The most popular baby names in Montana

Montana’s most given names in 2025 were Oliver (62 boys) and Charlotte (46 girls), of the 6,581 babies SSA’s Montana file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, Montana gave Ryker to boys 2.2 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Hadley to girls 2.2 times as often.

Babies SSA recorded in Montana each year since 1910

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Montana: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.

The top names in Montana, 2025

Girls, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Charlotte	46	#2
2	2 Lucy	41	#25
3	3 Amelia	40	#4
4	4 Lainey	38	#30
5	5 Nora	37	#20
6	6 Harper	36	#16
7	7 Violet	36	#13
8	8 Sophia	34	#5
9	9 Evelyn	32	#8
10	10 Isla	32	#28
11	11 Hazel	31	#21
12	12 Ava	29	#11
13	13 Emma	29	#3
14	14 Olivia	29	#1
15	15 Aurora	27	#15
16	16 Elizabeth	27	#17
17	17 Juniper	27	#100
18	18 Eleanor	26	#12
19	19 Hadley	25	#121
20	20 Ella	24	#29
21	21 Ellie	24	#24
22	22 Josephine	24	#53
23	23 Lily	24	#18
24	24 Penelope	22	#22
25	25 Millie	21	#73

Girls: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Willow	20
27	27 Josie	19
28	28 Nova	19
29	29 Chloe	18
30	30 Emery	18
31	31 Vivian	18
32	32 Wren	18
33	33 Avery	17
34	34 Clara	17
35	35 Grace	17
36	36 Isabella	17
37	37 Ivy	17
38	38 Naomi	17
39	39 Stevie	17
40	40 Adeline	16
41	41 Ember	16
42	42 Luna	16
43	43 Maeve	16
44	44 Oaklynn	16
45	45 Piper	16
46	46 Quinn	16
47	47 Remi	16
48	48 Ruby	16
49	49 Scottie	16
50	50 Aria	15
51	51 Eloise	15
52	52 Emilia	15
53	53 Madison	15
54	54 Sophie	15
55	55 Ayla	14
56	56 Iris	14
57	57 Lillian	14
58	58 Lydia	14
59	59 Oakley	14
60	60 Paisley	14
61	61 Zoey	14
62	62 Blakely	13
63	63 Charlie	13
64	64 Claire	13
65	65 Eden	13
66	66 Elsie	13
67	67 Freya	13
68	68 Riley	13
69	69 Scarlett	13
70	70 Stella	13
71	71 Abigail	12
72	72 Addison	12
73	73 Audrey	12
74	74 Autumn	12
75	75 Hannah	12
76	76 Margot	12
77	77 Mary	12
78	78 Sofia	12
79	79 Adelaide	11
80	80 Alice	11
81	81 Amara	11
82	82 Bonnie	11
83	83 Georgia	11
84	84 June	11
85	85 Mabel	11
86	86 Margaret	11
87	87 Murphy	11
88	88 Quincy	11
89	89 Sylvie	11
90	90 Wrenley	11
91	91 Cora	10
92	92 Delilah	10
93	93 Kennedy	10
94	94 Layla	10
95	95 Lila	10
96	96 Maria	10
97	97 Mia	10
98	98 Natalie	10
99	99 Opal	10
100	100 Rylee	10

