State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1984 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,036 Vermont births in 1984 across 282 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#62Hillaryoutside the national top 200
#72Ethanoutside the national top 200
#68Kate#178 nationally
#93Kaseyoutside the national top 200
#94Daleoutside the national top 200
#98Meaghanoutside the national top 200
#98Tysonoutside the national top 200
#86Brendan#188 nationally
#100Dylanoutside the national top 200
#26Hannah#126 nationally
#58Abigail#154 nationally
#61Colin#152 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer124US #1
#2Ashley118US #3
#3Jessica111US #2
#4Amanda98US #4
#5Sarah87US #5
#6Heather75US #9
#7Emily65US #24
#8Danielle64US #16
#9Elizabeth57US #10
#10Nicole57US #7
#11Amber53US #18
#12Rebecca49US #23
#13Megan48US #11
#14Amy46US #13
#15Erin46US #25
#16Stephanie44US #6
#17Laura42US #19
#18Rachel42US #15
#19Crystal36US #12
#20Christina34US #20
#21Katie34US #44
#22Samantha34US #39
#23Melissa32US #8
#24Chelsea29US #84
#25Michelle27US #17
#26Hannah25US #126
#27Kimberly25US #22
#28Lauren25US #21
#29Katherine23US #30
#30Lindsay23US #36
#31Kathryn22US #48
#32Kristen22US #38
#33Alicia21US #40
#34Angela21US #26
#35Christine21US #43
#36Kelly21US #27
#37Lisa21US #29
#38Tiffany21US #14
#39Anna20US #57
#40Jenna20US #54
#41Meghan20US #65
#42Andrea19US #28
#43Lindsey19US #35
#44Sara19US #32
#45Courtney18US #46
#46Holly18US #53
#47Mary18US #33
#48Shannon18US #37
#49Jamie17US #31
#50Molly16US #131
#51April15US #42
#52Caitlin15US #118
#53Allison14US #51
#54Erica14US #34
#55Julie14US #52
#56Kristina13US #68
#57Leah13US #83
#58Abigail12US #154
#59Bethany12US #93
#60Carrie12US #78
#61Heidi12US #101
#62Hillary12
#63Kara12US #95
#64Kristin12US #47
#65Stacey12US #79
#66Brandy11US #64
#67Erika11US #81
#68Kate11US #178
#69Kathleen11US #71
#70Kristy11US #135
#71Morgan11US #132
#72Casey10US #107
#73Cassandra10US #63
#74Jacqueline10US #56
#75Tanya10US #140
#76Victoria10US #59
#77Alexandra9US #96
#78Anne9US #127
#79Brooke9US #99
#80Karen9US #82
#81Margaret9US #92
#82Tara9US #49
#83Tonya9US #153
#84Ann8US #160
#85Beth8US #168
#86Julia8US #87
#87Leslie8US #75
#88Melinda8US #129
#89Sheena8US #80
#90Brandi7US #61
#91Bridget7US #163
#92Catherine7US #69
#93Kasey7
#94Katrina7US #105
#95Krista7US #133
#96Mallory7US #186
#97Meagan7US #165
#98Meaghan7
#99Miranda7US #114
#100Renee7US #108

Boys

#1Christopher144US #2
#2Matthew135US #3
#3Joshua122US #4
#4Michael122US #1
#5Ryan94US #12
#6Justin91US #13
#7Adam81US #18
#8David77US #5
#9Andrew75US #14
#10James68US #7
#11Jason68US #11
#12John64US #8
#13Tyler63US #47
#14Eric62US #22
#15Daniel61US #6
#16Nicholas60US #20
#17Benjamin56US #30
#18Kyle50US #34
#19Robert50US #9
#20Brian47US #17
#21Joseph47US #10
#22Jesse44US #50
#23William44US #16
#24Jonathan42US #19
#25Timothy41US #26
#26Travis41US #42
#27Kevin40US #24
#28Nathan40US #38
#29Thomas39US #25
#30Jeffrey38US #28
#31Jeremy37US #31
#32Patrick36US #36
#33Anthony35US #21
#34Mark32US #32
#35Charles30US #33
#36Richard30US #27
#37Steven30US #23
#38Chad28US #51
#39Ian28US #78
#40Zachary26US #45
#41Scott25US #39
#42Jacob24US #37
#43Bradley23US #53
#44Peter23US #60
#45Aaron22US #29
#46Sean22US #43
#47Douglas21US #71
#48Paul21US #40
#49Shawn21US #56
#50Evan20US #98
#51Stephen20US #35
#52Derek19US #52
#53Gregory19US #44
#54Jared19US #59
#55Keith18US #61
#56Dustin17US #41
#57Samuel17US #55
#58Alexander16US #54
#59Corey16US #69
#60Kenneth16US #46
#61Colin15US #152
#62Craig14US #75
#63Lucas14US #130
#64Nathaniel14US #80
#65Seth14US #99
#66Brandon13US #15
#67Bryan13US #48
#68Jordan13US #65
#69Luke13US #110
#70Ross13US #155
#71Edward12US #58
#72Ethan12
#73Jeremiah12US #102
#74Trevor12US #115
#75Brent11US #89
#76Caleb10US #163
#77Donald10US #63
#78Lance10US #127
#79Raymond10US #73
#80Shane10US #85
#81Alan9US #105
#82Alex9US #93
#83Brett9US #72
#84Jamie9US #154
#85Shaun9US #121
#86Brendan8US #188
#87Casey8US #82
#88Cory8US #83
#89Derrick8US #79
#90Devin8US #123
#91Erik8US #84
#92Kristopher8US #137
#93Todd8US #92
#94Dale7
#95Gary7US #76
#96Joel7US #66
#97Martin7US #126
#98Tyson7
#99Curtis6US #96
#100Dylan6

On the move since 1983

Rising

↑51Jenna#40
↑39Julie#55
↑38Molly#50
↑30Kathryn#31
↑30Lucas#63
↑30Nathaniel#64
↑25Chelsea#24
↑25Kristina#56

Falling

↓42Miranda#99
↓42Todd#93
↓39Tara#82
↓36Heidi#61
↓32Catherine#92
↓31Jamie#49
↓29Renee#100
↓24Gary#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1983 rankings.