
#35Darlene26US #71
#36Joanne26US #99
#37Marie26US #96
#38Rebecca26US #27
#39Theresa26US #32
#40Jane25US #50
#41Paula25US #47
#42Janet24US #21
#43Joan24US #52
#44Suzanne23US #94
#45Katherine22US #67
#46Laurie22US #76
#47Joyce21US #30
#48Rose19US #64
#49Andrea18US #127
#50Anne18US #86
#51Cathy18US #36
#52Kimberly18US #74
#53Lisa18US #31
#54Sheila18US #55
#55Sherry18US #54
#56Tina18US #87
#57Dawn17US #92
#58Jean17US #65
#59Marilyn17US #70
#60Louise16US #165
#61Sally16US #105
#62Beth15US #117
#63Debbie15US #39
#64Ellen15US #84
#65Julie15US #48
#66Kathryn15US #60
#67Laura15US #34
#68Martha15US #59
#69Pauline15
#70Shirley15US #41
#71Valerie15US #80
#72Helen14US #90
#73Lori14US #66
#74Marcia14US #110
#75Michele14US #100
#76Michelle14US #88
#77Roberta14US #116
#78Betty13US #44
#79Colleen13US #113
#80Janice13US #26
#81Jill13US #101
#82Melanie13US #143
#83Melody13US #155
#84Peggy13US #63
#85Gloria12US #53
#86Holly12US #162
#87Jeanne12US #112
#88Maureen12US #102
#89Ruth12US #77
#90Alice11US #98
#91Dale11
#92Diana11US #56
#93Doreen11US #147
#94Elaine11US #89
#95Jacqueline11US #78
#96Jo11US #69
#97Wanda11US #61
#98Beverly10US #40
#99Joann10US #139
#100Sarah10US #115

Boys

#1Michael226US #1
#2David207US #4
#3Robert190US #3
#4James170US #2
#5Richard151US #7
#6John148US #5
#7Mark109US #8
#8Gary107US #13
#9Steven103US #10
#10William89US #6
#11Thomas86US #9
#12Peter85US #37
#13Kevin78US #22
#14Timothy72US #19
#15Charles70US #11
#16Bruce69US #33
#17Paul69US #17
#18Stephen69US #23
#19Brian66US #32
#20Douglas58US #29
#21Daniel57US #18
#22Jeffrey56US #20
#23Dennis46US #26
#24Kenneth46US #16
#25Donald45US #14
#26Randy45US #28
#27Edward42US #25
#28Ronald41US #15
#29Christopher40US #47
#30Scott39US #34
#31Gregory38US #24
#32Joseph38US #12
#33Patrick37US #40
#34Roger34US #41
#35George32US #27
#36Raymond32US #39
#37Lawrence28US #42
#38Wayne28US #45
#39Randall25US #54
#40Craig24US #51
#41Gerald23US #49
#42Keith22US #36
#43Anthony20US #30
#44Terry20US #31
#45Alan19US #44
#46Kim19US #118
#47Rodney19US #65
#48Roy19US #62
#49Frank18US #38
#50Francis17US #111
#51Arthur16US #60
#52Eric16US #79
#53Jerry16US #35
#54Larry16US #21
#55Martin16US #73
#56Stanley16US #70
#57Danny15US #46
#58Howard15US #84
#59Philip15US #64
#60Dale14US #50
#61Dean14US #99
#62Jay14US #92
#63Norman14US #107
#64Ralph14US #67
#65Barry13US #69
#66Bradley13US #103
#67Carl13US #48
#68Glenn13US #61
#69Gordon13US #130
#70Bernard12US #129
#71Duane12US #127
#72Harold12US #72
#73Lee12US #104
#74Leonard12US #89
#75Matthew12US #90
#76Dana11US #178
#77Guy11US #146
#78Henry11US #71
#79Allen10US #87
#80Chris10US #128
#81Marc10US #135
#82Pierre10
#83Ricky10US #43
#84Roland10
#85Albert9US #81
#86Andrew9US #56
#87Earl9US #110
#88Edwin9US #124
#89Frederick9US #91
#90Jonathan9US #114
#91Neil9US #171
#92Reginald9US #144
#93Samuel9US #74
#94Eugene8US #86
#95Gerard8US #180
#96Jeffery8US #57
#97Jon8US #116
#98Steve8US #59
#99Walter8US #53
#100Clarence7US #120

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑34Marilyn#59
↑33Kimberly#52
↑33Danny#57
↑29Marie#37
↑29Theresa#39
↑26Kathryn#66
↑25Jerry#53
↑25Dean#61

Falling

↓55Beverly#98
↓38Janice#80
↓32Allen#79
↓29Martha#68
↓29Andrew#86
↓29Frederick#89
↓29Walter#99
↓28Wanda#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.