State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,645 Montana births in 2012 across 497 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#40Hayden#197 nationally
#31Kinley#180 nationally
#61Kyleroutside the national top 200
#64Aylaoutside the national top 200
#69Josieoutside the national top 200
#72Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#75Addysonoutside the national top 200
#43Aurora#166 nationally
#57Tanner#178 nationally
#80Laneoutside the national top 200
#38Cora#155 nationally
#69Tucker#185 nationally

Girls

#1Emma58US #2
#2Olivia58US #4
#3Ava53US #5
#4Sophia45US #1
#5Harper44US #24
#6Isabella43US #3
#7Zoey39US #20
#8Emily38US #6
#9Grace38US #21
#10Lily38US #16
#11Ella37US #12
#12Abigail36US #7
#13Elizabeth34US #10
#14Madison34US #9
#15Chloe32US #11
#16Mia30US #8
#17Addison27US #14
#18Hannah27US #22
#19Ellie26US #85
#20Khloe26US #55
#21Amelia25US #23
#22Brooklyn25US #29
#23Lillian25US #25
#24Samantha25US #26
#25Avery24US #13
#26Hailey23US #32
#27Nevaeh20US #39
#28Piper19US #98
#29Annabelle18US #99
#30Aubrey18US #15
#31Kinley18US #180
#32Sophie18US #52
#33Taylor18US #46
#34Anna17US #34
#35Lyla17US #146
#36Natalie17US #17
#37Zoe17US #30
#38Cora16US #155
#39Evelyn16US #27
#40Hayden16US #197
#41Serenity16US #58
#42Aubree15US #60
#43Aurora15US #166
#44Charlotte15US #19
#45Claire15US #45
#46Gabriella15US #37
#47Leah15US #33
#48Paisley15US #104
#49Arianna14US #49
#50Elise14US #152
#51Kaylee14US #35
#52Kylie14US #59
#53Lilly14US #110
#54Morgan14US #82
#55Paige14US #106
#56Riley14US #47
#57Rylee14US #109
#58Allison13US #38
#59Gracie13US #158
#60Josephine13US #160
#61Savannah13US #43
#62Sydney13US #78
#63Alexis12US #40
#64Ayla12
#65Clara12US #136
#66Eden12US #161
#67Eva12US #86
#68Isabelle12US #126
#69Josie12
#70Lydia12US #95
#71Nora12US #108
#72Payton12US #103
#73Peyton12US #53
#74Scarlett12US #61
#75Addyson11
#76Audrey11US #41
#77Bailey11US #81
#78Bella11US #54
#79Brielle11US #111
#80Maya11US #63
#81Molly11US #90
#82Quinn11US #153
#83Sadie11US #120
#84Sarah11US #42
#85Aria10US #92
#86Brooke10US #102
#87Brooklynn10US #138
#88Brynn10US #189
#89Hadley10US #131
#90Lucy10US #66
#91Mackenzie10US #71
#92Madelyn10US #67
#93Mariah10US #107
#94Mya10US #124
#95Stella10US #62
#96Teagan10
#97Violet10US #89
#98Aaliyah9US #36
#99Arabella9
#100Aspen9

Boys

#1Liam67US #6
#2William62US #5
#3Wyatt58US #41
#4Mason55US #2
#5James54US #14
#6Jacob48US #1
#7Michael44US #7
#8Gabriel43US #24
#9Hunter42US #45
#10Logan39US #22
#11Cooper38US #83
#12Joseph38US #19
#13Lucas38US #27
#14Noah38US #4
#15Benjamin37US #16
#16Owen37US #38
#17Brody36US #91
#18Caleb36US #32
#19Ethan35US #3
#20Jackson35US #21
#21Aiden34US #10
#22Blake33US #71
#23Eli33US #43
#24Carter32US #36
#25John32US #28
#26Landon32US #35
#27Bentley31US #75
#28Elijah31US #13
#29Henry31US #44
#30Levi31US #55
#31Andrew30US #18
#32Ryder30US #100
#33Alexander29US #9
#34Isaac29US #30
#35Luke29US #37
#36Parker29US #81
#37Daniel28US #11
#38Samuel28US #25
#39Thomas28US #63
#40Brayden27US #39
#41Robert27US #60
#42Easton26US #96
#43Jack26US #46
#44Sawyer26US #147
#45Carson25US #87
#46Colton25US #65
#47Gavin25US #40
#48Jaxon25US #66
#49Connor24US #59
#50Austin23US #58
#51David23US #20
#52Asher22US #108
#53Hudson22US #93
#54Matthew22US #12
#55Dylan21US #31
#56Joshua21US #17
#57Tanner21US #178
#58Christopher20US #23
#59Grayson20US #86
#60Jaxson19US #106
#61Kyler19
#62Nolan19US #89
#63Riley19US #133
#64Tristan19US #88
#65Charles18US #62
#66Chase18US #77
#67Justin18US #74
#68Ryan18US #26
#69Tucker18US #185
#70Weston18US #171
#71Braxton17US #125
#72Bridger17
#73Evan17US #47
#74Tyler17US #50
#75Zachary17US #67
#76Christian16US #33
#77Gage16US #172
#78Jace16US #85
#79Kaden16US #129
#80Lane16
#81Oliver16US #73
#82Adam15US #82
#83Cameron15US #54
#84Hayden15US #109
#85Jordan15US #48
#86Kaleb15US #126
#87Aaron14US #51
#88Anthony14US #15
#89Isaiah14US #42
#90Jayden14US #8
#91Kayden14US #97
#92Paxton14
#93Ryker14
#94Silas14US #160
#95Avery13US #187
#96Colter13
#97Declan13US #143
#98Jeremiah13US #52
#99Kai13US #197
#100Nathan13US #29

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑72Ellie#19
↑57Eli#23
↑52Khloe#20
↑52Cora#38
↑52Hayden#40
↑48Aubrey#30
↑40Mia#16
↑39Colton#46

Falling

↓56Evan#73
↓45Oliver#81
↓42Payton#72
↓42Tucker#69
↓41Molly#81
↓41Lucy#90
↓41Aspen#100
↓40Cameron#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.