State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,241 Vermont births in 1962 across 296 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#96Marceloutside the national top 200
#97Neiloutside the national top 200
#65Marcia#168 nationally
#95Leon#196 nationally
#72Dana#172 nationally
#87Andre#187 nationally
#66Bernard#161 nationally
#64Heidi#156 nationally
#47Norman#130 nationally
#98Stuart#175 nationally
#73Francis#148 nationally
#50Shawn#124 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa128US #1
#2Laurie90US #42
#3Susan88US #3
#4Lori81US #11
#5Mary81US #2
#6Donna70US #7
#7Linda69US #5
#8Karen65US #4
#9Deborah58US #9
#10Pamela53US #13
#11Patricia52US #6
#12Debra51US #15
#13Brenda49US #12
#14Nancy49US #19
#15Cheryl46US #24
#16Kelly46US #38
#17Cynthia44US #8
#18Robin44US #25
#19Kathleen43US #29
#20Sandra43US #10
#21Tina42US #33
#22Diane41US #26
#23Sharon41US #17
#24Carol40US #28
#25Julie39US #22
#26Penny39US #92
#27Cindy38US #34
#28Tammy38US #23
#29Michelle37US #31
#30Wendy37US #64
#31Barbara35US #14
#32Kathy34US #27
#33Kimberly34US #16
#34Laura34US #21
#35Debbie33US #32
#36Elizabeth33US #20
#37Theresa31US #40
#38Sheila30US #52
#39Denise29US #30
#40Kim28US #37
#41Anne27US #83
#42Cathy26US #62
#43Joanne26US #114
#44Lynn25US #71
#45Jane24US #73
#46Jennifer24US #41
#47Christine22US #39
#48Jacqueline22US #44
#49Ann20US #56
#50Janet20US #35
#51Bonnie19US #79
#52Catherine19US #53
#53Colleen19US #101
#54Dawn19US #50
#55Judith19US #86
#56Michele19US #59
#57Sarah19US #98
#58Sherry19US #48
#59Jean18US #95
#60Margaret18US #43
#61Suzanne17US #65
#62Tracy17US #55
#63Darlene16US #88
#64Heidi16US #156
#65Marcia16US #168
#66Rebecca16US #47
#67Terri16US #54
#68Valerie16US #67
#69Beverly15US #69
#70Ellen15US #109
#71Janice15US #58
#72Monica15US #115
#73Paula15US #60
#74Beth14US #66
#75Diana14US #57
#76Gail14US #103
#77Judy14US #63
#78Marie14US #113
#79Melissa14US #68
#80Shelly14US #130
#81Terry14US #112
#82Amy13US #61
#83Jill13US #72
#84Martha13US #87
#85Rhonda13US #45
#86Rose13US #116
#87Ruth13US #104
#88Sally13US #136
#89Teresa13US #18
#90Lynne12US #164
#91Vicki12US #85
#92Andrea11US #99
#93Joan11US #94
#94Kathryn11US #89
#95Lorraine11US #147
#96Shari11US #146
#97Angela10US #36
#98Carolyn10US #46
#99Connie10US #51
#100Joann10US #137

Boys

#1Michael209US #1
#2David208US #2
#3John165US #3
#4Robert144US #5
#5James126US #4
#6Mark126US #6
#7Scott124US #11
#8Brian110US #20
#9Jeffrey106US #10
#10Kevin97US #14
#11Thomas91US #9
#12Timothy85US #16
#13Richard83US #8
#14Steven79US #12
#15William74US #7
#16Daniel65US #17
#17Peter63US #43
#18Christopher61US #26
#19Gary61US #22
#20Paul59US #19
#21Stephen52US #28
#22Joseph49US #13
#23Randy47US #35
#24Ronald44US #25
#25Todd43US #30
#26Donald42US #23
#27Bruce39US #41
#28Charles39US #15
#29Gregory38US #21
#30Matthew36US #56
#31Douglas35US #27
#32Andrew34US #49
#33Kenneth34US #18
#34Keith33US #36
#35Raymond33US #48
#36Roger33US #47
#37Craig31US #51
#38Patrick29US #40
#39Dennis27US #37
#40Edward27US #29
#41Eric27US #33
#42Dean24US #86
#43Randall24US #64
#44Jay23US #80
#45Dale22US #62
#46George21US #32
#47Norman20US #130
#48Alan18US #53
#49Marc18US #122
#50Shawn18US #124
#51Terry18US #34
#52Allen17US #93
#53Larry17US #31
#54Russell17US #57
#55Wayne17US #63
#56Philip16US #81
#57Chris15US #60
#58Glenn15US #55
#59Jeff15US #44
#60Jonathan15US #94
#61Ralph15US #97
#62Rodney15US #76
#63Danny14US #54
#64Frank14US #42
#65Barry13US #61
#66Bernard13US #161
#67Gerald13US #65
#68Stanley13US #106
#69Steve13US #46
#70Anthony12US #24
#71Carl12US #58
#72Dana12US #172
#73Francis12US #148
#74Mike12US #39
#75Duane11US #135
#76Frederick11US #116
#77Lee11US #115
#78Jerry10US #38
#79Lawrence10US #70
#80Reginald10US #133
#81Harold9US #95
#82Jeffery9US #45
#83Jon9US #84
#84Ricky9US #50
#85Tim9US #72
#86Tracy9US #111
#87Andre8US #187
#88Bradley8US #87
#89Brent8US #139
#90Bryan8US #82
#91Howard8US #114
#92Jim8US #85
#93Joel8US #113
#94Kelly8US #125
#95Leon8US #196
#96Marcel8
#97Neil8
#98Stuart8US #175
#99Walter8US #79
#100Adam7US #154

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑46Norman#47
↑36Sarah#57
↑32Terry#51
↑30Michele#56
↑28Tina#21
↑28Ellen#70
↑26Penny#26
↑25Steve#69

Falling

↓48Ricky#84
↓43Walter#99
↓42Bradley#88
↓38Carolyn#98
↓37Martha#84
↓29Angela#97
↓27Connie#99
↓24Lawrence#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.