State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1985 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,044 Vermont births in 1985 across 268 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#54Katelyn#191 nationally
#68Beth#199 nationally
#53Kate#179 nationally
#65Brendan#185 nationally
#72Dylan#188 nationally
#89Hillaryoutside the national top 200
#90Noahoutside the national top 200
#94Danaoutside the national top 200
#96Aimeeoutside the national top 200
#98Loganoutside the national top 200
#86Ann#187 nationally
#61Colin#156 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley126US #2
#2Jessica124US #1
#3Amanda102US #4
#4Sarah93US #5
#5Jennifer82US #3
#6Heather73US #8
#7Danielle62US #18
#8Nicole60US #7
#9Emily58US #24
#10Elizabeth56US #9
#11Melissa49US #11
#12Laura45US #14
#13Amy44US #20
#14Stephanie44US #6
#15Megan40US #10
#16Erin36US #26
#17Rebecca35US #25
#18Courtney34US #43
#19Crystal34US #21
#20Katherine33US #32
#21Katie33US #39
#22Kimberly33US #19
#23Michelle31US #22
#24Samantha30US #29
#25Sara30US #30
#26Amber28US #16
#27Christina27US #12
#28Rachel27US #13
#29Andrea26US #33
#30Shannon26US #41
#31Brittany25US #17
#32Caitlin25US #77
#33Hannah25US #117
#34Jamie25US #27
#35Lauren25US #15
#36Allison24US #46
#37Lindsay24US #40
#38Chelsea22US #75
#39Jenna22US #50
#40Meghan22US #63
#41Erica21US #34
#42Lindsey21US #37
#43Mary20US #35
#44Anna19US #54
#45Kristin19US #49
#46Angela18US #31
#47April18US #47
#48Christine18US #44
#49Lisa18US #36
#50Tiffany17US #23
#51Molly16US #119
#52Krystal15US #53
#53Kate14US #179
#54Katelyn14US #191
#55Kelly14US #28
#56Kristen14US #38
#57Alexandra13US #92
#58Holly13US #56
#59Julia13US #85
#60Alicia12US #45
#61Alison12US #97
#62Erika12US #80
#63Heidi12US #125
#64Jillian12US #115
#65Julie12US #55
#66Vanessa12US #42
#67Alyssa11US #130
#68Beth11US #199
#69Bethany11US #94
#70Brandy11US #70
#71Katrina11US #93
#72Melinda11US #138
#73Cassandra10US #62
#74Jacqueline10US #60
#75Kathryn10US #48
#76Krista10US #134
#77Leah10US #78
#78Rachael10US #100
#79Carrie9US #96
#80Casey9US #114
#81Kendra9US #154
#82Margaret9US #90
#83Nichole9US #95
#84Tara9US #51
#85Abigail8US #153
#86Ann8US #187
#87Brooke8US #102
#88Catherine8US #65
#89Hillary8
#90Kara8US #98
#91Krystle8US #111
#92Maria8US #52
#93Morgan8US #127
#94Renee8US #118
#95Stacy8US #67
#96Aimee7
#97Alexis7US #112
#98Brandi7US #69
#99Gina7US #113
#100Jill7US #143

Boys

#1Matthew133US #3
#2Michael131US #1
#3Christopher128US #2
#4Ryan102US #12
#5Daniel95US #5
#6Joshua95US #4
#7Andrew93US #11
#8Justin76US #15
#9Jason73US #14
#10James72US #7
#11Kyle71US #27
#12Adam70US #22
#13Eric69US #21
#14David67US #6
#15Tyler62US #43
#16John60US #9
#17Robert55US #8
#18Joseph52US #10
#19William52US #16
#20Benjamin50US #31
#21Timothy49US #26
#22Jesse48US #51
#23Nicholas48US #19
#24Thomas46US #25
#25Jonathan44US #17
#26Nathan42US #40
#27Brian40US #18
#28Kevin40US #23
#29Travis40US #46
#30Patrick39US #37
#31Richard38US #28
#32Dustin36US #41
#33Jeremy35US #30
#34Steven34US #24
#35Zachary34US #39
#36Anthony31US #20
#37Shawn30US #55
#38Jeffrey28US #29
#39Gregory27US #45
#40Mark27US #32
#41Aaron26US #33
#42Jacob26US #35
#43Stephen26US #36
#44Ian25US #78
#45Paul25US #42
#46Sean25US #38
#47Alexander24US #50
#48Peter24US #60
#49Scott24US #44
#50Seth22US #104
#51Chad21US #57
#52Bradley20US #53
#53Brandon20US #13
#54Jordan20US #62
#55Corey18US #63
#56Shane18US #68
#57Charles17US #34
#58Edward17US #59
#59Keith17US #64
#60Samuel17US #54
#61Colin16US #156
#62Kenneth16US #47
#63Bryan15US #48
#64Trevor14US #105
#65Brendan13US #185
#66Brett13US #70
#67Cody13US #52
#68Donald12US #66
#69Lucas12US #122
#70Caleb11US #136
#71Derek11US #56
#72Dylan11US #188
#73Joel11US #67
#74Alex10US #80
#75Craig10US #79
#76George10US #72
#77Jamie10US #167
#78Jared10US #58
#79Lance10US #130
#80Luke10US #106
#81Nathaniel10US #77
#82Raymond10US #75
#83Evan9US #91
#84Philip9US #84
#85Shaun9US #120
#86Casey8US #86
#87Cory8US #81
#88Douglas8US #76
#89Julian8US #174
#90Noah8
#91Allen7US #128
#92Brent7US #89
#93Cameron7US #154
#94Dana7
#95Devin7US #121
#96Drew7US #126
#97Lee7US #142
#98Logan7
#99Mathew7US #148
#100Ross7US #147

On the move since 1984

Rising

↑28Dylan#72
↑27Courtney#18
↑27Julia#59
↑24Dustin#32
↑24Shane#56
↑23Katrina#71
↑23Joel#73
↑21Brendan#65

Falling

↓44Kathryn#75
↓41Douglas#88
↓33Evan#83
↓30Ross#100
↓27Alicia#60
↓27Abigail#85
↓27Hillary#89
↓27Kara#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1984 rankings.