State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,112 Vermont births in 1971 across 290 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#60Francisoutside the national top 200
#65Danaoutside the national top 200
#88Bobbioutside the national top 200
#89Ethanoutside the national top 200
#91Gretchenoutside the national top 200
#57Jody#162 nationally
#93Norman#190 nationally
#49Alison#143 nationally
#92Neil#182 nationally
#96Peggy#185 nationally
#75Jody#161 nationally
#45Lynn#128 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer155US #1
#2Heather81US #12
#3Lisa81US #3
#4Tammy81US #8
#5Amy78US #5
#6Melissa77US #7
#7Michelle69US #2
#8Kimberly64US #4
#9Julie52US #10
#10Karen47US #15
#11Kelly46US #22
#12Christine44US #18
#13Mary44US #9
#14Rebecca43US #23
#15Sarah43US #58
#16Angela42US #6
#17Lori41US #25
#18Susan41US #17
#19Heidi39US #77
#20Tracy39US #13
#21Stacey38US #41
#22Tina35US #20
#23Wendy33US #29
#24Laura30US #16
#25Nicole28US #27
#26Stephanie28US #11
#27Elizabeth27US #19
#28Kathleen27US #53
#29Jessica24US #64
#30Shannon23US #21
#31Carrie20US #55
#32Donna20US #38
#33Dawn19US #14
#34Deborah19US #33
#35Sara19US #114
#36Ann18US #78
#37Christina18US #30
#38Jill18US #59
#39Kathy18US #91
#40Nancy18US #52
#41Pamela18US #28
#42Paula18US #63
#43Jodi17US #94
#44Laurie17US #96
#45Lynn17US #128
#46Patricia17US #26
#47Stacy17US #32
#48Tonya17US #45
#49Alison16US #143
#50Catherine16US #65
#51Denise16US #36
#52Renee16US #73
#53Holly15US #76
#54Michele15US #39
#55Brenda14US #43
#56Debra14US #57
#57Jody14US #162
#58Katherine14US #67
#59Kristin14US #71
#60Tanya14US #72
#61Andrea13US #35
#62April13US #56
#63Beth13US #100
#64Erin13US #93
#65Allison12US #119
#66Amanda12US #84
#67Cindy12US #70
#68Danielle12US #99
#69Maria12US #37
#70Shelly12US #103
#71Anne11US #122
#72Barbara11US #47
#73Bonnie11US #138
#74Cheryl11US #50
#75Diana11US #82
#76Robin11US #51
#77Theresa11US #61
#78Carol10US #92
#79Erika10US #146
#80Kerry10US #145
#81Kristi10US #113
#82Melanie10US #66
#83Rhonda10US #46
#84Sandra10US #31
#85Sonya10US #126
#86Suzanne10US #88
#87Victoria10US #97
#88Bobbi9
#89Crystal9US #79
#90Cynthia9US #24
#91Gretchen9
#92Kristen9US #87
#93Kristie9US #165
#94Linda9US #42
#95Martha9US #147
#96Peggy9US #185
#97Penny9US #158
#98Shelley9US #140
#99Sherry9US #60
#100Tricia9US #109

Boys

#1Michael149US #1
#2Christopher148US #6
#3Scott119US #10
#4Jason113US #8
#5David111US #3
#6Robert104US #5
#7John100US #4
#8Brian95US #9
#9James95US #2
#10Matthew77US #19
#11Mark75US #13
#12Jeffrey72US #12
#13Todd69US #30
#14Eric67US #18
#15Timothy66US #21
#16Shawn64US #28
#17William61US #7
#18Richard60US #11
#19Kevin56US #14
#20Daniel50US #20
#21Joseph48US #15
#22Paul45US #24
#23Andrew43US #33
#24Steven43US #16
#25Peter42US #47
#26Thomas41US #17
#27Patrick39US #35
#28Chad35US #29
#29Charles35US #22
#30Edward35US #32
#31Gregory33US #26
#32Stephen33US #27
#33Jeremy29US #45
#34Keith29US #37
#35Donald27US #34
#36Jonathan27US #40
#37Ronald25US #31
#38Travis24US #61
#39Adam22US #57
#40Anthony22US #23
#41Craig22US #43
#42Kenneth22US #25
#43Sean22US #36
#44Aaron19US #41
#45Shane19US #60
#46Bradley17US #58
#47Raymond17US #52
#48Douglas16US #39
#49Derek15US #63
#50Randy15US #67
#51Benjamin13US #69
#52Erik13US #97
#53Gary13US #38
#54George13US #42
#55Henry13US #112
#56Marc13US #70
#57Russell13US #64
#58Brett12US #90
#59Bruce12US #108
#60Francis12
#61Jamie12US #96
#62Samuel12US #66
#63Troy12US #46
#64Walter12US #91
#65Dana11
#66Jesse11US #107
#67Justin11US #103
#68Lance11US #98
#69Nathan11US #104
#70Philip11US #94
#71Roger11US #71
#72Carl10US #72
#73Dennis10US #49
#74Frank10US #54
#75Jody10US #161
#76Kyle10US #116
#77Alan9US #99
#78Brent9US #73
#79Christian9US #122
#80Corey9US #77
#81Dale9US #125
#82Jay9US #114
#83Jeffery9US #53
#84Joshua9US #80
#85Lawrence9US #85
#86Allen8US #120
#87Arthur8US #117
#88Cory8US #150
#89Ethan8
#90Joel8US #86
#91Jon8US #78
#92Neil8US #182
#93Norman8US #190
#94Rodney8US #59
#95Roy8US #111
#96Wayne8US #92
#97Bryan7US #48
#98Chris7US #68
#99Frederick7US #109
#100Glenn7US #127

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑42Sara#35
↑41Jodi#43
↑38Ann#36
↑36Benjamin#51
↑32Samuel#62
↑30Catherine#50
↑30Jamie#61
↑25Denise#51

Falling

↓48Sandra#84
↓44Cynthia#90
↓41Penny#97
↓40Rhonda#83
↓36Robin#76
↓36Jon#91
↓32Wayne#96
↓32Chris#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.