State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,664 Montana births in 1963 across 508 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#71Wadeoutside the national top 200
#75Pattioutside the national top 200
#79Jodyoutside the national top 200
#82Shaneoutside the national top 200
#74Karla#189 nationally
#87Kristioutside the national top 200
#55Darla#165 nationally
#95Teri#192 nationally
#72Lance#166 nationally
#86Kyle#180 nationally
#94Tami#184 nationally
#100Ted#188 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa162US #1
#2Mary126US #2
#3Lori113US #8
#4Susan113US #3
#5Karen98US #4
#6Brenda95US #15
#7Barbara85US #17
#8Linda78US #5
#9Tammy78US #12
#10Julie76US #22
#11Teresa72US #18
#12Patricia69US #7
#13Cindy67US #37
#14Laura67US #16
#15Kimberly63US #11
#16Debra60US #21
#17Kim59US #39
#18Laurie59US #47
#19Michelle58US #26
#20Nancy58US #23
#21Donna57US #6
#22Debbie56US #41
#23Pamela55US #14
#24Cheryl54US #24
#25Kelly54US #32
#26Theresa51US #38
#27Carol50US #33
#28Deborah48US #13
#29Sandra48US #9
#30Shelly48US #117
#31Tracy48US #48
#32Paula47US #42
#33Colleen45US #98
#34Kathy45US #34
#35Christine44US #29
#36Rhonda44US #45
#37Robin44US #25
#38Cynthia43US #10
#39Kathleen43US #28
#40Terri43US #58
#41Tina43US #35
#42Connie42US #55
#43Rebecca41US #44
#44Diane40US #31
#45Wendy40US #60
#46Denise39US #27
#47Janet36US #40
#48Sheila36US #50
#49Jennifer35US #36
#50Elizabeth33US #20
#51Dawn32US #52
#52Janice31US #63
#53Sherry30US #49
#54Carla29US #82
#55Darla28US #165
#56Penny28US #86
#57Sherri28US #78
#58Valerie28US #69
#59Jill27US #68
#60Sharon27US #19
#61Leslie26US #72
#62Michele26US #59
#63Bonnie25US #83
#64Cathy23US #67
#65Judy23US #70
#66Shelley23US #148
#67Joan22US #95
#68Peggy22US #106
#69Wanda22US #76
#70Becky21US #126
#71Diana21US #62
#72Gina21US #79
#73Jean21US #97
#74Karla21US #189
#75Patti21
#76Sarah21US #94
#77Ann20US #57
#78Annette20US #71
#79Jody20
#80Kathryn20US #93
#81Melissa20US #61
#82Renee20US #74
#83Roberta20US #169
#84Vicki20US #100
#85Angela19US #30
#86Beth19US #66
#87Kristi19
#88Maureen19US #108
#89Sally19US #147
#90Stacey19US #127
#91Carrie18US #143
#92Deanna18US #133
#93Melanie18US #101
#94Tami18US #184
#95Teri18US #192
#96Carolyn17US #56
#97Catherine17US #53
#98Holly17US #132
#99Jamie17US #160
#100Margaret17US #46

Boys

#1John260US #2
#2David253US #3
#3Robert253US #5
#4Michael248US #1
#5Mark214US #6
#6James201US #4
#7William154US #7
#8Scott153US #12
#9Richard136US #8
#10Kevin134US #11
#11Steven129US #14
#12Thomas114US #9
#13Brian113US #20
#14Daniel107US #19
#15Jeffrey101US #10
#16Timothy100US #15
#17Paul89US #17
#18Todd88US #30
#19Kenneth87US #18
#20Mike84US #44
#21Joseph83US #13
#22Douglas77US #28
#23Ronald75US #23
#24Charles74US #16
#25Donald69US #25
#26Gregory66US #21
#27Gary62US #24
#28Randy61US #37
#29Larry60US #36
#30Patrick60US #35
#31Bruce50US #43
#32Terry50US #32
#33Keith48US #33
#34Dennis47US #39
#35Christopher46US #26
#36Steve43US #49
#37Rodney42US #76
#38Russell42US #57
#39Jeff40US #48
#40Raymond40US #45
#41Dean39US #86
#42Eric39US #31
#43Tim39US #79
#44Greg38US #81
#45Kelly38US #126
#46Craig37US #51
#47Jerry37US #38
#48Wayne37US #63
#49Tom36US #103
#50Jim35US #92
#51Stephen34US #29
#52Bill33US #113
#53Bradley33US #82
#54Brett33US #129
#55Edward33US #27
#56Jay33US #85
#57Joe33US #58
#58Anthony32US #22
#59Dan32US #124
#60George30US #34
#61Gerald30US #60
#62Shawn30US #108
#63Chris29US #59
#64Dale28US #69
#65Frank28US #41
#66Brad27US #146
#67Bryan27US #73
#68Duane27US #130
#69Roger27US #53
#70Matthew26US #50
#71Wade26
#72Lance25US #166
#73Rick25US #111
#74Alan24US #56
#75Brent24US #125
#76Carl24US #54
#77Curtis24US #72
#78Barry23US #67
#79Jon23US #84
#80Kent23US #141
#81Allen22US #90
#82Shane22
#83Jeffery21US #46
#84Troy21US #66
#85Andrew20US #42
#86Kyle20US #180
#87Ricky20US #47
#88Roy20US #89
#89Glenn19US #64
#90Randall19US #65
#91Tony19US #52
#92Don18US #135
#93Gordon18US #159
#94Kirk18US #139
#95Kurt18US #116
#96Danny17US #55
#97Dave17US #161
#98Lee17US #119
#99Martin17US #62
#100Ted17US #188

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑35Janice#52
↑35Rodney#37
↑32Sherry#53
↑27Dennis#34
↑24Wade#71
↑22Jennifer#49
↑22Karla#74
↑20Christopher#35

Falling

↓37Jamie#99
↓37Margaret#100
↓31Vicki#84
↓30Catherine#97
↓28Roger#69
↓28Tony#91
↓28Dave#97
↓27Alan#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.