State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,624 Montana births in 1953 across 449 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#89Lyleoutside the national top 200
#92Kellyoutside the national top 200
#94Karlaoutside the national top 200
#94Lorenoutside the national top 200
#56Penny#157 nationally
#76Brad#164 nationally
#87Shelley#168 nationally
#36Colleen#115 nationally
#70Mike#136 nationally
#88Guy#150 nationally
#98Robin#160 nationally
#68Carla#129 nationally

Girls

#1Mary236US #1
#2Linda232US #2
#3Debra211US #7
#4Susan186US #5
#5Patricia162US #4
#6Karen159US #9
#7Deborah146US #3
#8Barbara131US #6
#9Nancy120US #8
#10Carol115US #16
#11Kathleen113US #14
#12Sandra104US #11
#13Pamela95US #10
#14Donna91US #13
#15Sharon86US #15
#16Margaret80US #20
#17Diane78US #17
#18Janet77US #19
#19Cheryl67US #28
#20Cynthia64US #12
#21Connie61US #47
#22Peggy56US #44
#23Rebecca56US #24
#24Bonnie55US #45
#25Judy55US #27
#26Christine54US #32
#27Janice52US #22
#28Marilyn50US #36
#29Kathy49US #23
#30Kathryn45US #48
#31Shirley45US #29
#32Catherine44US #35
#33Diana42US #55
#34Betty41US #33
#35Beverly39US #34
#36Colleen39US #115
#37Gail39US #39
#38Judith39US #30
#39Cindy38US #99
#40Elizabeth38US #21
#41Rita38US #64
#42Sheila38US #60
#43Vickie38US #79
#44Katherine37US #63
#45Laura37US #51
#46Vicki36US #61
#47Darlene34US #75
#48Joyce34US #26
#49Jane32US #43
#50Jean32US #52
#51Julie32US #74
#52Laurie32US #103
#53Paula32US #40
#54Carolyn31US #25
#55Marcia31US #84
#56Penny31US #157
#57Roberta31US #90
#58Teresa31US #42
#59Terry31US #117
#60Jacqueline30US #58
#61Theresa30US #50
#62Joan29US #37
#63Robin29US #66
#64Sherry29US #70
#65Valerie29US #88
#66Virginia29US #53
#67Ann28US #46
#68Carla28US #129
#69Victoria28US #82
#70Brenda27US #18
#71Sally27US #81
#72Marlene26US #128
#73Gloria25US #38
#74Lynn25US #67
#75Cathy24US #56
#76Rhonda24US #85
#77Rose24US #59
#78Terri24US #130
#79Charlotte23US #100
#80Denise23US #31
#81Wanda23US #57
#82Elaine22US #77
#83Leslie22US #96
#84Wendy22US #110
#85Jeanne21US #97
#86Doris20US #87
#87Shelley20US #168
#88Alice19US #73
#89Debbie19US #119
#90Helen19US #65
#91Marsha19US #83
#92Michelle19US #107
#93Dorothy18US #49
#94Karla18
#95Kay18US #146
#96Lois18US #91
#97Anna17US #98
#98Gayle17US #136
#99Lynda17US #154
#100Patti17US #160

Boys

#1James339US #2
#2Robert335US #1
#3Michael325US #3
#4David319US #5
#5John310US #4
#6William276US #6
#7Richard243US #7
#8Thomas217US #8
#9Steven169US #11
#10Daniel137US #20
#11Gary129US #10
#12Kenneth125US #17
#13Mark119US #12
#14Douglas117US #27
#15Donald109US #14
#16Dennis108US #19
#17Ronald108US #15
#18Larry106US #18
#19Timothy106US #26
#20Charles100US #9
#21Gregory86US #24
#22Stephen77US #21
#23Patrick74US #39
#24Paul74US #16
#25Randy74US #35
#26Joseph73US #13
#27Terry71US #30
#28George70US #22
#29Bruce66US #28
#30Jeffrey62US #25
#31Edward59US #23
#32Roger56US #31
#33Scott55US #46
#34Raymond54US #34
#35Rodney53US #58
#36Jerry50US #29
#37Dale49US #48
#38Alan41US #43
#39Frank39US #33
#40Gerald39US #42
#41Wayne39US #40
#42Craig37US #60
#43Keith37US #47
#44Jack35US #57
#45Lawrence35US #37
#46Russell35US #71
#47Rick34US #101
#48Eugene33US #75
#49Kevin27US #36
#50Ralph27US #59
#51Randall27US #64
#52Harold26US #56
#53Jay26US #99
#54Walter26US #45
#55Brian25US #53
#56Dean25US #105
#57Peter25US #38
#58Roy24US #55
#59Andrew23US #68
#60Arthur23US #50
#61Carl23US #44
#62Danny23US #41
#63Stanley23US #62
#64Allen22US #81
#65Curtis22US #86
#66Leonard22US #85
#67Darrell21US #103
#68Harry21US #83
#69Marvin21US #94
#70Mike21US #136
#71Bradley20US #118
#72Christopher20US #63
#73Clifford20US #102
#74Duane20US #132
#75Kim20US #127
#76Brad19US #164
#77Henry19US #54
#78Lee19US #93
#79Martin19US #82
#80Steve19US #84
#81Francis18US #90
#82Gordon18US #116
#83Micheal18US #88
#84Albert17US #69
#85Anthony17US #32
#86Dan17US #139
#87Eric17US #89
#88Guy17US #150
#89Lyle17
#90Ernest16US #87
#91Fred16US #92
#92Kelly16
#93Leroy16US #126
#94Loren16
#95Melvin16US #91
#96Norman16US #98
#97Phillip16US #76
#98Robin16US #160
#99Joe15US #66
#100Jon15US #120

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑37Rita#41
↑32Laura#45
↑30Ralph#50
↑30Darrell#67
↑28Cindy#39
↑28Laurie#52
↑28Eugene#48
↑27Rick#47

Falling

↓45Gayle#98
↓38Helen#90
↓34Anthony#85
↓33Gordon#82
↓33Micheal#83
↓32Rose#77
↓24Shelley#87
↓24Melvin#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.