Girls: #101 to #258

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Sage	10
102	102 Sawyer	10
103	103 Selah	10
104	104 Sienna	10
105	105 Anna	9
106	106 Brooklyn	9
107	107 Caroline	9
108	108 Daisy	9
109	109 Emersyn	9
110	110 Finley	9
111	111 Gabriella	9
112	112 Gianna	9
113	113 Hattie	9
114	114 Leah	9
115	115 Lilah	9
116	116 Mila	9
117	117 Ophelia	9
118	118 Rory	9
119	119 Rose	9
120	120 Rowan	9
121	121 Sadie	9
122	122 Ada	8
123	123 Anastasia	8
124	124 Clementine	8
125	125 Eliza	8
126	126 Emerson	8
127	127 Gracie	8
128	128 Harley	8
129	129 Leighton	8
130	130 Leona	8
131	131 Madelyn	8
132	132 Magnolia	8
133	133 Maisie	8
134	134 Maren	8
135	135 Olive	8
136	136 Parker	8
137	137 Phoebe	8
138	138 Summer	8
139	139 Sutton	8
140	140 Valerie	8
141	141 Wrenlee	8
142	142 Zoe	8
143	143 Alayna	7
144	144 Athena	7
145	145 Brynlee	7
146	146 Cecilia	7
147	147 Charlee	7
148	148 Dorothy	7
149	149 Elena	7
150	150 Everly	7
151	151 Freyja	7
152	152 Gracelyn	7
153	153 Haven	7
154	154 Jane	7
155	155 Kinsley	7
156	156 Lauren	7
157	157 Lyla	7
158	158 Molly	7
159	159 Monroe	7
160	160 Navy	7
161	161 Paige	7
162	162 Reagan	7
163	163 Ruth	7
164	164 Tatum	7
165	165 Vera	7
166	166 Willa	7
167	167 Adelynn	6
168	168 Allison	6
169	169 Amari	6
170	170 Amira	6
171	171 Aurelia	6
172	172 Briar	6
173	173 Daphne	6
174	174 Della	6
175	175 Elise	6
176	176 Elliana	6
177	177 Elowyn	6
178	178 Evangeline	6
179	179 Evelynn	6
180	180 Evie	6
181	181 Faye	6
182	182 Genevieve	6
183	183 Gwendolyn	6
184	184 Hailey	6
185	185 Hayden	6
186	186 Jovie	6
187	187 Kaia	6
188	188 Kylie	6
189	189 Lena	6
190	190 Lilly	6
191	191 Lucia	6
192	192 Lucille	6
193	193 Madeline	6
194	194 Maggie	6
195	195 Malia	6
196	196 Meadow	6
197	197 Noelle	6
198	198 Oaklee	6
199	199 Peyton	6
200	200 River	6
201	201 Rosalie	6
202	202 Rosemary	6
203	203 Rosie	6
204	204 Samantha	6
205	205 Saylor	6
206	206 Victoria	6
207	207 Aaliyah	5
208	208 Alaina	5
209	209 Aspen	5
210	210 Azalea	5
211	211 Baylor	5
212	212 Blair	5
213	213 Blake	5
214	214 Braelynn	5
215	215 Brinley	5
216	216 Callie	5
217	217 Camryn	5
218	218 Carter	5
219	219 Cecelia	5
220	220 Cleo	5
221	221 Danielle	5
222	222 Elaina	5
223	223 Elowen	5
224	224 Esther	5
225	225 Everlee	5
226	226 Florence	5
227	227 Hallie	5
228	228 Harlow	5
229	229 Holly	5
230	230 Isabel	5
231	231 Isabelle	5
232	232 Jade	5
233	233 Julia	5
234	234 Julianna	5
235	235 Laura	5
236	236 Lennon	5
237	237 Marley	5
238	238 Matilda	5
239	239 Mavis	5
240	240 Myra	5
241	241 Noah	5
242	242 Palmer	5
243	243 Poppy	5
244	244 Presley	5
245	245 Rachel	5
246	246 Raelynn	5
247	247 Rebekah	5
248	248 Rylie	5
249	249 Savannah	5
250	250 Serena	5
251	251 Serenity	5
252	252 Skylar	5
253	253 Skyler	5
254	254 Sylvia	5
255	255 Thea	5
256	256 Trinity	5
257	257 Veronica	5
258	258 Vivienne	5

