State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1983 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,023 Vermont births in 1983 across 277 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#66Hillaryoutside the national top 200
#74Hilaryoutside the national top 200
#75Jessieoutside the national top 200
#67Brendan#191 nationally
#79Kaseyoutside the national top 200
#79Ethanoutside the national top 200
#80Kate#199 nationally
#82Naomioutside the national top 200
#86Meaganoutside the national top 200
#88Danaoutside the national top 200
#91Jennaoutside the national top 200
#44Caitlin#153 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica143US #2
#2Amanda110US #3
#3Jennifer105US #1
#4Ashley99US #4
#5Sarah96US #5
#6Heather90US #9
#7Elizabeth64US #10
#8Erin59US #18
#9Melissa58US #6
#10Nicole58US #7
#11Emily56US #25
#12Rebecca50US #19
#13Amy49US #12
#14Danielle34US #29
#15Stephanie34US #8
#16Michelle33US #13
#17Laura32US #23
#18Jamie30US #28
#19Samantha30US #40
#20Angela29US #22
#21Crystal29US #11
#22Katherine29US #34
#23Megan29US #21
#24Rachel29US #20
#25Heidi26US #95
#26Kelly26US #26
#27Lisa26US #27
#28Sara26US #31
#29Hannah25US #124
#30Lindsay25US #36
#31Shannon24US #38
#32Kimberly23US #15
#33Holly22US #48
#34Erica21US #33
#35Amber20US #17
#36Anna19US #55
#37Lauren19US #24
#38Meghan19US #75
#39April18US #39
#40Christina18US #16
#41Kristin18US #42
#42Mary18US #32
#43Tara18US #51
#44Caitlin17US #153
#45Katie17US #45
#46Kristen17US #37
#47Tiffany17US #14
#48Bethany16US #99
#49Chelsea16US #102
#50Kayla16US #81
#51Carrie15US #65
#52Lindsey15US #35
#53Alicia14US #41
#54Alison14US #116
#55Christine13US #47
#56Courtney13US #44
#57Miranda13US #118
#58Allison12US #59
#59Cassandra12US #70
#60Catherine12US #66
#61Kathryn12US #50
#62Maria12US #43
#63Stacey12US #76
#64Victoria12US #58
#65Andrea11US #30
#66Hillary11
#67Jaime11US #158
#68Kara11US #101
#69Margaret11US #92
#70Melinda11US #138
#71Renee11US #97
#72Abigail10US #151
#73Desiree10US #94
#74Hilary10
#75Jessie10
#76Jill10US #98
#77Julia10US #85
#78Karen10US #77
#79Kasey10
#80Kate10US #199
#81Kristina10US #63
#82Naomi10
#83Anne9US #130
#84Casey9US #110
#85Kathleen9US #73
#86Meagan9
#87Meredith9US #148
#88Molly9US #129
#89Stacy9US #61
#90Brandy8US #57
#91Jenna8
#92Jillian8US #115
#93Joanna8US #139
#94Julie8US #46
#95Katrina8US #108
#96Krista8US #142
#97Sheena8US #107
#98Alexandra7US #163
#99Autumn7
#100Brittany7US #64

Boys

#1Christopher173US #2
#2Matthew137US #3
#3Michael131US #1
#4Joshua97US #5
#5Justin95US #12
#6Jason90US #7
#7Daniel82US #8
#8Ryan76US #13
#9Nicholas73US #21
#10Andrew71US #15
#11Adam67US #18
#12Robert65US #10
#13Joseph64US #11
#14John63US #9
#15David62US #4
#16Eric59US #20
#17William59US #16
#18James58US #6
#19Benjamin57US #32
#20Nathan51US #40
#21Kyle49US #34
#22Timothy48US #26
#23Brian46US #14
#24Aaron44US #29
#25Jonathan42US #19
#26Tyler41US #57
#27Thomas40US #24
#28Jeremy39US #30
#29Patrick39US #37
#30Scott39US #38
#31Shawn36US #53
#32Travis36US #41
#33Kevin34US #25
#34Stephen33US #35
#35Steven32US #23
#36Jeffrey31US #28
#37Jesse31US #46
#38Sean30US #44
#39Paul28US #39
#40Charles27US #33
#41Gregory27US #42
#42Mark27US #31
#43Jacob26US #36
#44Richard25US #27
#45Anthony22US #22
#46Corey21US #74
#47Bradley20US #52
#48Evan20US #93
#49Peter20US #59
#50Chad19US #49
#51Todd19US #87
#52Zachary19US #50
#53Jordan18US #72
#54Keith18US #61
#55Alexander17US #63
#56Ian17US #77
#57Jared17US #56
#58Samuel17US #54
#59Brandon16US #17
#60Derek16US #51
#61Seth16US #98
#62Colin15US #166
#63Donald15US #60
#64Alan13US #102
#65Dustin13US #43
#66Edward13US #55
#67Brendan12US #191
#68Bryan12US #47
#69Craig12US #70
#70Douglas12US #69
#71Gary12US #68
#72Philip12US #82
#73Trevor12US #130
#74Luke11US #105
#75Brent10US #94
#76George10US #65
#77Shane10US #84
#78Shaun10US #111
#79Ethan9
#80Phillip9US #66
#81Raymond9US #71
#82Brett8US #73
#83Bruce8US #178
#84Curtis8US #100
#85Jamie8US #153
#86Lee8US #138
#87Casey7US #90
#88Dana7
#89Gabriel7US #89
#90Isaac7US #151
#91Lance7US #135
#92Louis7US #156
#93Lucas7US #117
#94Nathaniel7US #79
#95Noah7US #169
#96Tyson7
#97Wayne7US #171
#98Alex6US #123
#99Brendon6
#100Cody6US #81

On the move since 1982

Rising

↑36Heidi#25
↑32Evan#48
↑32Alan#64
↑31Catherine#60
↑30Christine#55
↑27Alicia#53
↑27Alison#54
↑27Keith#54

Falling

↓53Julie#94
↓44Lucas#93
↓39Casey#84
↓33Molly#88
↓32Andrea#65
↓31Nathaniel#94
↓29Abigail#72
↓23Shane#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1982 rankings.