State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,601 Montana births in 1959 across 536 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#55Karlaoutside the national top 200
#68Darlaoutside the national top 200
#72Shelley#191 nationally
#95Wadeoutside the national top 200
#90Sheri#192 nationally
#99Leooutside the national top 200
#85Melody#185 nationally
#89Shelly#188 nationally
#57Tami#154 nationally
#86Ken#182 nationally
#79Bret#170 nationally
#67Brett#154 nationally

Girls

#1Mary211US #1
#2Susan162US #2
#3Linda158US #3
#4Debra121US #7
#5Lori119US #27
#6Julie118US #26
#7Karen116US #4
#8Pamela100US #12
#9Cindy99US #25
#10Kathy96US #15
#11Sandra96US #13
#12Barbara91US #11
#13Nancy87US #14
#14Debbie86US #20
#15Patricia84US #6
#16Tammy82US #31
#17Cynthia76US #8
#18Cheryl75US #18
#19Deborah75US #9
#20Carol73US #22
#21Kim69US #35
#22Brenda64US #16
#23Kelly60US #74
#24Laura60US #30
#25Donna59US #5
#26Janet59US #28
#27Diane58US #19
#28Kathleen58US #23
#29Lisa58US #10
#30Sharon58US #17
#31Laurie56US #56
#32Teresa56US #24
#33Terri53US #46
#34Robin51US #32
#35Connie48US #48
#36Margaret48US #36
#37Denise45US #29
#38Cathy44US #39
#39Colleen44US #110
#40Rebecca44US #38
#41Vicki44US #73
#42Leslie41US #84
#43Janice40US #37
#44Jean40US #77
#45Judy40US #41
#46Michelle39US #47
#47Dawn38US #54
#48Peggy37US #57
#49Bonnie36US #71
#50Catherine36US #40
#51Elizabeth36US #21
#52Kathryn36US #69
#53Theresa36US #34
#54Ann35US #44
#55Karla35
#56Sheila35US #52
#57Tami35US #154
#58Rhonda34US #45
#59Valerie34US #60
#60Christine33US #43
#61Paula33US #51
#62Becky32US #102
#63Diana32US #49
#64Roberta30US #142
#65Carla29US #118
#66Joan29US #76
#67Penny29US #122
#68Darla27
#69Katherine27US #79
#70Patty27US #140
#71Tamara27US #121
#72Shelley26US #191
#73Tina26US #53
#74Tracy26US #131
#75Carrie25US #145
#76Gail25US #75
#77Jane25US #67
#78Patti25US #152
#79Beverly24US #55
#80Lynn24US #63
#81Sherry24US #58
#82Betty23US #59
#83Ruth23US #97
#84Rita22US #98
#85Melody21US #185
#86Darlene20US #66
#87Joanne20US #92
#88Sandy20US #133
#89Shelly20US #188
#90Sheri20US #192
#91Terry20US #95
#92Beth19US #80
#93Carolyn19US #42
#94Charlene19US #153
#95Jackie19US #155
#96Judith19US #70
#97Sarah19US #119
#98Sue19US #107
#99Vickie19US #90
#100Virginia19US #93

Boys

#1David291US #2
#2Michael281US #1
#3Robert271US #5
#4John270US #4
#5James234US #3
#6Mark227US #6
#7Richard173US #8
#8William165US #7
#9Daniel156US #18
#10Steven147US #10
#11Thomas132US #9
#12Kevin126US #14
#13Scott126US #24
#14Ronald114US #21
#15Donald111US #19
#16Gary108US #20
#17Douglas106US #30
#18Timothy106US #12
#19Mike101US #37
#20Brian99US #22
#21Kenneth99US #15
#22Paul84US #17
#23Joseph80US #13
#24Terry76US #33
#25Larry75US #25
#26Jeffrey74US #16
#27Charles73US #11
#28Steve73US #41
#29Bruce71US #38
#30Dale71US #49
#31Dennis70US #29
#32Patrick70US #43
#33Randy70US #31
#34Jerry59US #36
#35Jim59US #70
#36Keith57US #39
#37Gregory55US #23
#38Tim54US #60
#39Roger52US #47
#40Joe49US #57
#41Jeff48US #52
#42Dan46US #110
#43Rick46US #89
#44Russell46US #56
#45Tom46US #82
#46Craig44US #44
#47Edward39US #27
#48George39US #32
#49Wayne39US #51
#50Alan38US #50
#51Bill38US #93
#52Jay38US #88
#53Rodney38US #67
#54Stephen38US #28
#55Greg37US #91
#56Duane36US #126
#57Frank36US #42
#58Bryan33US #94
#59Kelly33US #143
#60Randall33US #59
#61Gerald32US #61
#62Dean31US #95
#63Curtis30US #75
#64Jack30US #85
#65Don29US #111
#66Bob28US #128
#67Brett28US #154
#68Jeffery28US #55
#69Christopher27US #35
#70Carl26US #54
#71Harold26US #87
#72Peter26US #40
#73Bradley25US #103
#74Dave25US #119
#75Jon25US #105
#76Todd25US #99
#77Brad24US #149
#78Martin24US #79
#79Bret23US #170
#80Kent23US #141
#81Anthony22US #26
#82Brent22US #151
#83Chris22US #72
#84Danny22US #48
#85Joel22US #116
#86Ken22US #182
#87Ron22US #166
#88Darrell21US #90
#89Gordon21US #155
#90Lee21US #115
#91Micheal21US #96
#92Tony21US #53
#93Roy20US #81
#94Stanley20US #98
#95Wade20
#96Walter20US #66
#97Eric19US #46
#98Lawrence19US #62
#99Leo19
#100Leonard19US #109

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑49Michelle#46
↑33Roberta#64
↑29Rebecca#40
↑28Jim#35
↑26Sheila#56
↑26Don#65
↑25Karla#55
↑24Jean#44

Falling

↓36Vickie#99
↓30Walter#96
↓30Eric#97
↓26Lynn#80
↓22Patti#78
↓22Anthony#81
↓20Rhonda#58
↓20Tina#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.