State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,933 Vermont births in 1973 across 261 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#69Seth#196 nationally
#74Heathoutside the national top 200
#80Abigailoutside the national top 200
#81Caraoutside the national top 200
#66Casey#183 nationally
#85Katieoutside the national top 200
#86Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#95Rossoutside the national top 200
#75Ian#180 nationally
#99Zachary#197 nationally
#49Lynn#145 nationally
#59Angel#152 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer141US #1
#2Amy99US #2
#3Heather75US #8
#4Michelle75US #3
#5Rebecca59US #10
#6Melissa53US #6
#7Julie42US #12
#8Jessica41US #34
#9Tammy41US #15
#10Lisa40US #5
#11Sarah40US #35
#12Christine39US #17
#13Karen35US #23
#14Nicole35US #11
#15Stephanie35US #9
#16Heidi31US #65
#17Kimberly30US #4
#18Angela29US #7
#19Stacey27US #41
#20Sara26US #89
#21Elizabeth24US #13
#22Laura24US #19
#23Holly23US #54
#24Tina23US #24
#25Andrea22US #30
#26Dawn22US #21
#27Wendy22US #29
#28Carrie21US #46
#29Kelly21US #18
#30Michele19US #44
#31Susan19US #25
#32Mary18US #14
#33Tracy18US #20
#34Crystal17US #48
#35Stacy17US #32
#36Christina16US #16
#37Robin16US #60
#38Tanya16US #50
#39Danielle15US #49
#40Denise15US #38
#41Donna15US #55
#42Kathryn15US #107
#43Tara15US #37
#44Tonya15US #36
#45Laurie14US #106
#46April13US #33
#47Erin13US #79
#48Kathleen13US #68
#49Lynn13US #145
#50Pamela13US #47
#51Tracey13US #102
#52Cynthia12US #26
#53Emily12US #99
#54Kristin12US #78
#55Linda12US #61
#56Lori12US #28
#57Renee12US #80
#58Amanda11US #51
#59Angel11US #152
#60Ann11US #93
#61Debra11US #84
#62Jill11US #62
#63Katherine11US #64
#64Kristen11US #58
#65Patricia11US #27
#66Samantha11US #135
#67Shannon11US #22
#68Sharon11US #57
#69Alison10US #146
#70Allison10US #105
#71Anne10US #122
#72Beth10US #117
#73Bridget10US #112
#74Deborah10US #56
#75Jodi10US #100
#76Megan10US #141
#77Melanie10US #43
#78Sandra10US #39
#79Theresa10US #69
#80Abigail9
#81Cara9
#82Catherine9US #67
#83Diana9US #85
#84Jody9US #163
#85Katie9
#86Kelley9
#87Marie9US #169
#88Rachel9US #42
#89Aimee8US #126
#90Brenda8US #53
#91Cheryl8US #74
#92Janet8US #119
#93Kristine8US #133
#94Margaret8US #94
#95Nancy8US #77
#96Paula8US #87
#97Sheila8US #101
#98Alicia7US #91
#99Amber7US #130
#100Colleen7US #125

Boys

#1Jason139US #3
#2Christopher128US #2
#3Michael111US #1
#4David93US #5
#5Robert79US #7
#6James73US #4
#7Scott73US #18
#8John72US #6
#9Brian70US #8
#10Matthew65US #10
#11Jeffrey57US #17
#12Shawn56US #27
#13Eric55US #13
#14Daniel54US #11
#15Kevin52US #14
#16Timothy45US #22
#17Jeremy43US #33
#18Todd42US #35
#19Joseph41US #12
#20Richard41US #16
#21Jonathan40US #31
#22Mark40US #15
#23Aaron39US #34
#24Chad39US #25
#25Steven38US #20
#26William37US #9
#27Peter33US #52
#28Andrew30US #29
#29Nathan29US #63
#30Joshua28US #42
#31Keith28US #41
#32Thomas28US #19
#33Travis28US #53
#34Paul26US #24
#35Charles24US #23
#36Gregory24US #26
#37Raymond24US #60
#38Justin22US #51
#39Sean22US #36
#40Patrick21US #37
#41Stephen21US #32
#42Anthony19US #21
#43Douglas19US #47
#44Adam18US #45
#45Derek18US #69
#46Donald16US #38
#47Carl15US #90
#48Marc15US #81
#49Shane15US #54
#50Bradley14US #62
#51Edward14US #39
#52George14US #46
#53Jamie14US #70
#54Ronald14US #40
#55Craig13US #48
#56Corey12US #89
#57Gary12US #44
#58Randy12US #79
#59Brett11US #88
#60Dale11US #141
#61Bryan10US #43
#62Harold10US #140
#63Jesse10US #75
#64Wayne10US #107
#65Benjamin9US #55
#66Casey9US #183
#67Joel9US #73
#68Kenneth9US #28
#69Seth9US #196
#70Troy9US #59
#71Brad8US #137
#72Dennis8US #56
#73Frederick8US #120
#74Heath8
#75Ian8US #180
#76Kyle8US #110
#77Lawrence8US #104
#78Alan7US #115
#79Brent7US #80
#80Bruce7US #134
#81Curtis7US #98
#82Erik7US #86
#83Frank7US #61
#84Gabriel7US #130
#85Nicholas7US #85
#86Samuel7US #66
#87Walter7US #101
#88Christian6US #97
#89Jared6US #155
#90Jay6US #118
#91Jon6US #94
#92Lance6US #148
#93Martin6US #108
#94Micheal6US #106
#95Ross6
#96Russell6US #77
#97Ryan6US #30
#98Terry6US #65
#99Zachary6US #197
#100Albert5US #112

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑57Kathryn#42
↑53Robin#37
↑43Carl#47
↑39Marc#48
↑38Dale#60
↑36Bryan#61
↑34Jill#62
↑33Carrie#28

Falling

↓54Brenda#90
↓52Ryan#97
↓47Paula#96
↓39Shannon#67
↓33Lori#56
↓32Katherine#63
↓30Nancy#95
↓30Erik#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.