State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,111 Vermont births in 1966 across 285 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#61Danaoutside the national top 200
#89Stuartoutside the national top 200
#72Maurice#180 nationally
#96Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#97Jamieoutside the national top 200
#82Wade#183 nationally
#83Allison#184 nationally
#88Lorraine#189 nationally
#100Betsyoutside the national top 200
#95Guy#192 nationally
#25Penny#112 nationally
#71Karl#158 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa155US #1
#2Karen85US #5
#3Michelle77US #4
#4Susan71US #6
#5Kimberly64US #2
#6Mary61US #3
#7Tammy59US #8
#8Julie58US #13
#9Wendy50US #41
#10Tina46US #23
#11Kelly44US #26
#12Melissa43US #22
#13Robin40US #42
#14Amy39US #30
#15Pamela39US #15
#16Jennifer38US #10
#17Deborah37US #14
#18Patricia37US #7
#19Christine36US #20
#20Laurie36US #63
#21Donna34US #12
#22Linda34US #18
#23Lori34US #21
#24Nancy34US #33
#25Penny34US #112
#26Kathleen31US #37
#27Laura30US #19
#28Michele30US #36
#29Brenda29US #25
#30Debra28US #35
#31Barbara27US #27
#32Cynthia27US #11
#33Ann26US #61
#34Cheryl26US #34
#35Cindy26US #56
#36Diane26US #45
#37Andrea25US #52
#38Denise24US #32
#39Tracy24US #31
#40Dawn23US #24
#41Elizabeth23US #16
#42Sandra23US #17
#43Angela22US #9
#44Stephanie22US #38
#45Theresa22US #46
#46Heather21US #125
#47Heidi21US #87
#48Rebecca21US #40
#49Beth20US #65
#50Sarah20US #85
#51Holly19US #101
#52Paula18US #50
#53Sheila18US #51
#54Anne17US #83
#55Jill17US #49
#56Bonnie16US #90
#57Catherine16US #54
#58Kim16US #43
#59Margaret15US #55
#60Carol14US #48
#61Joanne14US #132
#62Lynn14US #81
#63Marie14US #114
#64Sharon14US #28
#65Connie13US #70
#66Katherine13US #78
#67Carrie12US #142
#68Darlene12US #94
#69Janet12US #57
#70Jodi12US #118
#71Kathy12US #59
#72Shelly12US #89
#73Sherry12US #53
#74Christina11US #67
#75Colleen11US #93
#76Debbie11US #73
#77Jacqueline11US #47
#78Martha11US #106
#79Stacey11US #76
#80Terri11US #72
#81Vicki11US #115
#82Wanda11US #84
#83Allison10US #184
#84Annette10US #79
#85Jane10US #111
#86Kimberley10US #171
#87Kristen10US #149
#88Lorraine10US #189
#89Maureen10US #119
#90Sara10US #167
#91Carolyn9US #60
#92Elaine9US #166
#93Gail9US #152
#94Gina9US #58
#95Kathryn9US #86
#96Kelley9
#97Leslie9US #71
#98Suzanne9US #62
#99Valerie9US #74
#100Betsy8

Boys

#1Michael180US #1
#2David150US #2
#3John125US #4
#4James117US #3
#5Timothy103US #11
#6Robert97US #5
#7Brian96US #14
#8Scott93US #16
#9Christopher87US #12
#10Mark85US #7
#11Jeffrey82US #9
#12Richard76US #8
#13William75US #6
#14Paul71US #18
#15Thomas71US #10
#16Peter69US #39
#17Todd69US #29
#18Kevin60US #17
#19Daniel58US #19
#20Steven50US #13
#21Eric46US #25
#22Stephen45US #26
#23Joseph44US #15
#24Patrick41US #31
#25Donald38US #27
#26Gregory37US #23
#27Edward35US #30
#28Matthew32US #34
#29Douglas31US #33
#30Randy29US #45
#31Anthony28US #22
#32Ronald28US #24
#33Andrew27US #36
#34Shawn25US #54
#35Charles24US #20
#36Dennis24US #44
#37Keith24US #32
#38Bruce23US #53
#39Kenneth22US #21
#40Bradley20US #68
#41Craig20US #46
#42Gary20US #28
#43Wayne20US #59
#44Raymond18US #47
#45George17US #37
#46Jason17US #89
#47Jon17US #76
#48Alan16US #57
#49Dean16US #84
#50Jonathan15US #65
#51Allen14US #97
#52Randall14US #70
#53Roger14US #51
#54Sean14US #50
#55Howard13US #120
#56Jay12US #91
#57Martin12US #78
#58Ricky12US #64
#59Andre11US #143
#60Carl11US #56
#61Dana11
#62Frank11US #43
#63Larry11US #38
#64Philip11US #86
#65Brent10US #114
#66Bryan10US #52
#67Chris10US #55
#68Dale10US #85
#69Harry10US #144
#70Jeff10US #72
#71Karl10US #158
#72Maurice10US #180
#73Rodney10US #35
#74Brett9US #118
#75Danny9US #62
#76Duane9US #140
#77Ernest9US #122
#78Glenn9US #90
#79Lee9US #106
#80Leonard9US #125
#81Micheal9US #115
#82Wade9US #183
#83Adam8US #123
#84Arthur8US #96
#85Francis8US #164
#86Jerry8US #41
#87Reginald8US #131
#88Russell8US #61
#89Stuart8
#90Barry7US #87
#91Brad7US #150
#92Darren7US #63
#93Frederick7US #109
#94Gordon7US #181
#95Guy7US #192
#96Henry7US #92
#97Jamie7
#98Jeffery7US #42
#99Joel7US #102
#100Lawrence7US #66

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑50Andrea#37
↑49Holly#51
↑42Paula#52
↑34Amy#14
↑34Anthony#31
↑28Jay#56
↑26Katherine#66
↑26Bradley#40

Falling

↓60Suzanne#98
↓51Lawrence#100
↓49Lynn#62
↓44Jeffery#98
↓32Valerie#99
↓31Jerry#86
↓27Sharon#64
↓25Darren#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.