State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,855 Vermont births in 1974 across 257 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#67Danaoutside the national top 200
#40Seth#170 nationally
#72Bethanyoutside the national top 200
#80Ethanoutside the national top 200
#59Marie#176 nationally
#84Mathewoutside the national top 200
#87Billieoutside the national top 200
#87Shaunoutside the national top 200
#74Duane#187 nationally
#88Trevoroutside the national top 200
#83Jody#195 nationally
#89Tyleroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer155US #1
#2Amy102US #2
#3Heather91US #4
#4Melissa73US #7
#5Sarah72US #20
#6Jessica53US #17
#7Rebecca48US #10
#8Michelle47US #3
#9Stephanie39US #9
#10Lisa38US #8
#11Kimberly35US #6
#12Angela33US #5
#13Christine32US #19
#14Karen31US #26
#15Nicole31US #11
#16Danielle29US #40
#17Kelly28US #15
#18Erin26US #47
#19Dawn25US #22
#20Susan25US #27
#21Tina25US #25
#22Elizabeth22US #12
#23Sara22US #61
#24Stacey22US #48
#25Holly21US #56
#26Tammy21US #24
#27Tara21US #39
#28Tracy21US #23
#29Mary20US #13
#30Christina19US #16
#31Tanya19US #46
#32Carrie18US #42
#33Julie18US #14
#34Michele18US #50
#35Heidi17US #60
#36Jill17US #58
#37Laura17US #21
#38Lori17US #30
#39Shannon17US #18
#40April16US #28
#41Emily16US #69
#42Wendy16US #32
#43Rachel15US #36
#44Kathryn14US #98
#45Kristen14US #45
#46Pamela14US #54
#47Erica13US #74
#48Katherine13US #62
#49Kathleen13US #76
#50Amanda12US #34
#51Melanie12US #51
#52Patricia12US #29
#53Allison11US #99
#54Barbara11US #77
#55Cynthia11US #33
#56Denise11US #53
#57Krista11US #152
#58Laurie11US #116
#59Marie11US #176
#60Renee11US #85
#61Robin11US #63
#62Stacy11US #38
#63Andrea10US #35
#64Crystal10US #49
#65Kristin10US #72
#66Leslie10US #65
#67Megan10US #105
#68Tonya10US #37
#69Lynn9US #163
#70Monica9US #43
#71Theresa9US #79
#72Bethany8
#73Brandy8US #80
#74Brenda8US #59
#75Carol8US #139
#76Catherine8US #73
#77Cheryl8US #88
#78Debra8US #94
#79Jodi8US #91
#80Kristine8US #147
#81Kristy8US #133
#82Melinda8US #81
#83Sherry8US #89
#84Tracey8US #108
#85Alison7US #135
#86Becky7US #177
#87Billie7
#88Bonnie7US #181
#89Charity7US #186
#90Courtney7US #124
#91Deanna7US #115
#92Deborah7US #68
#93Erika7US #127
#94Hannah7
#95Joanne7
#96Jody7US #154
#97Kelley7
#98Kristie7US #138
#99Maria7US #31
#100Monique7US #174

Boys

#1Jason161US #2
#2Michael125US #1
#3Christopher100US #3
#4Matthew96US #9
#5John80US #6
#6David73US #4
#7Robert71US #7
#8Eric67US #13
#9James62US #5
#10Jeremy57US #24
#11Scott57US #18
#12Daniel55US #11
#13Richard55US #17
#14Brian53US #8
#15William49US #10
#16Kevin45US #14
#17Mark44US #16
#18Aaron41US #32
#19Jeffrey41US #15
#20Joshua41US #29
#21Timothy37US #22
#22Andrew35US #28
#23Todd34US #39
#24Chad33US #26
#25Justin33US #43
#26Nathan33US #52
#27Shawn33US #30
#28Gregory30US #31
#29Thomas30US #20
#30Jonathan29US #33
#31Peter28US #50
#32Charles27US #23
#33Patrick27US #38
#34Adam26US #36
#35Paul26US #27
#36Ryan25US #25
#37Steven24US #19
#38Stephen22US #35
#39Joseph21US #12
#40Seth21US #170
#41Travis21US #54
#42Benjamin20US #46
#43Craig19US #57
#44Donald19US #41
#45Jamie19US #68
#46Keith19US #44
#47Raymond19US #62
#48Shane19US #56
#49Anthony17US #21
#50Kenneth17US #34
#51Dennis16US #59
#52Bradley15US #58
#53Jesse14US #67
#54Douglas13US #53
#55Ronald13US #42
#56Bryan11US #45
#57Dale11US #145
#58Marc11US #85
#59Edward10US #40
#60George10US #49
#61Joel10US #75
#62Samuel10US #60
#63Sean10US #37
#64Brett9US #95
#65Corey9US #77
#66Cory9US #114
#67Dana9
#68Erik9US #90
#69Gary9US #48
#70Ian9US #148
#71Nicholas9US #80
#72Allen8US #125
#73Billy8US #78
#74Duane8US #187
#75Wayne8US #120
#76Arthur7US #126
#77Brad7US #105
#78Darren7US #127
#79Derek7US #74
#80Ethan7
#81Jacob7US #88
#82Jared7US #131
#83Jody7US #195
#84Mathew7
#85Nathaniel7US #153
#86Philip7US #86
#87Shaun7
#88Trevor7
#89Tyler7
#90Alan6US #118
#91Brent6US #76
#92Frank6US #65
#93Jay6US #111
#94Jeffery6US #66
#95Jeremiah6US #178
#96Jon6US #94
#97Larry6US #55
#98Lawrence6US #100
#99Neil6US #175
#100Randall6US #123

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑61Ryan#36
↑45Rachel#43
↑29Erin#18
↑29Seth#40
↑28Shannon#39
↑28Marie#59
↑26Jill#36
↑26Melanie#51

Falling

↓38Andrea#63
↓34Derek#79
↓33Tracey#84
↓30Crystal#64
↓27Stacy#62
↓26Julie#33
↓24Robin#61
↓24Tonya#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.