State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,773 Montana births in 2020 across 463 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#36Finleyoutside the national top 200
#39Aspenoutside the national top 200
#45Tucker#191 nationally
#57Arlooutside the national top 200
#53Brynlee#191 nationally
#63Sageoutside the national top 200
#65Adalineoutside the national top 200
#55Ember#187 nationally
#71Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#73Walkeroutside the national top 200
#62Atlas#188 nationally
#75Bridgeroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte51US #5
#2Olivia51US #1
#3Evelyn37US #9
#4Nora36US #30
#5Harper35US #10
#6Emma33US #2
#7Amelia32US #6
#8Eleanor32US #22
#9Hazel31US #31
#10Madison30US #23
#11Willow28US #48
#12Ava27US #3
#13Paisley27US #49
#14Ellie26US #29
#15Avery25US #19
#16Grace25US #28
#17Elizabeth24US #16
#18Hadley22US #111
#19Piper22US #91
#20Aurora21US #36
#21Ruby21US #74
#22Violet21US #37
#23Claire20US #58
#24Isabella20US #7
#25Abigail19US #12
#26Addison19US #47
#27Audrey19US #60
#28Emery19US #89
#29Lucy19US #50
#30Riley19US #33
#31Everleigh18US #94
#32Ivy18US #57
#33Lillian18US #46
#34Zoey18US #32
#35Emily17US #18
#36Finley17
#37Natalie17US #51
#38Sophia17US #4
#39Aspen16
#40Hannah16US #39
#41Josephine16US #87
#42Lily16US #35
#43Quinn16US #84
#44Aubrey14US #56
#45Iris14US #127
#46Isla14US #44
#47Juniper14US #171
#48Penelope14US #26
#49Remi14US #125
#50Scarlett14US #21
#51Anna13US #68
#52Aria13US #27
#53Brynlee13US #191
#54Ella13US #15
#55Ember13US #187
#56Mary13US #123
#57Chloe12US #25
#58Cora12US #88
#59Everly12US #43
#60Kinsley12US #59
#61Lydia12US #95
#62Mia12US #8
#63Sage12
#64Samantha12US #90
#65Adaline11
#66Charlie11US #122
#67Delilah11US #70
#68Eden11US #129
#69Luna11US #14
#70Maeve11US #174
#71Octavia11
#72Rylee11US #102
#73Stella11US #42
#74Adeline10US #99
#75Autumn10US #82
#76Brielle10US #100
#77Brooklyn10US #54
#78Cecilia10US #147
#79Elena10US #55
#80Elsie10
#81Emersyn10US #164
#82June10US #182
#83Lennon10
#84Norah10US #152
#85Nova10US #38
#86Oaklee10
#87Opal10
#88Reagan10US #114
#89Sofia10US #17
#90Alice9US #76
#91Averie9
#92Bella9US #63
#93Blake9
#94Blakely9US #167
#95Charlee9
#96Freya9US #178
#97Harley9
#98Hattie9
#99Hayden9
#100Kennedy9US #72

Boys

#1Oliver68US #3
#2Henry57US #9
#3Wyatt54US #29
#4William53US #5
#5James44US #6
#6Jack40US #21
#7Liam39US #1
#8Owen38US #22
#9Hudson35US #43
#10Theodore35US #23
#11Michael34US #12
#12Noah34US #2
#13Carter33US #33
#14Lincoln33US #40
#15Charles31US #46
#16Jackson31US #17
#17Luke30US #31
#18Ezra29US #44
#19Maverick29US #50
#20John28US #27
#21Brooks27US #92
#22Easton27US #73
#23Levi27US #18
#24Mason27US #11
#25Benjamin26US #7
#26Cooper26US #75
#27Daniel26US #14
#28Jaxon26US #48
#29Joseph25US #26
#30Leo25US #36
#31Beau24US #109
#32Elijah24US #4
#33Lucas24US #8
#34Samuel24US #25
#35Wesley24US #98
#36Alexander22US #10
#37Logan22US #16
#38Sawyer22US #116
#39Everett21US #90
#40Greyson21US #81
#41Asher20US #32
#42Hunter20US #68
#43Jasper20US #138
#44Thomas20US #45
#45Tucker20US #191
#46Carson19US #84
#47Declan19US #102
#48Eli19US #60
#49Grayson19US #35
#50Parker19US #95
#51Isaiah18US #51
#52Jacob18US #15
#53Miles18US #59
#54Rhett18US #159
#55Roman18US #77
#56Ryder18US #108
#57Arlo17
#58Finn17US #179
#59Joshua17US #53
#60Rowan17US #113
#61Ryker17US #148
#62Atlas16US #188
#63Bennett16US #101
#64Caleb16US #56
#65David16US #28
#66Jude16US #154
#67Nolan16US #61
#68Axel15US #72
#69Calvin15US #144
#70Myles15US #124
#71Braxton14US #131
#72River14US #129
#73Walker14
#74Brayden13US #111
#75Bridger13
#76Cameron13US #65
#77Charlie13
#78Cole13US #133
#79Colt13
#80Elias13US #54
#81Emmett13US #107
#82Gabriel13US #38
#83Jameson13US #79
#84Kade13
#85Luca13US #67
#86Matthew13US #30
#87Riley13
#88Silas13US #100
#89Timothy13US #192
#90Weston13US #104
#91Abel12US #181
#92Andrew12US #52
#93Barrett12US #193
#94Colter12
#95Ezekiel12US #64
#96Isaac12US #39
#97Kai12US #93
#98Milo12US #134
#99Nash12
#100Robert12US #80

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑56Everleigh#31
↑49Charles#15
↑48Wesley#35
↑41Riley#30
↑41Leo#30
↑40Arlo#57
↑36Ivy#32
↑36Ryder#56

Falling

↓68Alice#90
↓56Weston#90
↓51Hayden#99
↓51Gabriel#82
↓41Silas#88
↓36Scarlett#50
↓35Grayson#49
↓31Colt#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.