State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,750 Montana births in 2016 across 533 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#21Finley#191 nationally
#49Aspenoutside the national top 200
#52Emberoutside the national top 200
#60Rhettoutside the national top 200
#68Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#58Charlie#185 nationally
#75Juneoutside the national top 200
#76Lexioutside the national top 200
#50Brooke#173 nationally
#78Laneoutside the national top 200
#83Coltoutside the national top 200
#31Ryker#148 nationally

Girls

#1Harper57US #11
#2Olivia55US #2
#3Emma53US #1
#4Ava41US #3
#5Madison41US #15
#6Charlotte39US #7
#7Abigail37US #8
#8Evelyn35US #12
#9Lillian35US #28
#10Avery33US #16
#11Paisley30US #46
#12Amelia29US #10
#13Lily29US #24
#14Zoey28US #26
#15Isabella27US #5
#16Brooklyn26US #34
#17Ella25US #17
#18Sophia25US #4
#19Hazel23US #52
#20Aria22US #23
#21Finley22US #191
#22Hadley22US #108
#23Quinn22US #79
#24Chloe21US #20
#25Emily21US #9
#26Grace21US #19
#27Mia21US #6
#28Riley21US #22
#29Aurora20US #66
#30Clara20US #100
#31Piper20US #67
#32Autumn19US #65
#33Elizabeth19US #13
#34Adeline18US #63
#35Claire18US #40
#36Cora18US #87
#37Penelope18US #27
#38Bailey17US #116
#39Josephine17US #114
#40Layla17US #30
#41Rylee17US #105
#42Sadie17US #60
#43Addison16US #29
#44Annabelle16US #104
#45Eleanor16US #41
#46Natalie16US #31
#47Nora16US #36
#48Ruby16US #71
#49Aspen15
#50Brooke15US #173
#51Ellie15US #43
#52Ember15
#53Hannah15US #33
#54Kylie15US #83
#55Margaret15US #139
#56Samantha15US #44
#57Teagan15US #150
#58Charlie14US #185
#59Everly14US #107
#60Hailey14US #68
#61Kinsley14US #86
#62Leah14US #37
#63Savannah14US #38
#64Scarlett14US #18
#65Alice13US #76
#66Aubrey13US #25
#67Brielle13US #121
#68Gracie13US #181
#69Isla13US #127
#70Kaylee13US #72
#71Lucy13US #55
#72Lydia13US #80
#73Arianna12US #69
#74Ivy12US #112
#75June12
#76Lexi12
#77Lyla12US #138
#78Madelyn12US #62
#79Morgan12US #132
#80Taylor12US #89
#81Victoria12US #21
#82Adaline11US #172
#83Alexis11US #118
#84Audrey11US #39
#85Eloise11
#86Eva11US #74
#87Iris11US #186
#88Maci11
#89Sage11
#90Alyssa10US #119
#91Anna10US #49
#92Elena10US #94
#93Hayden10
#94Lilly10US #143
#95Mackenzie10US #85
#96Mya10US #167
#97Oakley10
#98Paige10US #149
#99Vivian10US #95
#100Adalynn9US #124

Boys

#1James60US #5
#2Liam59US #2
#3Owen55US #24
#4Oliver53US #12
#5Henry50US #22
#6Lincoln50US #51
#7Benjamin49US #6
#8Logan46US #18
#9Noah46US #1
#10William46US #3
#11Wyatt45US #33
#12Grayson44US #37
#13Michael39US #8
#14Mason36US #4
#15Asher35US #71
#16Aiden33US #16
#17Carter32US #26
#18Cooper32US #79
#19Jack32US #38
#20Hudson31US #61
#21Lucas31US #14
#22Samuel31US #21
#23Parker30US #87
#24Thomas30US #48
#25Alexander29US #11
#26Bentley29US #100
#27Joseph29US #20
#28Luke29US #29
#29Jackson28US #17
#30Jaxon28US #41
#31Ryker27US #148
#32Daniel26US #13
#33David26US #19
#34Ethan26US #10
#35Matthew26US #15
#36Sawyer26US #97
#37Weston26US #121
#38Andrew25US #34
#39Eli25US #50
#40Gabriel25US #25
#41Hunter25US #45
#42John25US #28
#43Robert25US #62
#44Emmett24US #136
#45Elijah23US #9
#46Declan22US #109
#47Gavin22US #80
#48Isaac22US #31
#49Jaxson22US #82
#50Ryder22US #102
#51Caleb21US #44
#52Easton21US #66
#53Everett21US #114
#54Greyson21US #95
#55Austin20US #73
#56Tucker20US #173
#57Wesley20US #117
#58Connor19US #54
#59Finn19US #175
#60Rhett19
#61Bryson18US #94
#62Calvin18US #149
#63Cameron18US #57
#64Charles18US #52
#65Isaiah18US #47
#66Jayden18US #27
#67Levi18US #42
#68Bridger17
#69Ezra17US #85
#70Harrison17US #107
#71Jace17US #76
#72Jacob17US #7
#73Landon17US #53
#74Silas17US #119
#75Blake16US #127
#76Brody16US #135
#77Hayden16US #168
#78Lane16
#79Micah16US #115
#80Sebastian16US #23
#81Beau15US #189
#82Brayden15US #64
#83Colt15
#84Joshua15US #35
#85Roman15US #98
#86Tristan15US #108
#87Brooks14
#88Colton14US #68
#89Elias14US #93
#90Nolan14US #67
#91Paxton14
#92Richard14US #160
#93Zane14
#94Arlo13
#95Dawson13
#96Gage13
#97Jameson13US #128
#98Jasper13
#99Xavier13US #88
#100Zachary13US #89

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑67Finley#21
↑52Layla#40
↑49Quinn#23
↑44Autumn#32
↑44Samantha#56
↑43Rylee#41
↑41Josephine#39
↑40Lincoln#6

Falling

↓58Anna#91
↓53Jacob#72
↓53Brody#76
↓47Landon#73
↓38Colton#88
↓37Levi#67
↓35Lucy#71
↓32Hunter#41

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.