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Most Popular Baby Names In Montana

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from Montana, 2016–2025 — 62,298 applications in that window. Below them: the names Montana uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Olivia4621.7%
  2. 2Charlotte4251.6%
  3. 3Harper4191.6%
  4. 4Emma4111.5%
  5. 5Evelyn3361.3%
  6. 6Amelia3291.2%
  7. 7Ava3251.2%
  8. 8Hazel3011.1%
  9. 9Nora2921.1%
  10. 10Eleanor2701.0%
  11. 11Sophia2591.0%
  12. 12Elizabeth2510.9%
  13. 13Paisley2430.9%
  14. 14Aurora2350.9%
  15. 15Lily2270.8%
  16. 16Madison2250.8%
  17. 17Avery2230.8%
  18. 18Ellie2160.8%
  19. 19Hadley2110.8%
  20. 20Abigail2100.8%
  21. 21Willow2100.8%
  22. 22Isla2090.8%
  23. 23Lucy2010.7%
  24. 24Grace1990.7%
  25. 25Isabella1970.7%
  26. 26Piper1930.7%
  27. 27Violet1930.7%
  28. 28Ruby1910.7%
  29. 29Ella1890.7%
  30. 30Lillian1880.7%
  31. 31Zoey1860.7%
  32. 32Scarlett1840.7%
  33. 33Quinn1710.6%
  34. 34Emery1670.6%
  35. 35Aria1630.6%
  36. 36Penelope1630.6%
  37. 37Ember1580.6%
  38. 38Juniper1580.6%
  39. 39Addison1570.6%
  40. 40Chloe1560.6%
  41. 41Aspen1540.6%
  42. 42Emily1540.6%
  43. 43Josephine1540.6%
  44. 44Mia1530.6%
  45. 45Claire1520.6%
  46. 46Finley1510.6%
  47. 47Everly1500.6%
  48. 48Hannah1480.6%
  49. 49Riley1460.5%
  50. 50Kinsley1450.5%
  51. 51Luna1450.5%
  52. 52Rylee1400.5%
  53. 53Clara1390.5%
  54. 54Cora1370.5%
  55. 55Ivy1360.5%
  56. 56Stella1360.5%
  57. 57Lainey1350.5%
  58. 58Brooklyn1330.5%
  59. 59Audrey1320.5%
  60. 60Nova1310.5%
  61. 61Adeline1290.5%
  62. 62Charlie1290.5%
  63. 63Lydia1280.5%
  64. 64Natalie1240.5%
  65. 65Layla1200.4%
  66. 66Sadie1190.4%
  67. 67Mila1160.4%
  68. 68Sage1150.4%
  69. 69Autumn1140.4%
  70. 70Alice1130.4%
  71. 71Elsie1110.4%
  72. 72Brynlee1100.4%
  73. 73Iris1100.4%
  74. 74Millie1080.4%
  75. 75Freya1050.4%
  76. 76Eden1040.4%
  77. 77Josie1040.4%
  78. 78Remi1030.4%
  79. 79Sawyer1030.4%
  80. 80June1020.4%
  81. 81Kennedy1010.4%
  82. 82Emilia1000.4%
  83. 83Vivian1000.4%
  84. 84Anna980.4%
  85. 85Oakley980.4%
  86. 86Maeve970.4%
  87. 87Hailey960.4%
  88. 88Eliza940.3%
  89. 89Emersyn920.3%
  90. 90Hayden920.3%
  91. 91Parker920.3%
  92. 92Eloise910.3%
  93. 93Rose910.3%
  94. 94Athena900.3%
  95. 95Olive900.3%
  96. 96Wren900.3%
  97. 97Aubrey880.3%
  98. 98Lyla880.3%
  99. 99Reagan870.3%
  100. 100Savannah860.3%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Oliver5621.6%
  2. 2James4801.4%
  3. 3William4731.3%
  4. 4Henry4601.3%
  5. 5Liam4481.3%
  6. 6Owen3911.1%
  7. 7Noah3891.1%
  8. 8Wyatt3811.1%
  9. 9Theodore3601.0%
  10. 10Hudson3481.0%
  11. 11Benjamin3411.0%
  12. 12Jack3401.0%
  13. 13Jackson3340.9%
  14. 14Asher3120.9%
  15. 15Mason3040.9%
  16. 16Maverick3010.8%
  17. 17Lincoln2950.8%
  18. 18Samuel2900.8%
  19. 19Cooper2870.8%
  20. 20Grayson2810.8%
  21. 21Carter2720.8%
  22. 22Logan2660.8%
  23. 23Luke2650.7%
  24. 24Michael2630.7%
  25. 25Lucas2610.7%
  26. 26Elijah2550.7%
  27. 27Thomas2550.7%
