State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,346 Vermont births in 1965 across 283 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#80Lynneoutside the national top 200
#81Danaoutside the national top 200
#88Candaceoutside the national top 200
#89Doreenoutside the national top 200
#79Kimberley#189 nationally
#93Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#63Francis#164 nationally
#91Neil#192 nationally
#52Heather#150 nationally
#76Bernard#170 nationally
#100Gene#193 nationally
#15Penny#97 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa170US #1
#2Karen79US #3
#3Mary73US #2
#4Kimberly69US #4
#5Susan66US #5
#6Tina60US #29
#7Tammy59US #11
#8Lori53US #19
#9Kelly51US #30
#10Pamela47US #12
#11Patricia46US #6
#12Julie45US #14
#13Lynn44US #80
#14Deborah43US #13
#15Penny41US #97
#16Donna40US #7
#17Jennifer39US #20
#18Brenda38US #23
#19Laurie38US #60
#20Linda37US #8
#21Christine36US #21
#22Wendy36US #39
#23Melissa35US #38
#24Cynthia34US #9
#25Michelle33US #18
#26Heidi32US #105
#27Denise31US #28
#28Kathleen31US #34
#29Barbara30US #25
#30Rebecca30US #41
#31Nancy29US #32
#32Cindy28US #53
#33Debra26US #27
#34Kim26US #43
#35Laura26US #17
#36Robin26US #33
#37Sharon26US #22
#38Suzanne26US #65
#39Ann25US #59
#40Elizabeth25US #16
#41Sandra25US #15
#42Angela24US #10
#43Michele23US #48
#44Tracy23US #36
#45Dawn22US #26
#46Theresa22US #45
#47Stephanie21US #44
#48Amy20US #35
#49Cheryl20US #31
#50Darlene20US #83
#51Diane20US #40
#52Heather20US #150
#53Sarah19US #92
#54Anne18US #77
#55Carol18US #42
#56Terri17US #69
#57Catherine16US #57
#58Joanne16US #121
#59Martha15US #99
#60Jean14US #112
#61Judith14US #102
#62Sheila14US #50
#63Sherry14US #56
#64Bonnie13US #89
#65Janet13US #55
#66Kathy13US #54
#67Valerie13US #67
#68Vicki13US #114
#69Anna12US #96
#70Carla12US #76
#71Colleen12US #93
#72Debbie12US #62
#73Gail12US #134
#74Victoria12US #108
#75Allison11US #128
#76Ellen11US #117
#77Jill11US #51
#78Kathryn11US #87
#79Kimberley11US #189
#80Lynne11
#81Margaret11US #52
#82Peggy11US #124
#83Rose11US #133
#84Sally11US #162
#85Tamara11US #104
#86Wanda11US #81
#87Andrea10US #63
#88Candace10
#89Doreen10
#90Jacqueline10US #47
#91Jodi10US #127
#92Katherine10US #79
#93Kelley10
#94Paula10US #49
#95Shelley10US #148
#96Sherri10US #91
#97Stacey10US #84
#98Anita9US #94
#99Cathy9US #88
#100Holly9US #113

Boys

#1Michael205US #1
#2Robert138US #5
#3David133US #3
#4John126US #2
#5James125US #4
#6Kevin101US #13
#7Mark101US #7
#8Scott100US #15
#9Timothy92US #12
#10Brian85US #19
#11William81US #6
#12Christopher78US #18
#13Richard78US #8
#14Jeffrey77US #10
#15Thomas72US #9
#16Paul69US #16
#17Todd66US #30
#18Steven64US #14
#19Daniel63US #17
#20Peter57US #39
#21Eric47US #25
#22Joseph45US #11
#23Patrick45US #31
#24Douglas42US #32
#25Edward41US #29
#26Randy41US #42
#27Donald40US #26
#28Charles39US #20
#29Gregory38US #23
#30Shawn36US #69
#31Ronald35US #24
#32Raymond33US #45
#33Matthew32US #36
#34Stephen32US #28
#35Kenneth28US #21
#36Andrew25US #37
#37Gary25US #27
#38Randall24US #73
#39Bruce23US #50
#40George23US #34
#41Keith23US #35
#42Craig19US #46
#43Dean19US #88
#44Dennis19US #44
#45Roger17US #49
#46Jonathan15US #74
#47Bryan14US #63
#48Frank14US #43
#49Lawrence14US #66
#50Rodney14US #33
#51Alan13US #59
#52Dale13US #83
#53Danny13US #56
#54Jeffery13US #47
#55Jerry13US #41
#56Larry13US #38
#57Philip13US #87
#58Ricky13US #57
#59Wayne13US #65
#60Allen12US #92
#61Arthur12US #96
#62Brent12US #131
#63Francis12US #164
#64Glenn12US #85
#65Anthony11US #22
#66Bradley11US #72
#67Darren11US #52
#68Norman11US #134
#69Russell11US #58
#70Sean11US #79
#71Walter11US #82
#72Aaron10US #130
#73Carl10US #54
#74Chris10US #60
#75Marc10US #108
#76Bernard9US #170
#77Duane9US #135
#78Gerald9US #64
#79Martin9US #67
#80Albert8US #100
#81Dana8
#82Erik8US #145
#83Henry8US #94
#84Jay8US #90
#85Jeff8US #62
#86Ralph8US #103
#87Roy8US #95
#88Tracy8US #110
#89Harold7US #99
#90Lee7US #117
#91Neil7US #192
#92Terry7US #40
#93Theodore7US #143
#94Victor7US #98
#95Barry6US #86
#96Brett6US #132
#97Darrell6US #91
#98Earl6US #156
#99Edwin6US #158
#100Gene6US #193

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑57Rebecca#30
↑43Angela#42
↑38Suzanne#38
↑35Heidi#26
↑35Martha#59
↑35Bryan#47
↑32Francis#63
↑28Rodney#50

Falling

↓64Paula#94
↓44Margaret#81
↓40Diane#51
↓38Barry#95
↓36Jay#84
↓34Jacqueline#90
↓28Andrea#87
↓25Debbie#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.