State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,369 Montana births in 2017 across 505 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#45Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#51Brooksoutside the national top 200
#52Juniperoutside the national top 200
#60Aspenoutside the national top 200
#70Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#73Augustusoutside the national top 200
#76Mabeloutside the national top 200
#82Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#41Finley#159 nationally
#84Evelynnoutside the national top 200
#87Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#93Sawyeroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia60US #2
#2Emma53US #1
#3Harper45US #11
#4Ava44US #3
#5Charlotte37US #7
#6Amelia33US #8
#7Evelyn32US #9
#8Madison30US #17
#9Piper30US #81
#10Elizabeth29US #13
#11Lillian29US #27
#12Abigail28US #10
#13Grace28US #21
#14Lily28US #33
#15Avery27US #14
#16Hazel27US #43
#17Sophia27US #5
#18Addison26US #34
#19Nora26US #29
#20Zoey26US #28
#21Aurora25US #51
#22Ella25US #16
#23Ellie25US #44
#24Isabella25US #4
#25Brooklyn23US #39
#26Lucy23US #52
#27Paisley23US #45
#28Penelope22US #24
#29Emery21US #115
#30Mia20US #6
#31Chloe19US #22
#32Hadley19US #112
#33Hannah19US #32
#34Clara18US #95
#35Eleanor18US #36
#36Everly18US #82
#37Rylee17US #104
#38Willow17US #80
#39Aria16US #20
#40Elena16US #68
#41Finley16US #159
#42Isla16US #103
#43Luna16US #37
#44Scarlett16US #18
#45Claire15US #49
#46Josephine15US #107
#47Kinsley15US #59
#48Ruby15US #79
#49Athena14US #127
#50Cora14US #83
#51Emily14US #12
#52Juniper14
#53Lydia14US #85
#54Quinn14US #76
#55Sadie14US #71
#56Violet14US #47
#57Adeline13US #64
#58Anna13US #53
#59Annabelle13US #118
#60Aspen13
#61Aubree13US #86
#62Kennedy13US #58
#63Layla13US #26
#64Natalie13US #35
#65Riley13US #25
#66Stella13US #42
#67Adalynn12US #116
#68Audrey12US #46
#69Autumn12US #75
#70Delaney12
#71Hailey12US #72
#72Aubrey11US #31
#73Brielle11US #101
#74Gabriella11US #65
#75Isabelle11US #92
#76Mabel11
#77Mila11US #30
#78Peyton11US #89
#79Sarah11US #62
#80Zoe11US #41
#81Bella10US #50
#82Brynlee10
#83Charlie10US #155
#84Evelynn10
#85Harmony10US #178
#86Kylie10US #114
#87Lilly10US #152
#88Madelyn10US #63
#89Molly10US #166
#90Naomi10US #69
#91Norah10US #137
#92Nova10US #94
#93Sawyer10
#94Sophie10US #106
#95Alice9US #70
#96Amaya9US #176
#97Blakely9
#98Emberly9
#99Emersyn9
#100Freya9

Boys

#1James59US #4
#2William57US #3
#3Liam53US #1
#4Oliver50US #10
#5Wyatt47US #25
#6Jackson45US #20
#7Luke42US #30
#8Benjamin39US #6
#9Logan39US #5
#10Owen39US #28
#11Noah38US #2
#12Henry37US #19
#13Michael36US #12
#14Mason35US #7
#15Sawyer34US #95
#16Carter31US #24
#17Ethan31US #14
#18Gabriel31US #31
#19Grayson31US #34
#20Maverick31US #84
#21Samuel31US #21
#22Charles30US #48
#23Lincoln30US #41
#24Landon29US #57
#25Hunter28US #53
#26Lucas28US #11
#27Parker28US #90
#28Andrew27US #40
#29Jack27US #36
#30Alexander26US #13
#31Hudson26US #64
#32Jaxon26US #43
#33Daniel25US #15
#34Aiden24US #17
#35Asher24US #59
#36Joseph24US #18
#37Silas24US #120
#38Cooper23US #88
#39Thomas23US #49
#40David22US #22
#41Easton22US #66
#42Elijah22US #8
#43Jaxson22US #79
#44Theodore22US #61
#45Bridger21
#46Ryder21US #122
#47Ryker21US #131
#48Ezra20US #69
#49Isaac20US #32
#50John20US #27
#51Brooks19
#52Connor19US #56
#53Jacob19US #9
#54Wesley19US #111
#55Emmett18US #124
#56Greyson18US #80
#57Levi18US #35
#58Nolan18US #67
#59Rowan18US #140
#60Sebastian18US #23
#61Anthony17US #33
#62Caleb17US #50
#63Declan17US #115
#64Isaiah17US #46
#65Joshua17US #38
#66Nathan17US #45
#67Weston17US #109
#68Carson16US #83
#69Everett16US #106
#70Jeremiah16US #63
#71Josiah16US #51
#72Ryan16US #44
#73Augustus15
#74Brayden15US #72
#75Eli15US #54
#76Ezekiel15US #82
#77Jace15US #87
#78Austin14US #75
#79Bentley14US #101
#80Blake14US #149
#81Braxton14US #118
#82Cameron14US #60
#83Cole14US #116
#84Elias14US #78
#85Hayden14US #172
#86Matthew14US #16
#87Paxton14
#88Rhett14US #180
#89Tucker14US #179
#90Waylon14US #162
#91Beau13US #157
#92Camden13US #148
#93Colt13
#94Finn13US #167
#95Jasper13US #183
#96Killian13
#97Leo13US #62
#98Warren13
#99Xavier13US #89
#100Zane13

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑52Elena#40
↑49Landon#24
↑45Lucy#26
↑42Charles#22
↑37Silas#37
↑36Brooks#51
↑33Anna#58
↑33Adalynn#67

Falling

↓53Bentley#79
↓51Matthew#86
↓37Riley#65
↓37Autumn#69
↓36Eli#75
↓35Finn#94
↓33Tucker#89
↓32Kylie#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.