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Most popular baby names in Vermont, 2025
The names given most often to babies born in Vermont in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 974 girls and 1,212 boys are in the Vermont list.
Top 25 girls · Vermont 2025
- #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”*35▲ 1
- #2EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”*27▲ 16
- #3Eleanorpossibly “other”*26▲ 3
- #4NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*22▲ 5
- #4Sophia“wisdom”*22▲ 36
- #6VioletFrom the word “violet”*18▼ 2
- #7AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records17▲ 62
- #8Amelia“vigor, bravery”*16▼ 7
- #8AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”*16▲ 28
- #8HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”*16▼ 5
- #11EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*15same
- #11EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records15▲ 29
- #11Emma“entire”*15▼ 2
- #11IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters15▲ 14
- #11JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”*15same
- #11Maeve“intoxicating”*15▼ 5
- #17WillowFrom the word “willow”*14▼ 2
- #18EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel13▲ 7
- #18Penelopepossibly “duck”*13▲ 67
- #18RubyEditor’s note Up from #83 in 2015 to #64 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 450 US girls in the 2025 records13new
- #21AddisonForm of Adam, meaning “earth, man, soil, light brown”*12▼ 3
- #21HazelFrom the word “hazel”*12▼ 10
- #21JuniperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #427 in 2015, #100 in 202512▼ 7
- #21LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202512▼ 6
- #21Lillianpossibly “lily”*12▼ 3
- #21Olivia“olive; olive branch”*12▼ 15
- #21Phoebe“bright”*12▲ 3
- #21ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US12▲ 19
- #21ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”*12new
Top 25 boys · Vermont 2025
- #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records35same
- #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202534▲ 1
- #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records27▼ 1
- #4CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202526▲ 54
- #5HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records24▲ 17
- #5JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*24▲ 1
- #7James“May He Heel”*21▲ 2
- #7WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202521▲ 15
- #9BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”*20▲ 13
- #9LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”*20same
- #9NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records20▼ 5
- #9OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202520▼ 4
- #13Grayson“steward”*18new
- #13Leo“lion”*18▲ 4
- #15William“will + helmet”*17▲ 7
- #16Charles“free man”*16▲ 1
- #16EverettSame root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”*16▲ 27
- #16Thomas“twin”*16▲ 20
- #19Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”*15▼ 6
- #19ParkerFrom a surname for “a gamekeeper”*15▲ 55
- #21Arthurpossibly “bear”*14▲ 37
- #21JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records14▲ 10
- #21MasonFrom a surname for “a stonemason”*14▼ 4
- #21Wesley“west + wood, clearing”*14▼ 12
- #25Rowan“little red one”*13▲ 49
- #25Wyatt“war + hard, brave”*13▼ 12
Names that stand out in Vermont
Names in the Vermont top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Vermont births is twice its share of all US births.
Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Vermont). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).