State roster

Top names in Vermont

The names most likely to appear on 1998 Vermont birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,285 Vermont births in 1998 across 284 distinct names.

Distinctively Vermont

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

#48Colbyoutside the national top 200
#57Cassieoutside the national top 200
#53Aidan#196 nationally
#74Bridgetoutside the national top 200
#78Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#80Sadieoutside the national top 200
#59Owen#179 nationally
#82Ameliaoutside the national top 200
#88Calvinoutside the national top 200
#90Elizaoutside the national top 200
#93Griffinoutside the national top 200
#48Lydia#153 nationally

Girls

#1Emily71US #1
#2Hannah57US #2
#3Taylor44US #7
#4Sarah43US #4
#5Madison40US #9
#6Abigail37US #18
#7Megan37US #13
#8Olivia37US #21
#9Emma36US #22
#10Samantha33US #3
#11Alexis32US #6
#12Ashley31US #5
#13Alyssa30US #11
#14Morgan26US #23
#15Brianna25US #17
#16Jessica25US #8
#17Anna24US #31
#18Kelsey24US #56
#19Brittany23US #25
#20Elizabeth22US #10
#21Lauren22US #14
#22Kayla21US #12
#23Danielle20US #41
#24Julia20US #32
#25Kaitlyn20US #35
#26Nicole20US #24
#27Sierra20US #51
#28Katherine19US #33
#29Rebecca19US #30
#30Amber18US #37
#31Erin18US #57
#32Grace18US #53
#33Brooke17US #46
#34Katelyn17US #58
#35Amanda16US #19
#36Courtney16US #39
#37Mariah16US #62
#38Sophia16US #73
#39Victoria16US #16
#40Allison15US #38
#41Chloe15US #87
#42Jordan15US #42
#43Mikayla15US #82
#44Paige15US #63
#45Haley14US #36
#46Meghan14US #121
#47Gabrielle13US #47
#48Lydia13US #153
#49Molly13US #108
#50Natalie13US #40
#51Alexandra12US #27
#52Katie12US #88
#53Kylie12US #117
#54Shelby12US #49
#55Autumn11US #77
#56Caroline11US #75
#57Cassie11
#58Hailey11US #70
#59Jasmine11US #26
#60Jenna11US #65
#61Mackenzie11US #64
#62Makayla11US #71
#63Shannon11US #104
#64Alexandria10US #81
#65Kathryn10US #89
#66Mary10US #44
#67Michelle10US #55
#68Rachel10US #15
#69Riley10US #166
#70Sara10US #48
#71Sydney10US #28
#72Alicia9US #98
#73Amy9US #96
#74Bridget9
#75Cheyenne9US #72
#76Laura9US #74
#77Maria9US #43
#78Mckenna9
#79Rachael9US #170
#80Sadie9
#81Savannah9US #45
#82Amelia8
#83Bailey8US #60
#84Caitlin8US #78
#85Cassandra8US #85
#86Cassidy8US #113
#87Christina8US #69
#88Claire8US #91
#89Destiny8US #34
#90Eliza8
#91Kaitlin8US #120
#92Kimberly8US #54
#93Miranda8US #80
#94Summer8US #131
#95Zoe8US #122
#96Andrea7US #61
#97Arianna7US #167
#98Brittney7US #143
#99Charlotte7
#100Chelsea7US #94

Boys

#1Jacob88US #2
#2Tyler66US #8
#3Matthew54US #3
#4Zachary50US #16
#5Nicholas48US #6
#6Joshua47US #4
#7Benjamin44US #30
#8Alexander43US #22
#9Ryan43US #17
#10Austin42US #10
#11Dylan42US #25
#12Brandon40US #7
#13Michael40US #1
#14Caleb38US #42
#15Cody36US #43
#16Ethan36US #38
#17Kyle36US #24
#18Nathan35US #34
#19Andrew34US #9
#20James33US #18
#21Joseph33US #11
#22William33US #14
#23Christopher32US #5
#24John31US #15
#25Jonathan31US #21
#26Logan30US #44
#27Samuel29US #28
#28Noah28US #29
#29Cameron27US #35
#30Hunter26US #36
#31Thomas26US #31
#32Justin25US #20
#33Ian24US #73
#34Connor23US #47
#35Cole22US #77
#36Daniel22US #12
#37Evan22US #63
#38Aaron21US #37
#39Eric21US #39
#40David20US #13
#41Robert20US #23
#42Jordan19US #27
#43Trevor19US #58
#44Dakota18US #72
#45Jack18US #61
#46Jared17US #51
#47Alex16US #55
#48Colby16
#49Seth16US #86
#50Steven16US #46
#51Anthony15US #19
#52Adam14US #45
#53Aidan14US #196
#54Charles14US #48
#55Dustin14US #108
#56Lucas14US #93
#57Mark14US #64
#58Henry13US #135
#59Owen13US #179
#60Riley13US #128
#61Tanner13US #82
#62Devin12US #62
#63Elijah12US #66
#64Isaac12US #65
#65Jason12US #40
#66Peter12US #111
#67Shane12US #118
#68Timothy12US #49
#69Christian11US #26
#70Mason11US #83
#71Nathaniel11US #60
#72Travis11US #98
#73Gregory10US #109
#74Isaiah10US #59
#75Jackson10US #100
#76Patrick10US #57
#77Scott10US #123
#78Sean10US #50
#79Taylor10US #104
#80Brendan9US #99
#81Devon9US #119
#82Garrett9US #80
#83Jeremy9US #68
#84Liam9US #155
#85Wyatt9US #137
#86Bradley8US #101
#87Brian8US #41
#88Calvin8
#89Collin8US #130
#90Colton8US #106
#91Derek8US #110
#92Dillon8US #134
#93Griffin8
#94Jeffrey8US #91
#95Jesse8US #70
#96Jonathon8US #195
#97Kevin8US #32
#98Stephen8US #78
#99Chandler7US #173
#100Chase7US #67

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑44Jack#45
↑39Kelsey#18
↑39Natalie#50
↑36Autumn#55
↑31Madison#5
↑31Alex#47
↑30Riley#60
↑29Henry#58

Falling

↓54Rachel#68
↓48Chelsea#100
↓41Zoe#95
↓41Brian#87
↓40Sean#78
↓35Jesse#95
↓30Jeremy#83
↓30Liam#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.