State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1945 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,288 Montana births in 1945 across 334 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#78Dixieoutside the national top 200
#83Lorenoutside the national top 200
#85Lanaoutside the national top 200
#88Colleenoutside the national top 200
#82Penny#183 nationally
#94Lyle#194 nationally
#42Duane#138 nationally
#65Ted#155 nationally
#94Janis#184 nationally
#71Julie#155 nationally
#57Dean#136 nationally
#89Dave#164 nationally

Girls

#1Linda169US #2
#2Mary169US #1
#3Carol139US #5
#4Barbara122US #3
#5Sharon115US #8
#6Judy109US #13
#7Patricia103US #4
#8Karen92US #16
#9Sandra89US #6
#10Donna85US #17
#11Susan69US #10
#12Judith68US #9
#13Nancy63US #7
#14Kathleen61US #19
#15Betty57US #11
#16Shirley56US #14
#17Marilyn53US #27
#18Bonnie52US #35
#19Diane50US #22
#20Margaret47US #15
#21Darlene45US #71
#22Janice44US #24
#23Janet42US #20
#24Connie38US #47
#25Diana38US #43
#26Helen37US #31
#27Beverly35US #37
#28Carolyn34US #12
#29Cheryl34US #32
#30Gloria33US #23
#31Joyce32US #18
#32Joan30US #25
#33Dorothy29US #21
#34Ruth29US #33
#35Alice28US #41
#36Lois28US #48
#37Peggy27US #45
#38Virginia27US #28
#39Sherry26US #104
#40Elizabeth25US #26
#41Frances25US #34
#42Jane25US #36
#43Marcia23US #88
#44Gail22US #52
#45Kathryn22US #65
#46Rita22US #59
#47Roberta22US #75
#48Phyllis21US #40
#49Sheila21US #89
#50Elaine19US #44
#51Jeanne19US #98
#52Kay19US #91
#53Ellen18US #61
#54Evelyn18US #57
#55Anna17US #73
#56Carole17US #51
#57Doris17US #46
#58Marlene17US #110
#59Sally17US #64
#60Ann16US #39
#61Jean16US #38
#62Joanne16US #53
#63Laura16US #77
#64Rose16US #54
#65Lynn15US #102
#66Norma15US #74
#67Patsy15US #84
#68Paula15US #67
#69Charlotte14US #55
#70Georgia14US #116
#71Julie14US #155
#72Kathy14US #101
#73Lynda14US #111
#74Sue14US #66
#75Suzanne14US #68
#76Arlene13US #99
#77Audrey13US #143
#78Dixie13
#79Katherine13US #82
#80Loretta13US #107
#81Pamela13US #42
#82Penny13US #183
#83Catherine12US #50
#84Joann12US #80
#85Lana12
#86Pat12US #154
#87Wanda12US #58
#88Colleen11
#89Constance11US #109
#90Eileen11US #70
#91Esther11US #160
#92Gayle11US #156
#93Geraldine11US #56
#94Janis11US #184
#95Jo11US #60
#96Marie11US #49
#97Maureen11US #105
#98Charlene10US #114
#99Delores10US #112
#100Dianne10US #72

Boys

#1James271US #1
#2Robert265US #2
#3John234US #3
#4Richard184US #5
#5William160US #4
#6Gary151US #13
#7David141US #6
#8Larry122US #11
#9Ronald122US #10
#10Michael121US #9
#11Thomas100US #8
#12Donald99US #12
#13Charles90US #7
#14Kenneth88US #16
#15Dennis77US #19
#16Jerry72US #20
#17Joseph49US #14
#18Douglas47US #29
#19Roger46US #22
#20Daniel45US #24
#21Edward44US #18
#22Gerald43US #25
#23Terry41US #33
#24Jim40US #68
#25Raymond37US #23
#26Paul36US #17
#27George35US #15
#28Bill32US #66
#29Bruce31US #48
#30Jack31US #32
#31Roy30US #40
#32Wayne30US #35
#33Arthur29US #34
#34Lawrence29US #30
#35Alan28US #52
#36Harold28US #28
#37Leonard26US #57
#38Dale24US #61
#39Gordon24US #109
#40Walter24US #27
#41Don23US #73
#42Duane23US #138
#43Marvin23US #80
#44Patrick23US #63
#45Fred22US #51
#46Frank21US #21
#47Tom21US #89
#48Eugene20US #50
#49Steven20US #43
#50Bob19US #107
#51Mike19US #69
#52Stephen19US #26
#53Philip18US #58
#54Danny17US #56
#55Peter17US #38
#56Ralph17US #44
#57Dean16US #136
#58Gene16US #100
#59Melvin16US #78
#60Timothy16US #70
#61Albert15US #49
#62Carl15US #39
#63Clifford15US #99
#64Leslie15US #115
#65Ted15US #155
#66Victor15US #95
#67Glenn14US #93
#68Harry14US #47
#69Henry14US #37
#70Joe14US #36
#71Keith14US #108
#72Russell14US #64
#73Allen13US #74
#74Alvin13US #120
#75Floyd13US #114
#76Leroy13US #83
#77Stanley13US #59
#78Theodore13US #101
#79Vernon13US #118
#80Barry12US #84
#81Edwin12US #117
#82Lee12US #87
#83Loren12
#84Warren12US #106
#85Allan11US #137
#86Brian11US #113
#87Clarence11US #82
#88Darrell11US #141
#89Dave11US #164
#90Earl11US #71
#91Howard11US #54
#92Leo11US #139
#93Lloyd11US #103
#94Lyle11US #194
#95Norman11US #65
#96Steve11US #79
#97Bernard10US #98
#98Billy10US #42
#99Dan10US #127
#100Dwight10US #126

On the move since 1944

Rising

↑39Philip#53
↑38Duane#42
↑32Alan#35
↑30Gail#44
↑30Henry#69
↑28Victor#66
↑27Julie#71
↑27Timothy#60

Falling

↓50Dan#99
↓45Charlene#98
↓35Arlene#76
↓32Pamela#81
↓30Jean#61
↓29Katherine#79
↓29Loretta#80
↓28Leo#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1944 rankings.