  28. 28John2500.7%
  29. 29Ezra2470.7%
  30. 30Weston2440.7%
  31. 31Sawyer2430.7%
  32. 32Brooks2420.7%
  33. 33Daniel2380.7%
  34. 34Waylon2320.7%
  35. 35Beau2310.7%
  36. 36Levi2290.6%
  37. 37Everett2260.6%
  38. 38Joseph2210.6%
  39. 39Easton2200.6%
  40. 40Charles2120.6%
  41. 41Silas2090.6%
  42. 42Ryker2050.6%
  43. 43Wesley2050.6%
  44. 44Alexander2040.6%
  45. 45Jaxon2040.6%
  46. 46Miles1940.5%
  47. 47Declan1900.5%
  48. 48Rhett1890.5%
  49. 49Leo1880.5%
  50. 50Gabriel1870.5%
  51. 51Bennett1860.5%
  52. 52Isaac1800.5%
  53. 53Ryder1790.5%
  54. 54Hunter1780.5%
  55. 55Emmett1770.5%
  56. 56Ethan1770.5%
  57. 57David1760.5%
  58. 58Parker1750.5%
  59. 59Walker1750.5%
  60. 60Eli1720.5%
  61. 61Matthew1720.5%
  62. 62Caleb1650.5%
  63. 63Rowan1650.5%
  64. 64Jacob1620.5%
  65. 65Andrew1610.5%
  66. 66Jameson1610.5%
  67. 67Greyson1580.4%
  68. 68Jasper1580.4%
  69. 69Bridger1550.4%
  70. 70Colter1540.4%
  71. 71Landon1530.4%
  72. 72Aiden1520.4%
  73. 73River1520.4%
  74. 74Elias1500.4%
  75. 75Stetson1500.4%
  76. 76Jaxson1460.4%
  77. 77Joshua1440.4%
  78. 78Roman1440.4%
  79. 79Nolan1430.4%
  80. 80Robert1410.4%
  81. 81Ezekiel1400.4%
  82. 82Carson1380.4%
  83. 83Barrett1370.4%
  84. 84Bentley1340.4%
  85. 85Colt1330.4%
  86. 86Jace1330.4%
  87. 87Lane1320.4%
  88. 88Tucker1320.4%
  89. 89Isaiah1310.4%
  90. 90Dawson1280.4%
  91. 91Axel1260.4%
  92. 92Arlo1240.3%
  93. 93Connor1240.3%
  94. 94Sebastian1240.3%
  95. 95Braxton1230.3%
  96. 96Harrison1230.3%
  97. 97Colton1220.3%
  98. 98Calvin1210.3%
  99. 99Milo1210.3%
  100. 100Ryan1210.3%

Montana's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in Montana as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares Montana's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how Montana does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Kimber7.3× · 55 recorded
  2. Aspen6.2× · 154 recorded
  3. Briar5.7× · 57 recorded
  4. Finley5.5× · 151 recorded
  5. Ember5× · 158 recorded
  6. Juniper4.4× · 158 recorded
  7. Hayden4.4× · 92 recorded
  8. Wren4.3× · 90 recorded
  9. Hadley4.2× · 211 recorded
  10. Sawyer4.2× · 103 recorded
  11. Everlee4.1× · 51 recorded
  12. Sage3.9× · 115 recorded
  13. Elsie3.9× · 111 recorded
  14. Brynlee3.9× · 110 recorded
  15. Mabel3.9× · 70 recorded
  16. Remington3.9× · 57 recorded
  17. Oakley3.8× · 98 recorded
  18. Wrenley3.6× · 55 recorded
  19. Piper3.5× · 193 recorded
  20. Freya3.3× · 105 recorded
  21. Lainey3.2× · 135 recorded
  22. June3.2× · 102 recorded
  23. Ophelia3.2× · 58 recorded
  24. Charlie3.1× · 129 recorded
  25. Saylor3.1× · 68 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Bridger26.4× · 155 recorded
  2. Colter9.9× · 154 recorded
  3. Ridge9.1× · 89 recorded
  4. Stetson5.7× · 150 recorded
  5. Soren5× · 57 recorded
  6. Augustus4.9× · 73 recorded
  7. Lewis4.7× · 62 recorded
  8. Sage4.6× · 72 recorded
  9. Tripp4.6× · 55 recorded
  10. Lane4.4× · 132 recorded
  11. Sterling4.2× · 75 recorded
  12. Briggs4.2× · 66 recorded
