State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1982 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,980 Vermont births in 1982 across 274 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#37Hannah#175 nationally
#67Kateoutside the national top 200
#75Ethanoutside the national top 200
#78Brendanoutside the national top 200
#52Morgan#169 nationally
#43Abigail#157 nationally
#89Meaganoutside the national top 200
#92Hilaryoutside the national top 200
#94Danaoutside the national top 200
#66Chelsea#170 nationally
#97Barryoutside the national top 200
#98Alyssaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jessica154US #2
#2Jennifer131US #1
#3Sarah106US #4
#4Amanda105US #3
#5Melissa75US #5
#6Erin70US #20
#7Heather62US #12
#8Elizabeth58US #8
#9Emily58US #24
#10Nicole58US #6
#11Amy57US #10
#12Michelle42US #11
#13Laura39US #22
#14Sara39US #28
#15Katherine37US #36
#16Stephanie35US #7
#17Ashley34US #17
#18Crystal34US #9
#19Kelly34US #25
#20Rebecca34US #15
#21Rachel33US #21
#22Amber32US #18
#23Christina32US #19
#24Katie32US #45
#25Kimberly28US #14
#26Danielle27US #31
#27Megan26US #34
#28Angela25US #16
#29Kristen25US #33
#30Samantha25US #44
#31Shannon25US #38
#32April24US #32
#33Andrea23US #27
#34Lindsey22US #40
#35Lisa22US #23
#36Meghan22US #110
#37Hannah21US #175
#38Jamie21US #29
#39Allison19US #58
#40Courtney19US #43
#41Julie19US #41
#42Lauren19US #26
#43Abigail18US #157
#44Carrie18US #57
#45Casey18US #119
#46Erica18US #35
#47Kristin18US #37
#48Anna17US #56
#49Holly17US #61
#50Kathryn17US #48
#51Lindsay16US #39
#52Morgan16US #169
#53Tiffany16US #13
#54Margaret15US #97
#55Molly15US #131
#56Tara15US #47
#57Karen14US #68
#58Mary13US #30
#59Stacey13US #85
#60Bethany12US #112
#61Heidi12US #86
#62Julia12US #84
#63Kara12US #113
#64Tonya12US #126
#65Anne11US #122
#66Chelsea11US #170
#67Kate11
#68Leah11US #79
#69Miranda11US #117
#70Patricia11US #59
#71Renee11US #101
#72Tanya11US #114
#73Brandy10US #50
#74Leslie10US #60
#75Melanie10US #65
#76Misty10US #74
#77Pamela10US #82
#78Susan10US #76
#79Valerie10US #75
#80Alicia9US #53
#81Alison9US #111
#82Ann9US #155
#83Beth9US #148
#84Bridget9US #147
#85Christine9US #46
#86Erika9US #81
#87Jacqueline9US #54
#88Kathleen9US #77
#89Meagan9
#90Nichole9US #99
#91Catherine8US #73
#92Hilary8
#93Jaime8US #138
#94Jenny8US #121
#95Krystal8US #83
#96Sabrina8US #128
#97Tracy8US #88
#98Alyssa7
#99Brittany7US #94
#100Caroline7US #178

Boys

#1Christopher159US #2
#2Michael139US #1
#3Matthew117US #3
#4Jason107US #4
#5Joshua104US #7
#6Justin87US #12
#7David82US #5
#8James78US #6
#9Adam68US #19
#10John67US #8
#11Nicholas65US #22
#12Ryan65US #13
#13Daniel64US #10
#14Joseph61US #11
#15Benjamin60US #33
#16Eric57US #20
#17Andrew56US #17
#18Travis54US #39
#19Nathan53US #36
#20Robert52US #9
#21Jonathan51US #16
#22Jeffrey49US #29
#23Brian46US #14
#24William46US #15
#25Scott43US #34
#26Timothy43US #24
#27Jeremy42US #28
#28Aaron38US #30
#29Jesse38US #43
#30Tyler38US #66
#31Richard36US #27
#32Thomas36US #23
#33Patrick34US #37
#34Shawn32US #52
#35Charles29US #31
#36Sean29US #44
#37Kevin27US #25
#38Mark27US #32
#39Peter27US #57
#40Jacob26US #41
#41Chad24US #48
#42Kyle24US #47
#43Paul24US #35
#44Anthony22US #21
#45Derek22US #50
#46Zachary22US #55
#47Gregory21US #40
#48Jared21US #54
#49Lucas21US #106
#50Stephen21US #38
#51Steven20US #26
#52Douglas17US #68
#53Luke17US #119
#54Shane17US #84
#55George16US #62
#56Ian16US #83
#57Seth14US #102
#58Alexander13US #65
#59Corey13US #74
#60Derrick13US #78
#61Donald13US #58
#62Jamie13US #131
#63Nathaniel13US #75
#64Trevor13US #146
#65Gary12US #64
#66Samuel12US #56
#67Shaun12US #96
#68Bradley11US #51
#69Brandon11US #18
#70Brett11US #72
#71Colin11US #171
#72Edward11US #53
#73Jeremiah11US #89
#74Erik10US #80
#75Ethan10
#76Kenneth10US #45
#77Todd10US #82
#78Brendan9
#79Craig9US #73
#80Evan9US #108
#81Keith9US #59
#82Raymond9US #70
#83Brent8US #91
#84Casey8US #86
#85Cory8US #93
#86Garrett8US #180
#87Kristopher8US #125
#88Lee8US #123
#89Marc8US #138
#90Mathew8US #160
#91Ronald8US #60
#92Allen7US #122
#93Caleb7US #170
#94Dana7
#95Dennis7US #87
#96Alan6US #107
#97Barry6
#98Bruce6US #169
#99Frank6US #81
#100Gabriel6US #88

On the move since 1981

Rising

↑57Lauren#42
↑46Douglas#52
↑35Luke#53
↑30Molly#55
↑29Ashley#17
↑29Hannah#37
↑27Brandon#69
↑25Gary#65

Falling

↓54Jaime#93
↓36Tracy#97
↓35Keith#81
↓34Christine#85
↓33Heidi#61
↓31Lee#88
↓31Caleb#93
↓30Nichole#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1981 rankings.