State roster

Top names in Montana

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Montana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,122 Montana births in 2021 across 502 distinct names.

Distinctively Montana

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

#16Finleyoutside the national top 200
#18Aspen#200 nationally
#50Colteroutside the national top 200
#52Haydenoutside the national top 200
#54Bodhioutside the national top 200
#57Coltoutside the national top 200
#62Stetsonoutside the national top 200
#58Oakley#193 nationally
#70Knoxoutside the national top 200
#75Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#75Blake#199 nationally
#77Daxtonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia53US #1
#2Evelyn42US #9
#3Ava39US #5
#4Charlotte39US #3
#5Harper36US #10
#6Amelia35US #4
#7Emma35US #2
#8Hazel34US #28
#9Willow31US #39
#10Eleanor29US #15
#11Nora29US #27
#12Sophia29US #6
#13Elizabeth27US #14
#14Isla26US #34
#15Violet25US #36
#16Finley24
#17Luna24US #11
#18Aspen23US #200
#19Juniper23US #137
#20Addison22US #45
#21Emily22US #21
#22Grace22US #33
#23Madison22US #29
#24Ruby22US #62
#25Ellie21US #30
#26Hadley21US #112
#27Nova21US #32
#28Aurora19US #35
#29Isabella19US #7
#30Lily19US #31
#31Paisley19US #52
#32Avery18US #19
#33Rylee18US #97
#34Lillian17US #51
#35Scarlett17US #20
#36Kinsley16US #57
#37Layla16US #24
#38Piper16US #96
#39Quinn16US #81
#40Ella15US #16
#41Ember15US #163
#42Emery15US #90
#43Lucy15US #48
#44Mia15US #8
#45River15US #149
#46Stella15US #41
#47Zoey15US #38
#48Abigail14US #17
#49Cora14US #87
#50Delilah14US #58
#51Everly14US #50
#52Hayden14
#53Ivy14US #49
#54Peyton14US #100
#55Aria13US #22
#56Claire13US #59
#57Mila13US #26
#58Oakley13US #193
#59Remi13US #122
#60Rose13US #116
#61Sage13US #177
#62Allison12US #82
#63Aubrey12US #64
#64Chloe12US #25
#65Clara12US #102
#66Eliza12US #111
#67Freya12US #152
#68Josephine12US #72
#69Josie12US #130
#70Maeve12US #124
#71Mary12US #132
#72Riley12US #37
#73Audrey11US #60
#74Autumn11US #66
#75Blake11US #199
#76Brooklyn11US #63
#77Brynlee11US #188
#78Hailey11US #77
#79Hannah11US #44
#80Harlow11
#81Jane11
#82Mabel11
#83Mackenzie11US #123
#84Madelyn11US #71
#85Natalie11US #56
#86Penelope11US #23
#87Presley11
#88Remington11
#89Sawyer11
#90Sloane11US #145
#91Athena10US #98
#92Charlie10US #127
#93Daisy10US #134
#94Delaney10
#95Iris10US #107
#96Isabelle10US #117
#97Jocelyn10
#98June10US #176
#99Kennedy10US #70
#100Lila10

Boys

#1Oliver54US #3
#2Liam46US #1
#3James45US #5
#4Asher42US #25
#5Jackson41US #14
#6Theodore41US #10
#7Benjamin40US #7
#8Henry39US #9
#9Brooks37US #78
#10Maverick37US #47
#11Noah37US #2
#12William37US #6
#13Wyatt37US #29
#14Ezra36US #37
#15Jack36US #11
#16Hudson35US #34
#17Mason33US #18
#18Grayson31US #35
#19Waylon31US #69
#20Lincoln30US #45
#21Owen30US #22
#22Easton29US #72
#23Logan29US #21
#24Samuel29US #23
#25Sawyer29US #114
#26Bennett27US #90
#27Cooper26US #68
#28Elijah26US #4
#29Everett26US #83
#30Ryder26US #111
#31Jameson24US #80
#32Beau23US #94
#33River23US #110
#34Weston23US #95
#35Charles22US #50
#36Jaxon22US #54
#37John22US #27
#38Thomas22US #46
#39Walker22US #130
#40Carter21US #39
#41Daniel21US #16
#42Isaac21US #40
#43Leo21US #31
#44Lucas21US #8
#45Declan20US #106
#46Miles20US #55
#47Parker20US #93
#48Silas20US #91
#49Alexander19US #13
#50Colter18
#51Ethan18US #20
#52Luke18US #32
#53Rhett18US #149
#54Bodhi17
#55Caleb17US #51
#56Carson17US #97
#57Colt17
#58Emmett17US #103
#59Ezekiel17US #53
#60Levi17US #12
#61Michael17US #17
#62Stetson17
#63Connor16US #98
#64Jace16US #101
#65Matthew16US #36
#66Wesley16US #85
#67Calvin15US #145
#68Eli15US #64
#69Jasper15US #128
#70Knox15
#71Rowan15US #105
#72Ryker15US #153
#73Arthur14US #155
#74August14US #120
#75Brantley14
#76David14US #30
#77Daxton14
#78Greyson14US #84
#79Holden14
#80Jeremiah14US #82
#81Lane14
#82Tucker14US #180
#83Arlo13US #190
#84Axel13US #76
#85Barrett13US #193
#86Bridger13
#87Cash13
#88Jacob13US #24
#89Joshua13US #58
#90Myles13US #119
#91Andrew12US #57
#92Gabriel12US #38
#93Micah12US #107
#94Robert12US #79
#95Theo12US #142
#96Wilder12
#97Anthony11US #43
#98Archer11US #139
#99Austin11US #96
#100Callum11

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑58Nova#27
↑56Weston#34
↑54Isaac#42
↑52Luna#17
↑52Jameson#31
↑47Hayden#52
↑44Colter#50
↑40Silas#48

Falling

↓50Iris#95
↓50Michael#61
↓48Natalie#85
↓46Audrey#73
↓42Riley#72
↓39Hannah#79
↓38Penelope#86
↓38Greyson#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.