State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,818 Vermont births in 1968 across 267 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#68Bernard#189 nationally
#80Sethoutside the national top 200
#83Danaoutside the national top 200
#87Neiloutside the national top 200
#88Wadeoutside the national top 200
#85Jody#190 nationally
#96Sallyoutside the national top 200
#98Sharioutside the national top 200
#67Kelley#168 nationally
#95Jamie#193 nationally
#81Alfred#178 nationally
#84Jessica#177 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa134US #1
#2Melissa81US #5
#3Jennifer80US #4
#4Tammy80US #8
#5Karen78US #9
#6Michelle72US #2
#7Kimberly65US #3
#8Lori58US #22
#9Susan54US #10
#10Amy53US #13
#11Tina50US #18
#12Wendy50US #31
#13Julie48US #16
#14Kelly45US #12
#15Mary42US #6
#16Tracy36US #25
#17Christine35US #14
#18Elizabeth33US #17
#19Sarah32US #78
#20Laura30US #11
#21Laurie30US #79
#22Pamela30US #20
#23Deborah28US #27
#24Lynn28US #85
#25Patricia28US #15
#26Robin26US #43
#27Stephanie26US #23
#28Dawn25US #21
#29Angela24US #7
#30Heidi24US #89
#31Heather23US #62
#32Kathleen23US #40
#33Linda23US #28
#34Paula22US #45
#35Brenda21US #34
#36Denise21US #35
#37Donna21US #24
#38Michele21US #29
#39Nancy21US #39
#40Stacey21US #55
#41Ann20US #54
#42Carol20US #49
#43Debra20US #38
#44Jill20US #46
#45Penny20US #124
#46Rebecca20US #33
#47Andrea19US #48
#48Diane19US #51
#49Sandra19US #26
#50Theresa19US #47
#51Catherine18US #56
#52Barbara17US #36
#53Sherry17US #52
#54Cheryl16US #37
#55Cindy16US #67
#56Cynthia16US #19
#57Bonnie15US #116
#58Kristin15US #84
#59April14US #96
#60Christina14US #44
#61Holly14US #103
#62Kathy14US #76
#63Sharon14US #32
#64Tonya14US #60
#65Beth13US #74
#66Jodi12US #97
#67Kelley12US #168
#68Suzanne12US #69
#69Valerie12US #77
#70Anne11US #88
#71Kelli11US #137
#72Rhonda11US #42
#73Shelly11US #98
#74Stacy11US #64
#75Colleen10US #101
#76Darlene10US #121
#77Deanna10US #104
#78Katherine10US #75
#79Kim10US #57
#80Margaret10US #63
#81Amanda9US #132
#82Annette9US #102
#83Jane9US #146
#84Jessica9US #177
#85Joanne9US #154
#86Joy9US #170
#87Judith9US #140
#88Julia9US #113
#89Melinda9US #90
#90Renee9US #65
#91Carolyn8US #61
#92Gina8US #58
#93Janet8US #73
#94Kristine8US #105
#95Leslie8US #66
#96Sally8
#97Sara8US #130
#98Shari8
#99Sheila8US #59
#100Shelley8US #129

Boys

#1Michael193US #1
#2John140US #3
#3David137US #2
#4Robert125US #5
#5James111US #4
#6Christopher108US #9
#7Scott103US #14
#8Mark89US #7
#9Brian81US #10
#10Jeffrey76US #11
#11Richard74US #8
#12Timothy71US #13
#13Todd67US #28
#14William62US #6
#15Kevin61US #17
#16Paul58US #19
#17Thomas56US #12
#18Eric55US #22
#19Peter54US #39
#20Steven48US #15
#21Matthew44US #24
#22Daniel42US #18
#23Joseph42US #16
#24Patrick41US #30
#25Edward39US #31
#26Stephen38US #27
#27Charles35US #20
#28Kenneth35US #23
#29Douglas33US #33
#30Ronald31US #25
#31Donald29US #29
#32Shawn28US #43
#33Andrew27US #34
#34Sean27US #37
#35Craig26US #41
#36Gary24US #32
#37Gregory24US #26
#38Keith24US #35
#39Anthony23US #21
#40Roger21US #55
#41Jason20US #47
#42Dean19US #78
#43George19US #36
#44Bruce18US #61
#45Jay17US #88
#46Raymond17US #50
#47Alan16US #74
#48Dennis16US #45
#49Randy15US #54
#50Wayne15US #63
#51Jonathan14US #53
#52Dale13US #91
#53Marc13US #84
#54Aaron12US #87
#55Allen12US #100
#56Larry12US #38
#57Troy12US #40
#58Lawrence11US #67
#59Lee11US #106
#60Randall11US #79
#61Bradley10US #57
#62Brent10US #102
#63Bryan10US #51
#64Carl10US #59
#65Glenn10US #92
#66Jeffery10US #46
#67Norman10US #155
#68Bernard9US #189
#69Chris9US #64
#70Darren9US #60
#71Frank9US #49
#72Jon9US #65
#73Philip9US #82
#74Shane9US #120
#75Terry9US #48
#76Arthur8US #98
#77Christian8US #151
#78Martin8US #68
#79Rodney8US #42
#80Seth8
#81Alfred7US #178
#82Benjamin7US #99
#83Dana7
#84Edwin7US #160
#85Jody7US #190
#86Kelly7US #97
#87Neil7
#88Wade7
#89Walter7US #83
#90Adam6US #119
#91Clifford6US #167
#92Fred6US #172
#93Gerald6US #62
#94Henry6US #95
#95Jamie6US #193
#96Jerry6US #44
#97Joel6US #80
#98Mike6US #93
#99Nathan6US #163
#100Ricky6US #70

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑50Jay#45
↑38Dale#52
↑32Lynn#24
↑28Tracy#16
↑28Andrea#47
↑23Aaron#54
↑23Carl#64
↑22Stacy#74

Falling

↓43Sara#97
↓42Sheila#99
↓41Ricky#100
↓33Gerald#93
↓28Cynthia#56
↓27Kathy#62
↓27Arthur#76
↓25Rodney#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.