  13. Colt4× · 133 recorded
  14. Otto3.9× · 80 recorded
  15. Wade3.8× · 80 recorded
  16. Bodie3.8× · 50 recorded
  17. Rhett3.7× · 189 recorded
  18. Bodhi3.7× · 97 recorded
  19. Kade3.6× · 71 recorded
  20. Ryker3.5× · 205 recorded
  21. Warren3.4× · 82 recorded
  22. Barrett3.2× · 137 recorded
  23. Hayes3.2× · 106 recorded
  24. Sawyer3.1× · 243 recorded
  25. Arlo3× · 124 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything Montana has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary12,9742.8%
  2. 2Patricia5,4071.2%
  3. 3Linda5,3201.1%
  4. 4Margaret5,1831.1%
  5. 5Barbara4,9121.0%
  6. 6Helen4,7601.0%
  7. 7Dorothy4,5461.0%
  8. 8Betty4,5381.0%
  9. 9Elizabeth4,4320.9%
  10. 10Jennifer4,3250.9%
  11. 11Carol3,9090.8%
  12. 12Susan3,8700.8%
  13. 13Karen3,7460.8%
  14. 14Donna3,6670.8%
  15. 15Ruth3,2440.7%
  16. 16Jessica3,1680.7%
  17. 17Sarah3,1650.7%
  18. 18Sharon3,1610.7%
  19. 19Shirley3,1470.7%
  20. 20Sandra2,9760.6%
  21. 21Nancy2,8930.6%
  22. 22Lisa2,8880.6%
  23. 23Kathleen2,8560.6%
  24. 24Michelle2,5990.6%
  25. 25Alice2,5510.5%
  26. 26Amanda2,5510.5%
  27. 27Laura2,5300.5%
  28. 28Anna2,5140.5%
  29. 29Julie2,4670.5%
  30. 30Rebecca2,4130.5%
  31. 31Virginia2,3290.5%
  32. 32Evelyn2,3120.5%
  33. 33Debra2,2430.5%
  34. 34Jean2,1910.5%
  35. 35Katherine2,1900.5%
  36. 36Kimberly2,1870.5%
  37. 37Emily2,1840.5%
  38. 38Heather2,1580.5%
  39. 39Janet2,0880.4%
  40. 40Amy2,0870.4%
  41. 41Emma2,0710.4%
  42. 42Frances2,0660.4%
  43. 43Melissa2,0370.4%
  44. 44Ashley2,0320.4%
  45. 45Bonnie1,9970.4%
  46. 46Lois1,9590.4%
  47. 47Judy1,9450.4%
  48. 48Kathryn1,8920.4%
  49. 49Deborah1,8760.4%
  50. 50Pamela1,8730.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert18,7823.4%
  2. 2John18,0853.3%
  3. 3James17,0833.1%
  4. 4William14,6452.7%
  5. 5Michael13,2642.4%
  6. 6David11,6522.1%
  7. 7Richard9,7391.8%
  8. 8Thomas8,1841.5%
  9. 9Donald7,4841.4%
  10. 10Charles7,3681.3%
  11. 11Daniel7,0071.3%
  12. 12Joseph6,8291.2%
  13. 13Kenneth5,4571.0%
  14. 14George5,2180.9%
  15. 15Mark5,0010.9%
  16. 16Gary4,7380.9%
  17. 17Christopher4,5680.8%
  18. 18Matthew4,5410.8%
  19. 19Steven4,3840.8%
  20. 20Ronald4,3780.8%
  21. 21Paul4,3020.8%
  22. 22Jack4,0680.7%
  23. 23Joshua4,0040.7%
  24. 24Timothy3,9190.7%
  25. 25Edward3,8210.7%
  26. 26Brian3,7770.7%
  27. 27Scott3,7300.7%
  28. 28Jason3,5930.7%
  29. 29Andrew3,5660.6%
  30. 30Ryan3,5470.6%
  31. 31Larry3,4850.6%
  32. 32Kevin3,4140.6%
  33. 33Jacob3,3740.6%
  34. 34Patrick3,3020.6%
  35. 35Douglas3,2340.6%
  36. 36Raymond3,1500.6%
  37. 37Justin3,0290.6%
  38. 38Frank2,9160.5%
  39. 39Tyler2,8860.5%
  40. 40Jeffrey2,8600.5%
  41. 41Dennis2,8180.5%
  42. 42Benjamin2,7190.5%
  43. 43Harold2,4530.4%
  44. 44Samuel2,4400.4%
  45. 45Jerry2,3550.4%
  46. 46Anthony2,2980.4%
  47. 47Eric2,2810.4%
  48. 48Henry2,2750.4%
  49. 49Gregory2,2240.4%
  50. 50Brandon2,2210.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in Montana in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.