State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1997 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,961 Montana births in 1997 across 417 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#60Kyleeoutside the national top 200
#68Colteroutside the national top 200
#60Chance#191 nationally
#70Kyraoutside the national top 200
#74Carteroutside the national top 200
#80Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#83Laneoutside the national top 200
#71Kaleb#185 nationally
#88Brockoutside the national top 200
#93Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#94Zaneoutside the national top 200
#95Ryleeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Hannah71US #5
#2Madison65US #10
#3Ashley58US #3
#4Samantha57US #6
#5Emily51US #1
#6Megan48US #11
#7Kayla47US #12
#8Sarah47US #4
#9Jessica46US #2
#10Rachel42US #13
#11Brooke40US #45
#12Bailey39US #65
#13Elizabeth39US #9
#14Abigail37US #26
#15Morgan37US #22
#16Taylor37US #7
#17Hailey36US #80
#18Shelby35US #43
#19Mariah32US #67
#20Haley31US #31
#21Danielle30US #34
#22Rebecca29US #25
#23Alyssa28US #15
#24Brianna28US #17
#25Brittany27US #20
#26Jordan27US #40
#27Sydney27US #35
#28Courtney26US #28
#29Kaitlyn26US #41
#30Olivia26US #27
#31Alexandra25US #30
#32Amanda24US #16
#33Lauren23US #14
#34Mackenzie23US #71
#35Nicole23US #21
#36Kelsey22US #57
#37Michaela22US #100
#38Alexis21US #8
#39Cheyenne21US #68
#40Emma21US #36
#41Kaylee21US #107
#42Makayla21US #102
#43Katherine20US #32
#44Miranda20US #70
#45Paige20US #64
#46Savannah20US #47
#47Sierra20US #56
#48Cassidy19US #105
#49Victoria19US #19
#50Amber18US #29
#51Anna18US #33
#52Jasmine18US #24
#53Amy17US #92
#54Jade17US #129
#55Katie17US #87
#56Madeline17US #59
#57Destiny16US #42
#58Faith16US #124
#59Jamie16US #103
#60Kylee16
#61Sara16US #50
#62Tiffany16US #61
#63Allison15US #39
#64Erin15US #52
#65Katelyn15US #63
#66Kendra15US #153
#67Alexandria13US #78
#68Bethany13US #121
#69Jenna13US #76
#70Kyra13
#71Laura13US #66
#72Mckenzie13US #150
#73Sophia13US #94
#74Stephanie13US #23
#75Whitney13US #158
#76Alicia12US #89
#77Chelsea12US #73
#78Kathryn12US #86
#79Lindsey12US #95
#80Rachael12US #154
#81Autumn11US #91
#82Breanna11US #74
#83Caitlin11US #88
#84Maria11US #38
#85Marissa11US #60
#86Mary11US #46
#87Mikayla11US #112
#88Molly11US #98
#89Natalie11US #48
#90Angela10US #93
#91Brittney10US #130
#92Gabrielle10US #51
#93Melissa10US #44
#94Michelle10US #55
#95Rylee10
#96Ashlee9
#97Brenna9
#98Cassandra9US #81
#99Christina9US #62
#100Grace9US #69

Boys

#1Jacob121US #2
#2Austin95US #9
#3Tyler83US #10
#4Matthew72US #3
#5Michael70US #1
#6Joshua65US #5
#7Ryan63US #16
#8William62US #19
#9Zachary58US #13
#10Cody57US #36
#11Andrew53US #7
#12Dylan53US #30
#13Kyle53US #24
#14Samuel53US #27
#15Brandon52US #8
#16Christopher52US #4
#17Daniel51US #11
#18Joseph51US #12
#19James50US #17
#20John50US #15
#21Logan50US #42
#22David48US #14
#23Justin46US #20
#24Nathan45US #34
#25Nicholas44US #6
#26Jordan43US #26
#27Tanner42US #82
#28Tristan40US #92
#29Caleb37US #47
#30Thomas37US #31
#31Ethan36US #46
#32Hunter36US #44
#33Jared35US #56
#34Riley35US #135
#35Robert35US #23
#36Alexander34US #22
#37Benjamin34US #29
#38Jonathan33US #21
#39Wyatt32US #137
#40Aaron31US #33
#41Taylor31US #87
#42Colton29US #108
#43Connor28US #52
#44Cole27US #72
#45Seth27US #97
#46Timothy27US #43
#47Trevor27US #62
#48Gabriel26US #57
#49Anthony25US #18
#50Noah25US #38
#51Adam24US #39
#52Alex24US #55
#53Chase22US #77
#54Jesse22US #63
#55Charles21US #49
#56Garrett21US #85
#57Richard21US #51
#58Spencer21US #104
#59Travis21US #81
#60Chance20US #191
#61Christian20US #25
#62Nathaniel20US #65
#63Cameron19US #45
#64Eric19US #35
#65Lucas19US #98
#66Sean19US #48
#67Blake18US #80
#68Colter18
#69Dakota18US #66
#70Elijah18US #74
#71Kaleb18US #185
#72Luke18US #78
#73Parker18US #150
#74Carter17
#75Dalton17US #90
#76Evan17US #61
#77Isaac17US #73
#78Kevin17US #28
#79Levi17US #156
#80Bridger16
#81Derek16US #106
#82Isaiah16US #60
#83Lane16
#84Devin15US #59
#85Patrick15US #50
#86Paul15US #79
#87Shane15US #114
#88Brock14
#89Casey14US #163
#90Jason14US #41
#91Jeremy14US #64
#92Mason14US #89
#93Tucker14
#94Zane14
#95Bradley13US #94
#96Bryce13US #112
#97Conner13US #190
#98Gavin13US #136
#99Ian13US #70
#100Jackson13US #124

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑45Makayla#42
↑44Bailey#12
↑43Gabriel#48
↑40Destiny#57
↑38Lauren#33
↑32Spencer#58
↑30Amy#53
↑30Ethan#31

Falling

↓49Mikayla#87
↓46Breanna#82
↓41Bryce#96
↓37Ian#99
↓33Devin#84
↓33Jackson#100
↓32Kendra#66
↓29Katie#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.