Boys, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Oliver	62	#3
2	2 Henry	58	#5
3	3 William	52	#9
4	4 Hudson	45	#17
5	5 Theodore	45	#4
6	6 James	44	#6
7	7 Waylon	43	#56
8	8 Weston	43	#55
9	9 Cooper	41	#27
10	10 Colter	39	#157
11	11 Liam	39	#1
12	12 Miles	37	#44
13	13 Owen	37	#31
14	14 Maverick	35	#49
15	15 Asher	34	#28
16	16 Jack	34	#15
17	17 Beau	33	#60
18	18 Benjamin	33	#11
19	19 Brooks	32	#64
20	20 Bennett	31	#40
21	21 Noah	31	#2
22	22 Thomas	30	#34
23	23 Walker	30	#78
24	24 John	29	#23
25	25 Leo	29	#19

Boys: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Wesley	29
27	27 Samuel	28
28	28 Silas	28
29	29 Wyatt	28
30	30 Archer	27
31	31 Elijah	27
32	32 Luke	27
33	33 Sawyer	27
34	34 Alexander	26
35	35 Everett	26
36	36 Lucas	26
37	37 Rowan	25
38	38 Arthur	24
39	39 Daniel	24
40	40 Ezra	24
41	41 Grayson	24
42	42 Levi	24
43	43 Carter	23
44	44 Jackson	23
45	45 Elias	22
46	46 Hayes	22
47	47 Lincoln	22
48	48 Stetson	22
49	49 Charles	21
50	50 Michael	21
51	51 Mason	20
52	52 Barrett	19
53	53 Matthew	19
54	54 Nolan	19
55	55 Jasper	18
56	56 Joseph	18
57	57 Logan	18
58	58 Mateo	18
59	59 Milo	18
60	60 Rhett	18
61	61 River	18
62	62 Easton	17
63	63 Emmett	17
64	64 Jesse	17
65	65 Tate	17
66	66 Callum	16
67	67 Calvin	16
68	68 Colton	16
69	69 Dean	16
70	70 Declan	16
71	71 Gabriel	16
72	72 Hunter	16
73	73 Isaac	16
74	74 Roman	16
75	75 Ryker	16
76	76 Atlas	15
77	77 Beckett	15
78	78 Braxton	15
79	79 Callahan	15
80	80 David	15
81	81 Knox	15
82	82 Luca	15
83	83 Myles	15
84	84 Vincent	15
85	85 August	14
86	86 Christopher	14
87	87 Elliott	14
88	88 Jude	14
89	89 Ryder	14
90	90 Sebastian	14
91	91 Anthony	13
92	92 Arlo	13
93	93 Hank	13
94	94 Joshua	13
95	95 Parker	13
96	96 Aiden	12
97	97 Austin	12
98	98 Bentley	12
99	99 Boone	12
100	100 Cash	12

