State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1978 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,273 Vermont births in 1978 across 265 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#48Kateoutside the national top 200
#54Jessieoutside the national top 200
#57Abigailoutside the national top 200
#63Hannahoutside the national top 200
#73Ethanoutside the national top 200
#79Caleboutside the national top 200
#87Naomioutside the national top 200
#56Trevor#169 nationally
#92Danaoutside the national top 200
#42Tyler#150 nationally
#94Hillaryoutside the national top 200
#93Evan#199 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer143US #1
#2Jessica108US #3
#3Sarah107US #8
#4Melissa94US #2
#5Heather74US #5
#6Amy70US #4
#7Rebecca52US #17
#8Sara52US #28
#9Amanda50US #6
#10Elizabeth49US #14
#11Nicole49US #10
#12Michelle46US #9
#13Lisa40US #11
#14Kelly36US #12
#15Angela35US #7
#16Stephanie34US #16
#17Emily33US #33
#18Crystal32US #18
#19Erin30US #21
#20Laura28US #19
#21Christina27US #15
#22Danielle25US #31
#23Jamie24US #20
#24Megan24US #41
#25Christine23US #29
#26Heidi23US #83
#27Shannon23US #22
#28Jaime20US #70
#29Julie20US #26
#30Karen20US #39
#31Katherine20US #38
#32Kimberly20US #13
#33Mary20US #24
#34Andrea19US #23
#35April19US #27
#36Carrie19US #35
#37Erica18US #34
#38Katie18US #90
#39Kristy18US #51
#40Rachel18US #25
#41Kathryn17US #57
#42Holly16US #55
#43Jill15US #46
#44Stacey14US #53
#45Kathleen13US #79
#46Tammy13US #67
#47Tara13US #40
#48Kate12
#49Kristin12US #78
#50Samantha12US #74
#51Tonya12US #77
#52Catherine11US #72
#53Dawn11US #52
#54Jessie11
#55Renee11US #99
#56Tracy11US #47
#57Abigail10
#58Amber10US #30
#59Anna10US #65
#60Beth10US #107
#61Bethany10US #155
#62Courtney10US #68
#63Hannah10
#64Kristina10US #64
#65Lindsay10US #95
#66Robin10US #89
#67Susan10US #49
#68Brandy9US #37
#69Lauren9US #80
#70Marie9US #148
#71Melanie9US #54
#72Melinda9US #84
#73Patricia9US #48
#74Stacy9US #44
#75Wendy9US #56
#76Alison8US #123
#77Erika8US #104
#78Jodi8US #128
#79Julia8US #112
#80Kari8US #137
#81Kendra8US #145
#82Kristen8US #62
#83Leah8US #108
#84Linda8US #100
#85Maria8US #36
#86Molly8US #142
#87Naomi8
#88Tanya8US #82
#89Tina8US #45
#90Allison7US #75
#91Anne7US #119
#92Brandi7US #61
#93Denise7US #85
#94Hillary7
#95Joanna7US #190
#96Kristi7US #98
#97Mandy7US #96
#98Nichole7US #116
#99Shanna7US #149
#100Allyson6

Boys

#1Christopher118US #3
#2Jason118US #2
#3Michael113US #1
#4Matthew103US #6
#5Joshua82US #12
#6Daniel75US #11
#7David71US #4
#8Robert70US #8
#9James63US #5
#10Jeremy56US #18
#11Timothy56US #17
#12Benjamin54US #34
#13Nathan54US #36
#14Adam53US #29
#15Andrew53US #22
#16Eric53US #16
#17John52US #7
#18Joseph50US #10
#19Ryan48US #14
#20Brian47US #9
#21Nicholas46US #25
#22Justin45US #28
#23Kevin45US #15
#24Jonathan44US #31
#25William44US #13
#26Jesse42US #51
#27Richard38US #21
#28Scott37US #30
#29Jeffrey35US #19
#30Shawn35US #39
#31Peter34US #54
#32Thomas34US #23
#33Aaron33US #32
#34Travis32US #46
#35Paul28US #33
#36Chad27US #35
#37Sean25US #45
#38Seth25US #106
#39Todd23US #56
#40Mark22US #26
#41Kyle21US #63
#42Tyler21US #150
#43Charles20US #27
#44Corey20US #61
#45Steven19US #24
#46Anthony18US #20
#47Donald17US #48
#48Jared17US #72
#49Stephen17US #37
#50Craig16US #66
#51Edward16US #47
#52Gregory15US #38
#53Jamie15US #95
#54Keith15US #49
#55Patrick15US #42
#56Trevor15US #169
#57Bruce14US #151
#58Kenneth14US #41
#59Zachary14US #89
#60Douglas13US #59
#61Gary13US #60
#62Bradley12US #53
#63Derek12US #75
#64Jacob12US #50
#65Lucas12US #136
#66Raymond12US #69
#67Samuel12US #57
#68Shane12US #65
#69Bryan11US #43
#70Erik11US #85
#71Shaun11US #52
#72Ian10US #117
#73Ethan9
#74George9US #58
#75Joel9US #74
#76Lance9US #134
#77Lee9US #133
#78Wayne9US #138
#79Caleb8
#80Cory8US #73
#81Rodney8US #102
#82Alan7US #122
#83Allen7US #145
#84Jeffery7US #80
#85Lawrence7US #113
#86Luke7US #139
#87Nathaniel7US #94
#88Philip7US #84
#89Roger7US #120
#90Shannon7US #143
#91Billy6US #99
#92Dana6
#93Evan6US #199
#94Geoffrey6US #185
#95Jeremiah6US #81
#96Marc6US #107
#97Martin6US #126
#98Mathew6US #182
#99Randy6US #86
#100Arthur5US #141

On the move since 1977

Rising

↑51Katie#38
↑45Nicholas#21
↑34Jesse#26
↑33Bruce#57
↑29Kathryn#41
↑29Abigail#57
↑28Tyler#42
↑26Kristina#64

Falling

↓51Allison#90
↓51Jeremiah#95
↓46Molly#86
↓41Tanya#88
↓32Randy#99
↓31Erika#77
↓30Tina#89
↓25Cory#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1977 rankings.