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Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,419 Montana births in 1949 across 414 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#95Lyleoutside the national top 200
#58Lynn#159 nationally
#70Rick#170 nationally
#44Duane#137 nationally
#99Dave#182 nationally
#65Colleen#146 nationally
#77Penny#158 nationally
#51Dan#125 nationally
#43Tom#114 nationally
#45Gordon#113 nationally
#96Bob#162 nationally
#82Allan#143 nationally

Girls

#1Linda414US #1
#2Mary249US #2
#3Susan172US #5
#4Barbara165US #4
#5Patricia162US #3
#6Karen132US #11
#7Carol128US #8
#8Sandra125US #6
#9Sharon122US #10
#10Kathleen115US #9
#11Nancy113US #7
#12Judy91US #20
#13Diane83US #19
#14Donna83US #12
#15Margaret83US #14
#16Bonnie78US #35
#17Shirley74US #18
#18Cheryl72US #28
#19Judith68US #16
#20Janice63US #24
#21Janet62US #23
#22Connie60US #43
#23Pamela60US #21
#24Betty56US #22
#25Peggy56US #38
#26Deborah55US #15
#27Carolyn51US #17
#28Beverly50US #31
#29Diana49US #48
#30Kathy49US #42
#31Marilyn49US #33
#32Vicki45US #70
#33Joyce44US #26
#34Darlene41US #75
#35Jean40US #45
#36Marcia39US #78
#37Kathryn37US #52
#38Catherine36US #37
#39Elizabeth36US #25
#40Helen36US #46
#41Rita33US #54
#42Virginia33US #39
#43Ann32US #44
#44Gloria32US #29
#45Dorothy31US #32
#46Frances31US #49
#47Lynda31US #93
#48Elaine30US #57
#49Ruth30US #47
#50Sherry30US #68
#51Charlene29US #100
#52Constance29US #83
#53Joan29US #36
#54Laura29US #65
#55Cynthia28US #27
#56Sheila28US #76
#57Alice27US #53
#58Jane27US #41
#59Christine26US #30
#60Joanne26US #61
#61Roberta26US #97
#62Julie25US #113
#63Paula25US #55
#64Rose25US #66
#65Colleen24US #146
#66Kay24US #119
#67Sally24US #77
#68Teresa24US #82
#69Terry24US #115
#70Dianne23US #85
#71Jo23US #60
#72Lois23US #73
#73Theresa23US #63
#74Gail22US #51
#75Jacqueline22US #58
#76Martha22US #34
#77Penny22US #158
#78Sue22US #88
#79Wanda22US #56
#80Evelyn21US #80
#81Lynn21US #74
#82Marlene21US #110
#83Maureen21US #89
#84Arlene20US #133
#85Brenda20US #13
#86Debra20US #134
#87Georgia20US #141
#88Leslie20US #132
#89Suzanne20US #62
#90Charlotte19US #71
#91Ellen19US #64
#92Gayle19US #137
#93Doris18US #69
#94Katherine18US #59
#95Marie18US #67
#96Marsha18US #79
#97Phyllis18US #50
#98Anita17US #99
#99Denise17US #140
#100Victoria17US #96

Boys

#1Robert338US #2
#2James316US #1
#3John306US #3
#4William245US #4
#5David244US #6
#6Michael232US #5
#7Richard227US #7
#8Thomas178US #8
#9Gary142US #12
#10Ronald139US #11
#11Larry134US #10
#12Donald133US #13
#13Dennis127US #16
#14Kenneth122US #15
#15Daniel101US #22
#16Charles98US #9
#17Douglas85US #29
#18George80US #18
#19Steven80US #20
#20Bruce78US #26
#21Mark72US #24
#22Jerry69US #23
#23Terry63US #28
#24Dale62US #54
#25Edward60US #21
#26Stephen60US #19
#27Joseph59US #14
#28Patrick59US #39
#29Paul59US #17
#30Gerald55US #33
#31Raymond55US #30
#32Gregory54US #31
#33Jack50US #47
#34Wayne50US #35
#35Roger47US #25
#36Timothy45US #34
#37Frank36US #27
#38Lawrence36US #32
#39Russell35US #69
#40Alan30US #45
#41Danny30US #40
#42Mike29US #88
#43Tom28US #114
#44Duane27US #137
#45Gordon27US #113
#46Allen26US #71
#47Eugene25US #58
#48Randy25US #92
#49Arthur24US #44
#50Bill24US #106
#51Dan24US #125
#52Keith24US #85
#53Stanley24US #60
#54Fred22US #72
#55Leonard22US #74
#56Craig21US #77
#57Don21US #98
#58Lynn21US #159
#59Walter21US #37
#60Philip20US #55
#61Ralph20US #50
#62Jim19US #108
#63Leroy19US #101
#64Roy19US #51
#65Barry18US #73
#66Calvin18US #112
#67Carl18US #43
#68Howard18US #63
#69Jeffrey18US #48
#70Rick18US #170
#71Rodney18US #87
#72Clifford17US #103
#73Earl17US #91
#74Francis17US #78
#75Jay17US #118
#76Lee17US #93
#77Lloyd17US #124
#78Marvin17US #89
#79Phillip17US #66
#80Scott17US #99
#81Steve17US #68
#82Allan16US #143
#83Edwin16US #123
#84Gene16US #119
#85Harry16US #59
#86Melvin16US #82
#87Micheal16US #122
#88Norman16US #90
#89Randall16US #79
#90Darrell15US #117
#91Dean15US #129
#92Eric15US #105
#93Henry15US #46
#94Joe15US #52
#95Lyle15
#96Bob14US #162
#97Brian14US #86
#98Clyde14US #131
#99Dave14US #182
#100Glen14US #127

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑46Ann#43
↑44Constance#52
↑41Jane#58
↑37Deborah#26
↑35Charlene#51
↑35Leroy#63
↑30Frances#46
↑27Alice#57

Falling

↓56Katherine#94
↓45Dave#99
↓44Marsha#96
↓36Phyllis#97
↓36Steve#81
↓32Dean#91
↓31Marlene#82
↓30Roberta#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.