State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1976 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,795 Vermont births in 1976 across 237 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#60Ethanoutside the national top 200
#56Bethany#192 nationally
#68Hannahoutside the national top 200
#72Lynnoutside the national top 200
#55Trevor#182 nationally
#77Lukeoutside the national top 200
#79Amieoutside the national top 200
#82Bernardoutside the national top 200
#84Kateoutside the national top 200
#84Deanoutside the national top 200
#64Tyler#179 nationally
#88Meghanoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer135US #1
#2Jessica85US #8
#3Heather83US #4
#4Sarah81US #15
#5Amy79US #2
#6Melissa53US #3
#7Rebecca44US #12
#8Amanda42US #10
#9Angela42US #5
#10Lisa40US #9
#11Elizabeth39US #16
#12Michelle38US #6
#13Kimberly35US #7
#14Christina34US #14
#15Sara33US #27
#16Carrie30US #28
#17Jaime30US #29
#18Julie30US #21
#19Nicole30US #13
#20Emily27US #50
#21Erin26US #24
#22Shannon26US #17
#23Danielle25US #33
#24Katherine24US #57
#25Megan24US #62
#26Karen23US #31
#27Kelly23US #19
#28Mary23US #22
#29Laura22US #20
#30Stephanie22US #11
#31April21US #30
#32Tara21US #42
#33Heidi20US #70
#34Jamie20US #18
#35Dawn18US #35
#36Holly18US #56
#37Christine17US #26
#38Crystal17US #36
#39Tonya17US #58
#40Tracy15US #37
#41Michele14US #63
#42Amber13US #49
#43Andrea13US #25
#44Kathryn12US #88
#45Tina12US #48
#46Cynthia11US #44
#47Jill11US #52
#48Rachel11US #23
#49Samantha11US #85
#50Tanya11US #61
#51Valerie11US #83
#52Erica10US #54
#53Laurie10US #137
#54Margaret10US #103
#55Nichole10US #148
#56Bethany9US #192
#57Lori9US #47
#58Melanie9US #53
#59Robin9US #75
#60Stacey9US #51
#61Tammy9US #41
#62Alison8US #118
#63Allison8US #67
#64Ann8US #108
#65Beth8US #114
#66Brandy8US #55
#67Catherine8US #72
#68Hannah8
#69Katie8US #162
#70Kristin8US #74
#71Kristy8US #113
#72Lynn8
#73Patricia8US #43
#74Sandra8US #59
#75Tiffany8US #32
#76Wendy8US #39
#77Aimee7US #123
#78Alicia7US #71
#79Amie7
#80Anna7US #78
#81Barbara7US #98
#82Deborah7US #96
#83Jodi7US #102
#84Kate7
#85Krista7US #163
#86Leslie7US #65
#87Martha7US #161
#88Meghan7
#89Natalie7US #80
#90Renee7US #86
#91Sharon7US #81
#92Sherry7US #111
#93Becky6
#94Bobbi6
#95Colleen6US #136
#96Courtney6US #76
#97Denise6US #69
#98Eliza6
#99Jacqueline6US #99
#100Johanna6

Boys

#1Jason164US #2
#2Michael121US #1
#3Christopher113US #3
#4Matthew102US #9
#5John84US #6
#6David81US #4
#7Eric74US #13
#8Joshua71US #18
#9Scott64US #24
#10James60US #5
#11Robert60US #7
#12Brian56US #8
#13Jeremy53US #14
#14Daniel49US #10
#15Timothy46US #21
#16Benjamin45US #32
#17Aaron42US #30
#18Travis41US #46
#19Jeffrey40US #17
#20Justin40US #33
#21Shawn40US #34
#22Adam39US #36
#23Joseph39US #12
#24Mark39US #25
#25Nathan38US #39
#26Kevin37US #15
#27Jonathan35US #31
#28Chad34US #29
#29Richard34US #19
#30Ryan34US #16
#31Steven34US #20
#32William34US #11
#33Thomas32US #23
#34Andrew28US #27
#35Gregory25US #35
#36Paul25US #28
#37Peter25US #54
#38Stephen25US #37
#39Jamie24US #62
#40Seth24US #128
#41Todd23US #50
#42Sean22US #42
#43Shane21US #57
#44Jesse19US #55
#45Anthony18US #22
#46Charles16US #26
#47Douglas16US #56
#48Jacob16US #63
#49Keith16US #48
#50Raymond16US #65
#51Samuel16US #59
#52Edward14US #45
#53Patrick14US #41
#54Ronald13US #49
#55Trevor13US #182
#56Bradley12US #51
#57Corey12US #64
#58Craig11US #61
#59Donald11US #47
#60Ethan11
#61Gary11US #52
#62Jeremiah11US #93
#63Kenneth11US #38
#64Tyler11US #179
#65Zachary11US #97
#66Bryan10US #43
#67Frank10US #68
#68George10US #53
#69Jared10US #90
#70Kyle10US #80
#71Carl9US #95
#72Christian9US #112
#73Ian9US #135
#74Joel9US #72
#75Bruce8US #148
#76Derek8US #84
#77Luke8
#78Alan7US #115
#79Frederick7US #145
#80Jeffery7US #76
#81Nicholas7US #77
#82Bernard6
#83Brent6US #78
#84Dean6
#85Erik6US #94
#86Gabriel6US #81
#87Heath6US #195
#88Nathaniel6US #114
#89Wayne6US #131
#90Alexander5US #107
#91Arthur5US #137
#92Barry5US #165
#93Brad5US #108
#94Cory5US #83
#95Dana5
#96Dennis5US #66
#97Francis5
#98Jerry5US #67
#99Jody5
#100Louis5US #142

On the move since 1975

Rising

↑53Cynthia#46
↑48Laura#29
↑45Valerie#51
↑44Jill#47
↑37Michele#41
↑36Gary#61
↑34Megan#25
↑34Travis#18

Falling

↓54Renee#90
↓47Tammy#61
↓43Krista#85
↓40Denise#97
↓37Wendy#76
↓34Wayne#89
↓30Jodi#83
↓29Stacey#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1975 rankings.