State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,468 Vermont births in 1970 across 304 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#60Danaoutside the national top 200
#89Christaoutside the national top 200
#81Francis#192 nationally
#93Janeoutside the national top 200
#82Ellen#188 nationally
#96Bernardoutside the national top 200
#97Billoutside the national top 200
#56Penny#157 nationally
#44Vicki#134 nationally
#45Nathan#130 nationally
#93Neil#178 nationally
#99Clifford#176 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer137US #1
#2Amy85US #5
#3Michelle85US #4
#4Lisa77US #2
#5Melissa71US #7
#6Heather66US #19
#7Kimberly65US #3
#8Tammy61US #8
#9Karen54US #12
#10Kelly51US #20
#11Dawn46US #16
#12Julie46US #11
#13Sarah44US #65
#14Susan44US #15
#15Tina44US #21
#16Elizabeth38US #18
#17Rebecca38US #29
#18Angela37US #6
#19Laura37US #13
#20Tracy37US #10
#21Christine36US #14
#22Mary35US #9
#23Nicole33US #30
#24Kathleen31US #45
#25Lori30US #23
#26Pamela30US #26
#27Stacey29US #48
#28Katherine27US #67
#29Wendy27US #28
#30Shannon25US #22
#31Carrie24US #73
#32Deborah24US #33
#33Andrea23US #43
#34Heidi23US #81
#35Michele23US #31
#36Sandra23US #27
#37Jessica22US #98
#38Laurie22US #88
#39Stephanie22US #17
#40Robin21US #51
#41Brenda20US #40
#42Debra20US #47
#43Rhonda20US #46
#44Vicki20US #134
#45Barbara19US #41
#46Cynthia19US #25
#47April18US #82
#48Christina18US #35
#49Donna18US #32
#50Kathy18US #77
#51Lynn18US #119
#52Paula18US #57
#53Tracey18US #55
#54Renee17US #68
#55Holly16US #74
#56Penny16US #157
#57Tanya16US #76
#58Erin15US #111
#59Jill15US #52
#60Nancy15US #50
#61Sharon15US #37
#62Tara15US #69
#63Bonnie14US #130
#64Kristin14US #63
#65Patricia14US #24
#66Stacy14US #42
#67Anne13US #112
#68Linda13US #38
#69Sherry13US #60
#70Kathryn12US #104
#71Kim12US #78
#72Krista12US #136
#73Melanie12US #91
#74Ann11US #62
#75Danielle11US #114
#76Denise11US #36
#77Sara11US #126
#78Traci11US #100
#79Beth10US #92
#80Catherine10US #59
#81Cindy10US #72
#82Ellen10US #188
#83Jean10US #159
#84Jodi10US #95
#85Maria10US #39
#86Sheila10US #75
#87Shelly10US #103
#88Theresa10US #53
#89Christa9
#90Colleen9US #117
#91Diana9US #89
#92Diane9US #70
#93Jane9
#94Joanne9US #170
#95Kristen9US #83
#96Margaret9US #80
#97Suzanne9US #87
#98Terri9US #113
#99Tiffany9US #99
#100Tricia9US #124

Boys

#1Michael179US #1
#2John156US #4
#3Christopher136US #6
#4Scott118US #12
#5David116US #3
#6James111US #2
#7Robert110US #5
#8Jeffrey102US #11
#9Mark95US #9
#10Jason79US #13
#11William72US #7
#12Matthew71US #24
#13Eric70US #18
#14Kevin68US #14
#15Daniel67US #19
#16Timothy67US #20
#17Brian66US #8
#18Paul65US #23
#19Todd65US #28
#20Thomas64US #17
#21Richard59US #10
#22Joseph55US #16
#23Shawn54US #34
#24Stephen50US #27
#25Steven50US #15
#26Andrew37US #32
#27Gregory37US #26
#28Peter37US #44
#29Sean36US #37
#30Patrick34US #33
#31Chad30US #51
#32Keith30US #38
#33Edward28US #31
#34Jonathan27US #42
#35Kenneth27US #25
#36Anthony26US #22
#37Charles25US #21
#38Douglas23US #36
#39Aaron22US #52
#40Craig22US #39
#41Gary22US #35
#42George22US #40
#43Bradley21US #47
#44Ronald20US #29
#45Nathan19US #130
#46Randy19US #59
#47Raymond19US #49
#48Adam18US #72
#49Brent18US #74
#50Roger18US #61
#51Jeremy17US #70
#52Marc17US #60
#53Shane17US #64
#54Donald16US #30
#55Jon16US #68
#56Dean15US #112
#57Jay15US #97
#58Travis15US #69
#59Bruce14US #94
#60Dana14
#61Shannon14US #128
#62Carl13US #66
#63Troy13US #41
#64Wayne13US #80
#65Arthur12US #111
#66Chris12US #63
#67Erik12US #101
#68Frederick12US #115
#69Glenn12US #109
#70Philip12US #92
#71Russell12US #58
#72Brett11US #99
#73Dennis11US #46
#74Frank11US #48
#75Lance11US #76
#76Alan10US #91
#77Darren10US #75
#78Larry10US #43
#79Leonard10US #144
#80Randall10US #100
#81Francis9US #192
#82Gerald9US #67
#83Jeffery9US #50
#84Joshua9US #150
#85Justin9US #138
#86Kirk9US #158
#87Benjamin8US #81
#88Dale8US #110
#89Ernest8US #143
#90Greg8US #154
#91Jamie8US #125
#92Jerry8US #45
#93Neil8US #178
#94Samuel8US #62
#95Theodore8US #160
#96Bernard7
#97Bill7
#98Christian7US #127
#99Clifford7US #176
#100Corey7US #84

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑62Chad#31
↑47Vicki#44
↑46Shannon#30
↑46April#47
↑42Rhonda#43
↑42Penny#56
↑39Holly#55
↑34Carrie#31

Falling

↓52Theresa#88
↓50Corey#100
↓46Diane#92
↓46Suzanne#97
↓42Ann#74
↓35Patricia#65
↓34Linda#68
↓33Frank#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.