State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,288 Montana births in 1960 across 525 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#70Bretoutside the national top 200
#50Tami#176 nationally
#79Darlaoutside the national top 200
#41Shelly#157 nationally
#86Karlaoutside the national top 200
#89Wadeoutside the national top 200
#92Karioutside the national top 200
#73Ron#170 nationally
#94Doug#182 nationally
#90Ken#177 nationally
#47Kelly#128 nationally
#98Sheri#179 nationally

Girls

#1Mary190US #1
#2Lori161US #20
#3Susan140US #2
#4Karen113US #4
#5Linda112US #3
#6Julie110US #28
#7Debra98US #8
#8Cindy95US #30
#9Brenda90US #13
#10Lisa88US #6
#11Laurie82US #37
#12Kathy81US #21
#13Kim80US #34
#14Donna79US #5
#15Carol78US #23
#16Barbara76US #12
#17Cynthia74US #9
#18Janet74US #32
#19Cheryl72US #17
#20Debbie72US #24
#21Laura71US #25
#22Kelly68US #52
#23Patricia68US #7
#24Sandra67US #11
#25Tammy67US #31
#26Deborah66US #10
#27Kathleen66US #27
#28Diane63US #22
#29Nancy63US #15
#30Pamela63US #14
#31Connie60US #47
#32Teresa56US #19
#33Michelle53US #39
#34Denise51US #29
#35Sharon50US #16
#36Elizabeth49US #18
#37Peggy49US #69
#38Rhonda48US #44
#39Leslie46US #92
#40Bonnie45US #71
#41Shelly45US #157
#42Robin44US #33
#43Theresa44US #35
#44Janice43US #41
#45Rebecca43US #38
#46Carla40US #110
#47Terri40US #49
#48Christine39US #40
#49Tina39US #45
#50Tami38US #176
#51Jill37US #76
#52Kimberly37US #26
#53Wendy37US #63
#54Vicki36US #73
#55Margaret35US #36
#56Valerie35US #65
#57Judy34US #48
#58Colleen33US #107
#59Dawn33US #57
#60Diana33US #53
#61Catherine32US #42
#62Penny32US #113
#63Tracy32US #84
#64Ann31US #51
#65Paula31US #55
#66Sheila28US #56
#67Anita27US #87
#68Tamara27US #124
#69Betty26US #68
#70Jeanne26US #129
#71Jennifer26US #61
#72Lynn26US #64
#73Sherry26US #54
#74Wanda26US #66
#75Becky25US #111
#76Carrie24US #139
#77Cathy24US #46
#78Sherri24US #136
#79Darla23
#80Kathryn23US #82
#81Melanie23US #125
#82Rita23US #96
#83Gail22US #90
#84Jean22US #86
#85Joyce22US #58
#86Karla22
#87Patti22US #165
#88Patty22US #145
#89Ruth22US #97
#90Sandy22US #126
#91Joan21US #80
#92Kari21
#93Pam21US #132
#94Renee21US #93
#95Amy20US #77
#96Marie20US #103
#97Roberta20US #149
#98Sheri20US #179
#99Shirley20US #70
#100Beverly19US #60

Boys

#1David267US #1
#2Mark263US #6
#3Michael250US #2
#4John235US #4
#5Robert227US #5
#6James222US #3
#7William175US #7
#8Daniel144US #17
#9Thomas140US #9
#10Richard138US #8
#11Steven136US #10
#12Scott129US #23
#13Timothy125US #11
#14Kevin121US #15
#15Brian110US #20
#16Joseph101US #12
#17Donald89US #19
#18Kenneth89US #16
#19Douglas87US #30
#20Jeffrey87US #14
#21Ronald87US #21
#22Charles86US #13
#23Gary85US #22
#24Mike78US #36
#25Randy77US #32
#26Larry74US #28
#27Gregory73US #24
#28Paul73US #18
#29Bruce68US #39
#30Dale66US #54
#31Patrick65US #45
#32Russell65US #56
#33Dennis63US #31
#34Steve63US #43
#35Terry58US #34
#36Edward57US #26
#37Dan56US #111
#38Keith56US #35
#39Rodney49US #68
#40Tim49US #60
#41Jim48US #75
#42Roger48US #47
#43Alan47US #50
#44Jeff47US #49
#45Jay46US #78
#46Tom46US #86
#47Kelly42US #128
#48Jerry41US #37
#49Wayne41US #58
#50Todd40US #71
#51Dean38US #94
#52Bradley36US #90
#53George35US #33
#54Gerald35US #62
#55Randall35US #59
#56Craig34US #41
#57Curtis34US #79
#58Rick34US #101
#59Ricky34US #38
#60Bill33US #95
#61Bob33US #131
#62Stephen33US #27
#63Jon32US #97
#64Greg31US #83
#65Jack31US #85
#66Eric30US #44
#67Frank30US #40
#68Martin30US #77
#69Anthony29US #25
#70Bret28
#71Joe28US #57
#72Raymond27US #46
#73Ron27US #170
#74Carl26US #53
#75Jeffery26US #55
#76Duane25US #127
#77Marvin25US #119
#78Tracy25US #137
#79Brad24US #134
#80Bryan24US #88
#81Dave24US #122
#82Kent24US #148
#83Kurt24US #130
#84Lawrence24US #64
#85Brent23US #154
#86Don23US #115
#87Matthew23US #61
#88Peter23US #42
#89Wade23
#90Ken21US #177
#91Kirk21US #142
#92Micheal21US #105
#93Barry20US #72
#94Doug20US #182
#95Joel20US #110
#96Lance20US #171
#97Lee20US #116
#98Andrew19US #51
#99Danny19US #48
#100Glen19US #143

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑48Shelly#41
↑31Eric#66
↑26Todd#50
↑24Tina#49
↑21Bradley#52
↑20Laurie#11
↑20Rhonda#38
↑19Lisa#10

Falling

↓40Jean#84
↓39Cathy#77
↓33Roberta#97
↓31Karla#86
↓31Joe#71
↓28Kathryn#80
↓25Joan#91
↓22Pamela#30

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.