State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,751 Montana births in 1956 across 502 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#60Kelly#190 nationally
#73Wadeoutside the national top 200
#75Lyleoutside the national top 200
#82Shelley#196 nationally
#87Monteoutside the national top 200
#98Clintonoutside the national top 200
#58Penny#158 nationally
#80Tim#174 nationally
#62Leslie#152 nationally
#92Greg#182 nationally
#63Jim#148 nationally
#84Daryl#165 nationally

Girls

#1Mary235US #1
#2Debra221US #2
#3Susan185US #5
#4Linda169US #3
#5Patricia147US #6
#6Karen140US #7
#7Deborah119US #4
#8Carol112US #16
#9Sandra105US #14
#10Pamela104US #12
#11Barbara101US #9
#12Donna100US #10
#13Kathleen95US #17
#14Cynthia94US #8
#15Nancy94US #11
#16Cindy82US #37
#17Janet73US #21
#18Julie72US #48
#19Diane70US #15
#20Margaret69US #25
#21Sharon69US #13
#22Cheryl66US #18
#23Connie65US #43
#24Kathy63US #20
#25Debbie57US #39
#26Judy57US #35
#27Laurie57US #76
#28Rebecca57US #27
#29Lori55US #66
#30Kim54US #38
#31Bonnie52US #51
#32Teresa51US #24
#33Janice50US #26
#34Vicki48US #57
#35Colleen47US #113
#36Peggy47US #63
#37Brenda46US #19
#38Elizabeth44US #22
#39Laura43US #34
#40Theresa43US #32
#41Catherine42US #28
#42Denise42US #23
#43Robin41US #29
#44Gail40US #49
#45Kimberly40US #74
#46Jean39US #65
#47Joan38US #52
#48Vickie38US #68
#49Judith36US #45
#50Katherine36US #67
#51Shirley36US #41
#52Ann35US #46
#53Christine35US #42
#54Diana35US #56
#55Sherry34US #54
#56Marilyn33US #70
#57Paula33US #47
#58Penny33US #158
#59Rose33US #64
#60Carla32US #130
#61Lynn32US #58
#62Roberta32US #116
#63Terry32US #91
#64Tina32US #87
#65Cathy29US #36
#66Dawn29US #92
#67Kathryn29US #60
#68Terri29US #81
#69Betty28US #44
#70Valerie28US #80
#71Beverly27US #40
#72Michelle27US #88
#73Rita27US #79
#74Wanda27US #61
#75Rhonda26US #62
#76Virginia26US #75
#77Joyce25US #30
#78Leslie25US #104
#79Helen23US #90
#80Jo23US #69
#81Lisa23US #31
#82Shelley23US #196
#83Melody22US #155
#84Carolyn21US #33
#85Sheila21US #55
#86Anita20US #83
#87Jacqueline20US #78
#88Jeanne20US #112
#89Kay20US #154
#90Marie20US #96
#91Marlene20US #170
#92Darlene19US #71
#93Elaine19US #89
#94Gayle19US #163
#95Victoria19US #85
#96Wendy19US #95
#97Anna18US #103
#98Jane18US #50
#99Renee18US #106
#100Sally18US #105

Boys

#1Robert335US #3
#2Michael328US #1
#3James327US #2
#4David318US #4
#5John315US #5
#6Mark243US #8
#7William203US #6
#8Richard187US #7
#9Thomas186US #9
#10Steven176US #10
#11Daniel145US #18
#12Gary139US #13
#13Timothy139US #19
#14Donald138US #14
#15Ronald119US #15
#16Kenneth114US #16
#17Charles104US #11
#18Gregory101US #24
#19Randy100US #28
#20Douglas99US #29
#21Joseph94US #12
#22Dennis93US #26
#23Bruce90US #33
#24Larry84US #21
#25Kevin79US #22
#26Paul77US #17
#27Patrick73US #40
#28Jeffrey72US #20
#29Stephen70US #23
#30Scott68US #34
#31Dale67US #50
#32Edward58US #25
#33Terry58US #31
#34Roger57US #41
#35Brian56US #32
#36George52US #27
#37Rodney50US #65
#38Wayne48US #45
#39Rick47US #100
#40Craig46US #51
#41Jerry44US #35
#42Keith44US #36
#43Raymond44US #39
#44Jack41US #66
#45Mike40US #97
#46Curtis39US #80
#47Russell37US #52
#48Steve37US #59
#49Gerald34US #49
#50Micheal34US #83
#51Frank33US #38
#52Peter33US #37
#53Alan32US #44
#54Dean32US #99
#55Duane30US #127
#56Randall29US #54
#57Carl28US #48
#58Danny27US #46
#59Jay27US #92
#60Kelly27US #190
#61Lawrence27US #42
#62Leslie27US #152
#63Jim26US #148
#64Joe26US #63
#65Martin26US #73
#66Roy26US #62
#67Walter26US #53
#68Matthew25US #90
#69Ralph24US #67
#70Anthony23US #30
#71Dan23US #133
#72Darrell23US #88
#73Wade23
#74Christopher22US #47
#75Lyle22
#76Theodore22US #119
#77Allen21US #87
#78Clifford21US #122
#79Glenn21US #61
#80Tim21US #174
#81Barry20US #69
#82Bill20US #159
#83Brad20US #142
#84Daryl20US #165
#85Jeffery20US #57
#86Kent20US #149
#87Monte20
#88Phillip20US #76
#89Ricky20US #43
#90Bradley19US #103
#91Calvin19US #109
#92Greg19US #182
#93Kim19US #118
#94Albert18US #81
#95Eugene18US #86
#96Fred18US #102
#97Howard18US #84
#98Clinton17
#99Gordon17US #130
#100Leonard17US #89

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑39Rick#39
↑36Kim#30
↑36Kelly#60
↑36Leslie#62
↑33Joan#47
↑31Gail#44
↑31Terri#68
↑25Terry#63

Falling

↓46Kim#93
↓43Jane#98
↓40Leonard#100
↓34Howard#97
↓29Sheila#85
↓25Bradley#90
↓23Betty#69
↓23Glenn#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.