State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1988 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,915 Vermont births in 1988 across 279 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#82Noahoutside the national top 200
#83Ruthoutside the national top 200
#87Collinoutside the national top 200
#88Connoroutside the national top 200
#49Emma#160 nationally
#92Ethanoutside the national top 200
#95Owenoutside the national top 200
#85Audrey#180 nationally
#69Heidi#162 nationally
#87Bridget#178 nationally
#97Tanya#186 nationally
#58Dylan#137 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley107US #2
#2Amanda99US #3
#3Jessica92US #1
#4Sarah79US #4
#5Elizabeth68US #10
#6Emily61US #18
#7Samantha59US #8
#8Nicole57US #9
#9Jennifer55US #5
#10Chelsea51US #33
#11Amber48US #15
#12Heather48US #14
#13Danielle47US #17
#14Rebecca45US #26
#15Megan44US #12
#16Brittany43US #6
#17Melissa38US #16
#18Kayla37US #20
#19Lauren36US #11
#20Rachel36US #19
#21Tiffany35US #13
#22Michelle33US #21
#23Hannah32US #61
#24Stephanie31US #7
#25Erin30US #37
#26Katherine27US #27
#27Katie27US #40
#28Anna25US #54
#29Courtney25US #24
#30Laura25US #23
#31Kelsey24US #64
#32Alicia23US #50
#33Amy23US #29
#34Caitlin22US #44
#35Cassandra22US #59
#36Lindsay22US #57
#37Kristen21US #36
#38Alexandra20US #49
#39Christina19US #22
#40Kimberly19US #25
#41Sara19US #30
#42Crystal18US #28
#43Jamie17US #45
#44Jenna17US #66
#45Katelyn17US #84
#46Lindsey17US #48
#47Alyssa16US #47
#48Catherine16US #69
#49Emma16US #160
#50Kathryn16US #55
#51Kelly16US #32
#52Kristin16US #58
#53Morgan16US #78
#54Whitney16US #39
#55Brooke15US #87
#56Kaitlyn15US #106
#57Meghan15US #81
#58Mary14US #34
#59Alexis13US #97
#60Allison13US #46
#61Casey13US #92
#62Erika13US #76
#63Shannon13US #56
#64Andrea12US #35
#65Angela12US #38
#66Abigail11US #118
#67Christine11US #51
#68Erica11US #31
#69Heidi11US #162
#70Jacqueline11US #62
#71Julia11US #88
#72Tara11US #67
#73Victoria11US #42
#74Alison10US #113
#75Anne10US #153
#76Kathleen10US #75
#77Vanessa10US #41
#78Jillian9US #104
#79Kaitlin9US #98
#80Lisa9US #43
#81Miranda9US #144
#82Molly9US #86
#83Ruth9
#84Sabrina9US #116
#85Audrey8US #180
#86Bethany8US #89
#87Bridget8US #178
#88Holly8US #72
#89Jordan8US #136
#90Julie8US #71
#91Kara8US #95
#92Kendra8US #80
#93Leah8US #82
#94Maria8US #60
#95Marissa8US #101
#96Renee8US #146
#97Tanya8US #186
#98Brittney7US #52
#99Dana7US #90
#100Grace7US #165

Boys

#1Michael138US #1
#2Christopher118US #2
#3Matthew118US #3
#4Joshua108US #4
#5Andrew93US #5
#6Ryan89US #13
#7Kyle85US #21
#8Justin80US #7
#9Nicholas72US #14
#10Benjamin67US #30
#11Daniel67US #8
#12David59US #6
#13James59US #9
#14Robert53US #10
#15Adam52US #26
#16Samuel50US #45
#17Tyler50US #33
#18William50US #16
#19Jonathan47US #15
#20Joseph45US #12
#21Kevin45US #20
#22Thomas43US #23
#23Brian42US #22
#24Eric42US #19
#25Timothy42US #25
#26John41US #11
#27Jason40US #27
#28Zachary39US #29
#29Jacob36US #28
#30Scott35US #47
#31Alexander34US #34
#32Nathan34US #44
#33Steven34US #24
#34Travis34US #41
#35Jeremy33US #35
#36Anthony32US #18
#37Aaron30US #31
#38Jordan29US #52
#39Stephen27US #40
#40Charles26US #37
#41Cody26US #43
#42Corey26US #56
#43Dustin26US #48
#44Jesse26US #55
#45Patrick26US #42
#46Richard25US #32
#47Sean25US #38
#48Jeffrey24US #36
#49Chad22US #65
#50Derek22US #53
#51Mark22US #39
#52Brandon20US #17
#53Gregory20US #50
#54Peter20US #64
#55Bradley19US #57
#56Ian19US #77
#57Jared19US #60
#58Dylan18US #137
#59Paul18US #46
#60Seth18US #90
#61Caleb17US #108
#62Evan17US #74
#63Shawn17US #61
#64Trevor17US #87
#65Shane16US #67
#66Alex15US #58
#67Keith15US #70
#68Colin14US #131
#69Lucas14US #112
#70Luke14US #119
#71George13US #78
#72Bryan12US #54
#73Casey12US #83
#74Nathaniel12US #81
#75Raymond12US #84
#76Brendan11US #153
#77Cory11US #59
#78Kenneth11US #51
#79Austin10US #63
#80Gary10US #100
#81Joel10US #85
#82Noah10
#83Spencer10US #114
#84Todd10US #135
#85Wesley10US #93
#86Alan9US #110
#87Collin9
#88Connor9
#89Douglas9US #88
#90Taylor9US #91
#91Devin8US #98
#92Ethan8
#93Kristopher8US #144
#94Lance8US #146
#95Owen8
#96Phillip8US #71
#97Brett7US #73
#98Cameron7US #69
#99Christian7US #86
#100Craig7US #96

On the move since 1987

Rising

↑42Tiffany#21
↑37Alicia#32
↑35Derek#50
↑30Cassandra#35
↑27Jacqueline#70
↑26Mary#58
↑26Samuel#16
↑26Stephen#39

Falling

↓39Allison#60
↓39Bethany#86
↓39Julie#90
↓35Shawn#63
↓30Taylor#90
↓29Tanya#97
↓28Lisa#80
↓27Erica#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1987 rankings.