State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,633 Montana births in 2011 across 503 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#27Tucker#196 nationally
#34Aurora#183 nationally
#58Rykeroutside the national top 200
#59Aspenoutside the national top 200
#66Laneoutside the national top 200
#78Coltoutside the national top 200
#79Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#79Colteroutside the national top 200
#76Paisley#194 nationally
#83Westonoutside the national top 200
#84Xanderoutside the national top 200
#67Tanner#182 nationally

Girls

#1Emma69US #3
#2Olivia46US #4
#3Madison45US #8
#4Ava42US #5
#5Harper39US #54
#6Sophia39US #1
#7Brooklyn37US #21
#8Grace37US #16
#9Emily36US #6
#10Abigail34US #7
#11Hailey34US #32
#12Isabella34US #2
#13Lillian34US #22
#14Avery32US #18
#15Addison29US #13
#16Elizabeth29US #11
#17Lily28US #15
#18Chloe26US #10
#19Natalie24US #14
#20Ella23US #12
#21Kaylee23US #36
#22Zoey23US #28
#23Anna21US #38
#24Sophie21US #51
#25Alexis20US #26
#26Rylee20US #102
#27Amelia19US #30
#28Hannah19US #25
#29Layla19US #35
#30Payton19US #95
#31Nevaeh18US #33
#32Samantha18US #17
#33Taylor18US #44
#34Aurora17US #183
#35Charlotte17US #27
#36Peyton17US #53
#37Piper17US #110
#38Audrey16US #43
#39Kendall16US #124
#40Molly16US #78
#41Trinity16US #77
#42Zoe16US #31
#43Allison15US #40
#44Autumn15US #69
#45Bailey15US #88
#46Claire15US #50
#47Gabriella15US #34
#48Kylie15US #57
#49Lucy15US #73
#50Morgan15US #75
#51Sydney15US #65
#52Arianna14US #52
#53Brielle14US #126
#54Evelyn14US #24
#55Lilly14US #103
#56Mia14US #9
#57Savannah14US #41
#58Violet14US #101
#59Aspen13
#60Bella13US #60
#61Brooke13US #86
#62Brooklynn13US #129
#63Gracie13US #135
#64Kylee13US #138
#65Mya13US #105
#66Reagan13US #122
#67Serenity13US #66
#68Alexa12US #55
#69Ariana12US #84
#70Julia12US #58
#71Kennedy12US #91
#72Khloe12US #49
#73Leah12US #29
#74Mackenzie12US #68
#75Madeline12US #85
#76Paisley12US #194
#77Alaina11US #156
#78Aubrey11US #20
#79Cadence11
#80Elise11US #162
#81Hadley11US #178
#82Nora11US #137
#83Riley11US #47
#84Sadie11US #123
#85Sarah11US #39
#86Sofia11US #19
#87Victoria11US #23
#88Brynn10US #192
#89Clara10US #151
#90Cora10
#91Ellie10US #97
#92Hayden10US #187
#93Isla10
#94Josephine10US #182
#95Keira10US #176
#96Kenzie10
#97Madelyn10US #79
#98Margaret10US #186
#99Mariah10US #98
#100Mckinley10

Boys

#1Mason74US #2
#2Liam62US #15
#3Wyatt56US #48
#4Jacob52US #1
#5Noah47US #5
#6William47US #3
#7Logan45US #21
#8Ethan43US #7
#9Brayden41US #36
#10Samuel40US #26
#11James37US #17
#12Aiden36US #9
#13Michael36US #6
#14Blake35US #73
#15Henry35US #57
#16Landon35US #34
#17Evan34US #40
#18Caleb33US #32
#19Joseph33US #22
#20Owen33US #44
#21Bentley32US #75
#22Matthew32US #12
#23Gabriel31US #24
#24Andrew30US #16
#25David30US #18
#26Elijah30US #13
#27Tucker30US #196
#28Alexander29US #8
#29Asher29US #113
#30Benjamin29US #19
#31Cooper29US #82
#32Hunter29US #55
#33Isaac29US #35
#34Jackson29US #23
#35John29US #27
#36Oliver29US #78
#37Daniel28US #10
#38Parker28US #79
#39Ryder28US #108
#40Carter26US #41
#41Luke26US #39
#42Austin25US #60
#43Cameron25US #53
#44Jace25US #106
#45Riley25US #111
#46Ryan25US #25
#47Charles24US #61
#48Jack24US #45
#49Kaden24US #119
#50Lucas24US #29
#51Nathaniel24US #84
#52Tristan24US #87
#53Brody23US #83
#54Cole23US #94
#55Gavin23US #37
#56Grayson23US #98
#57Jayden23US #4
#58Ryker23
#59Carson22US #85
#60Easton22US #103
#61Joshua22US #14
#62Connor21US #54
#63Hudson21US #112
#64Levi21US #66
#65Jaxon20US #86
#66Lane20
#67Tanner20US #182
#68Dylan19US #33
#69Tyler19US #38
#70Hayden18US #90
#71Ian17US #72
#72Robert17US #62
#73Sawyer17US #172
#74Thomas17US #63
#75Zachary17US #64
#76Braxton16US #153
#77Christopher16US #20
#78Colt16
#79Colter16
#80Eli16US #58
#81Gage16US #154
#82Nolan16US #92
#83Weston16
#84Xander16
#85Colton15US #74
#86Corbin15
#87Nathan15US #28
#88Anthony14US #11
#89Ayden14US #70
#90Brady14US #135
#91Emmett14
#92Garrett14US #191
#93Greyson14US #200
#94Jaxson14US #141
#95Jeremiah14US #49
#96Jesse14US #140
#97Rylan14US #146
#98Ashton13US #109
#99Bryson13US #97
#100Elias13US #139

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑58Harper#5
↑54Molly#40
↑50Blake#14
↑48Andrew#24
↑46Trinity#41
↑39Oliver#36
↑38Asher#29
↑37Sophie#24

Falling

↓64Ellie#91
↓55Anthony#88
↓51Tyler#69
↓46Sarah#85
↓43Colton#85
↓39Zachary#75
↓35Savannah#57
↓35Nathan#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.