State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,976 Montana births in 2014 across 546 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#48Aspenoutside the national top 200
#67Kimberoutside the national top 200
#68Makennaoutside the national top 200
#75Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#75Archeroutside the national top 200
#78Colteroutside the national top 200
#55Tucker#176 nationally
#81Aylaoutside the national top 200
#84Coltoutside the national top 200
#80Athena#195 nationally
#86Keeganoutside the national top 200
#87Paisleeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma56US #1
#2Harper51US #11
#3Sophia46US #3
#4Ava41US #5
#5Isabella40US #4
#6Emily39US #7
#7Olivia38US #2
#8Ella37US #17
#9Avery35US #14
#10Elizabeth35US #13
#11Charlotte34US #10
#12Paisley34US #53
#13Mia32US #6
#14Abigail31US #8
#15Addison31US #24
#16Hannah31US #28
#17Zoey31US #22
#18Amelia29US #15
#19Ellie28US #55
#20Lillian28US #25
#21Grace27US #20
#22Madison27US #9
#23Natalie27US #23
#24Evelyn26US #16
#25Piper24US #75
#26Serenity23US #58
#27Brooklyn22US #26
#28Chloe21US #18
#29Claire21US #44
#30Hadley21US #100
#31Kaylee21US #52
#32Ruby21US #90
#33Hazel20US #105
#34Lily20US #27
#35Nora20US #49
#36Layla18US #29
#37Audrey17US #36
#38Aurora17US #116
#39Hailey17US #51
#40Mackenzie17US #69
#41Willow17US #136
#42Adalynn16US #129
#43Alexis16US #65
#44Alice16US #98
#45Anna16US #34
#46Aubree16US #62
#47Annabelle15US #57
#48Aspen15
#49Brooke15US #139
#50Lucy15US #61
#51Nevaeh15US #63
#52Quinn15US #126
#53Zoe15US #32
#54Aria14US #31
#55Aubrey14US #21
#56Eva14US #83
#57Lilly14US #124
#58Lydia14US #84
#59Morgan14US #102
#60Samantha14US #33
#61Savannah14US #38
#62Skylar14US #48
#63Violet14US #67
#64Autumn13US #71
#65Brooklynn13US #157
#66Gracie13US #161
#67Kimber13
#68Makenna13
#69Mya13US #138
#70Sadie13US #46
#71Scarlett13US #30
#72Cora12US #103
#73Faith12US #79
#74Gabriella12US #42
#75Kinley12
#76Mila12US #72
#77Reagan12US #106
#78Sophie12US #91
#79Trinity12US #110
#80Athena11US #195
#81Ayla11
#82Bailey11US #104
#83Clara11US #108
#84Emery11US #162
#85Kennedy11US #54
#86Paige11US #134
#87Paislee11
#88Parker11
#89Penelope11US #43
#90Rylee11US #113
#91Eleanor10US #78
#92Ember10
#93Hayden10
#94Josie10
#95Kinsley10US #131
#96Naomi10US #80
#97Norah10US #163
#98Peyton10US #56
#99Riley10US #47
#100Sawyer10

Boys

#1William61US #5
#2Benjamin51US #12
#3Mason51US #3
#4Liam50US #2
#5Noah48US #1
#6Wyatt48US #39
#7Carter46US #27
#8James45US #9
#9Henry42US #33
#10Hunter40US #40
#11Ethan39US #6
#12Jackson37US #18
#13Owen37US #36
#14Gabriel36US #24
#15Oliver36US #32
#16Samuel35US #23
#17Cooper34US #86
#18Logan34US #13
#19Luke34US #28
#20Thomas34US #54
#21Elijah33US #11
#22Jack32US #41
#23Jaxon32US #46
#24Alexander31US #8
#25Charles31US #51
#26Sawyer31US #110
#27Bentley30US #89
#28Levi30US #45
#29Lincoln30US #87
#30Lucas30US #19
#31Aiden29US #14
#32John28US #26
#33Joseph28US #20
#34Caleb27US #35
#35Isaac26US #31
#36Jacob26US #4
#37Joshua26US #25
#38Landon26US #43
#39Michael26US #7
#40Andrew25US #22
#41Asher25US #92
#42Brody25US #93
#43Eli25US #49
#44Matthew25US #16
#45Weston25US #136
#46David24US #17
#47Jace24US #68
#48Daniel23US #10
#49Jaxson23US #85
#50Ryker23US #153
#51Connor22US #52
#52Josiah22US #64
#53Isaiah21US #48
#54Parker21US #73
#55Tucker21US #176
#56Easton20US #83
#57Grayson20US #63
#58Tyler20US #72
#59Austin19US #66
#60Blake19US #84
#61Brayden19US #62
#62Carson19US #91
#63Colton19US #65
#64Leo19US #97
#65Riley19US #174
#66Robert19US #60
#67Tristan19US #98
#68Braxton18US #120
#69Cameron18US #53
#70Chase18US #78
#71Hudson18US #80
#72Jason17US #75
#73Miles17US #108
#74Anthony16US #21
#75Archer16
#76Brantley16US #121
#77Christopher16US #30
#78Colter16
#79Gavin16US #61
#80Hayden16US #140
#81Jordan16US #55
#82Ryder16US #95
#83Camden15US #101
#84Colt15
#85Jameson15US #160
#86Keegan15
#87Nolan15US #81
#88Bridger14
#89Declan14US #123
#90Emmett14US #156
#91Ezra14US #119
#92Jax14
#93Ryan14US #37
#94Silas14US #137
#95Aaron13US #50
#96Cash13
#97Chance13
#98Christian13US #42
#99Conner13
#100Dominic13US #69

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑48Brooke#49
↑45Sawyer#26
↑40Weston#45
↑39Jack#22
↑38Charles#25
↑36Thomas#20
↑31Ellie#19
↑30Quinn#52

Falling

↓58Peyton#98
↓56Ryder#82
↓46Kennedy#85
↓38Aria#54
↓38Aubrey#55
↓36Sadie#70
↓36Gabriella#74
↓36Penelope#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.