State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 1998 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,863 Montana births in 1998 across 420 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#70Kyra#199 nationally
#72Chanceoutside the national top 200
#80Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#83Tessaoutside the national top 200
#85Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#86Carsonoutside the national top 200
#45Levi#158 nationally
#92Aspenoutside the national top 200
#78Troy#184 nationally
#96Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#97Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#34Wyatt#137 nationally

Girls

#1Emily77US #1
#2Madison74US #9
#3Hannah73US #2
#4Ashley62US #5
#5Jessica55US #8
#6Taylor48US #7
#7Abigail47US #18
#8Samantha43US #3
#9Sarah41US #4
#10Shelby40US #49
#11Megan38US #13
#12Bailey35US #60
#13Alyssa34US #11
#14Emma34US #22
#15Elizabeth33US #10
#16Alexis32US #6
#17Mariah32US #62
#18Morgan32US #23
#19Olivia31US #21
#20Brianna29US #17
#21Kayla29US #12
#22Rachel29US #15
#23Hailey27US #70
#24Kaitlyn27US #35
#25Jordan26US #42
#26Makayla26US #71
#27Amanda25US #19
#28Courtney25US #39
#29Sierra25US #51
#30Gabrielle24US #47
#31Brooke23US #46
#32Nicole23US #24
#33Rebecca23US #30
#34Allison22US #38
#35Savannah22US #45
#36Sydney22US #28
#37Grace21US #53
#38Julia21US #32
#39Katelyn21US #58
#40Lauren21US #14
#41Alexandra20US #27
#42Anna20US #31
#43Victoria20US #16
#44Haley19US #36
#45Mikayla19US #82
#46Amber18US #37
#47Cassidy18US #113
#48Stephanie18US #29
#49Kylie17US #117
#50Autumn16US #77
#51Cheyenne15US #72
#52Jade15US #125
#53Jenna15US #65
#54Mackenzie15US #64
#55Natalie15US #40
#56Alicia14US #98
#57Breanna14US #76
#58Brittany14US #25
#59Danielle14US #41
#60Faith14US #107
#61Katherine14US #33
#62Katie14US #88
#63Kaylee14US #86
#64Kelsey14US #56
#65Michaela14US #103
#66Paige14US #63
#67Riley14US #166
#68Erika13US #124
#69Hanna13US #165
#70Kyra13US #199
#71Madeline13US #50
#72Mckenzie13US #142
#73Miranda13US #80
#74Caitlin12US #78
#75Destiny12US #34
#76Jennifer12US #20
#77Kendra12US #154
#78Marissa12US #66
#79Mary12US #44
#80Mckenna12
#81Sabrina12US #68
#82Sara12US #48
#83Tessa12
#84Alexandria11US #81
#85Dakota11
#86Erin11US #57
#87Jasmine11US #26
#88Melissa11US #59
#89Michelle11US #55
#90Molly11US #108
#91Tiffany11US #67
#92Aspen10
#93Chloe10US #87
#94Heather10US #99
#95Isabella10US #84
#96Isabelle10US #196
#97Kimberly10US #54
#98Margaret10US #114
#99Rebekah10US #155
#100Ashlyn9

Boys

#1Jacob103US #2
#2Austin84US #10
#3Michael81US #1
#4Tyler72US #8
#5Cody62US #43
#6Joshua62US #4
#7Hunter57US #36
#8Brandon54US #7
#9Andrew53US #9
#10Nicholas53US #6
#11Matthew51US #3
#12Joseph50US #11
#13Ryan50US #17
#14James49US #18
#15Justin49US #20
#16Logan49US #44
#17Dylan48US #25
#18Ethan48US #38
#19Zachary48US #16
#20John47US #15
#21Caleb46US #42
#22Tanner44US #82
#23William42US #14
#24Jordan41US #27
#25Alexander40US #22
#26Thomas38US #31
#27Christopher36US #5
#28Daniel36US #12
#29Samuel36US #28
#30Kyle35US #24
#31Colton34US #106
#32Bryce33US #94
#33Nathan32US #34
#34Wyatt32US #137
#35Benjamin31US #30
#36Trevor31US #58
#37Anthony30US #19
#38Riley30US #128
#39Robert30US #23
#40Seth30US #86
#41Aaron29US #37
#42Christian29US #26
#43Taylor28US #104
#44Connor27US #47
#45Levi27US #158
#46Cameron26US #35
#47David26US #13
#48Ian26US #73
#49Jonathan26US #21
#50Kevin26US #32
#51Jared24US #51
#52Sean24US #50
#53Cole23US #77
#54Isaac23US #65
#55Garrett22US #80
#56Mason22US #83
#57Brett21US #133
#58Dillon21US #134
#59Parker21US #142
#60Dalton20US #88
#61Jackson20US #100
#62Jesse20US #70
#63Luke20US #75
#64Noah20US #29
#65Tristan20US #92
#66Brian19US #41
#67Chase19US #67
#68Jack18US #61
#69Kaleb18US #156
#70Timothy18US #49
#71Travis18US #98
#72Chance17
#73Charles17US #48
#74Derek17US #110
#75Elijah17US #66
#76Gabriel17US #54
#77Patrick17US #57
#78Troy16US #184
#79Adam15US #45
#80Alex15US #55
#81Blake15US #85
#82Dawson15US #175
#83Devin15US #62
#84Evan15US #63
#85Spencer15US #84
#86Carson14
#87Collin14US #130
#88Erik14US #140
#89Hayden14US #160
#90Jake14US #102
#91Kenneth14US #87
#92Nathaniel14US #60
#93Paul14US #89
#94Richard14US #56
#95Shawn14US #113
#96Tucker14
#97Bridger13
#98Casey13US #170
#99Clayton13US #150
#100Cooper13

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑64Bryce#32
↑63Grace#37
↑62Gabrielle#30
↑51Ian#48
↑42Mikayla#45
↑39Jackson#61
↑36Mason#56
↑34Natalie#55

Falling

↓38Danielle#59
↓37Tristan#65
↓37Richard#94
↓35Jasmine#87
↓33Brittany#58
↓30Nathaniel#92
↓29Miranda#73
↓29Tiffany#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.