Vermont
Vermont is a landlocked state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. According to the most recent U.S. census estimates, the state has an estimated population of 648,493, making it the second-least populated of all U.S. states.
Meaning & Origin of Vermont
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vermont is a landlocked state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. According to the most recent U.S. census estimates, the state has an estimated population of 648,493, making it the second-least populated of all U.S. states.
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Origin & history
The Story of Vermont
As a girl name
Vermont first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1921, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 7 births, good for #4,023 nationwide. Vermont last appeared in the published SSA data in 1921, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vermont first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 10 births, good for #2,801 nationwide. About 76% of every Vermont on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vermont last appeared in the published SSA data in 1922, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Vermont
Phonetically similar names — useful when Vermont is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vermonter
- Vermin
- Varmint
- Varment
- Vermine
- Vermette
- Averment
- Virement
- Vraiment
- Ferment
- Armand
- Arment
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Vermont
Vermont is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Vermont's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Vermont's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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