Boys: #101 to #293

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Ethan	12
102	102 Felix	12
103	103 George	12
104	104 Jace	12
105	105 Jett	12
106	106 Landon	12
107	107 Peter	12
108	108 Wade	12
109	109 Andrew	11
110	110 Axel	11
111	111 Benson	11
112	112 Caleb	11
113	113 Dawson	11
114	114 Eli	11
115	115 Ezekiel	11
116	116 Harrison	11
117	117 Hayden	11
118	118 Jameson	11
119	119 Jeremiah	11
120	120 Julian	11
121	121 Max	11
122	122 Nash	11
123	123 Nathan	11
124	124 Robert	11
125	125 Rory	11
126	126 Tucker	11
127	127 Banks	10
128	128 Bridger	10
129	129 Brody	10
130	130 Callan	10
131	131 Cameron	10
132	132 Charlie	10
133	133 Cohen	10
134	134 Finn	10
135	135 Isaiah	10
136	136 Jaxon	10
137	137 Josiah	10
138	138 Lewis	10
139	139 Malachi	10
140	140 Nathaniel	10
141	141 Ridge	10
142	142 Soren	10
143	143 Sterling	10
144	144 Tatum	10
145	145 Theo	10
146	146 Titus	10
147	147 Tripp	10
148	148 Walter	10
149	149 Baker	9
150	150 Brady	9
151	151 Graham	9
152	152 Jacob	9
153	153 Kade	9
154	154 Kingston	9
155	155 Richard	9
156	156 Riley	9
157	157 Roy	9
158	158 Tobias	9
159	159 Adam	8
160	160 Cole	8
161	161 Griffin	8
162	162 Jason	8
163	163 Kai	8
164	164 Kylo	8
165	165 Lane	8
166	166 Mack	8
167	167 Oscar	8
168	168 Reid	8
169	169 Sullivan	8
170	170 Uriah	8
171	171 Warren	8
172	172 Wells	8
173	173 Atticus	7
174	174 Augustus	7
175	175 Bjorn	7
176	176 Bo	7
177	177 Bodie	7
178	178 Bowen	7
179	179 Brock	7
180	180 Clayton	7
181	181 Clyde	7
182	182 Colson	7
183	183 Elliot	7
184	184 Grant	7
185	185 Greyson	7
186	186 Jaxson	7
187	187 Karter	7
188	188 Leonard	7
189	189 Louis	7
190	190 Maddox	7
191	191 Maxwell	7
192	192 Mccoy	7
193	193 Otto	7
194	194 Russell	7
195	195 Ryan	7
196	196 Simon	7
197	197 Tyler	7
198	198 Victor	7
199	199 Wilder	7
200	200 Xavier	7
201	201 Adrian	6
202	202 Ashton	6
203	203 Blake	6
204	204 Colin	6
205	205 Connor	6
206	206 Dominic	6
207	207 Dylan	6
208	208 Emerson	6
209	209 Grady	6
210	210 Harvey	6
211	211 Jordan	6
212	212 Judah	6
213	213 Kayson	6
214	214 Koa	6
215	215 Ledger	6
216	216 Leon	6
217	217 Luka	6
218	218 Lukas	6
219	219 Malcolm	6
220	220 Marshall	6
221	221 Micah	6
222	222 Riggs	6
223	223 Sam	6
224	224 Timothy	6
225	225 Westley	6
226	226 Winston	6
227	227 Aidan	5
228	228 Alden	5
229	229 Amos	5
230	230 Archie	5
231	231 Avery	5
232	232 Azariah	5
233	233 Bodhi	5
234	234 Brayden	5
235	235 Briggs	5
236	236 Caden	5
237	237 Campbell	5
238	238 Carson	5
239	239 Chance	5
240	240 Chase	5
241	241 Clark	5
242	242 Colt	5
243	243 Crew	5
244	244 Dante	5
245	245 Dustin	5
246	246 Ellis	5
247	247 Enzo	5
248	248 Fletcher	5
249	249 Ford	5
250	250 Frederick	5
251	251 Garrett	5
252	252 Gavin	5
253	253 Gideon	5
254	254 Ian	5
255	255 Ivan	5
256	256 Kamden	5
257	257 Kayce	5
258	258 Kayden	5
259	259 Kaysen	5
260	260 Kenai	5
261	261 Koen	5
262	262 Kolter	5
263	263 Kyler	5
264	264 Leif	5
265	265 Lochlan	5
266	266 Matthias	5
267	267 Maximus	5
268	268 Moses	5
269	269 Nico	5
270	270 Ozias	5
271	271 Paxton	5
272	272 Perry	5
273	273 Pierce	5
274	274 Porter	5
275	275 Preston	5
276	276 Quincy	5
277	277 Raymond	5
278	278 Reece	5
279	279 Reed	5
280	280 Riot	5
281	281 Ronan	5
282	282 Royce	5
283	283 Ryatt	5
284	284 Rylan	5
285	285 Sage	5
286	286 Santiago	5
287	287 Shepherd	5
288	288 Sutton	5
289	289 Sylas	5
290	290 Tristan	5
291	291 Wes	5
292	292 Wylie	5
293	293 Zachary	5

U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.

Which names does Montana give more often than the nation today?

Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, 2016-2025

Hadley2.2×

Paisley1.5×

Hazel1.4×

Nora1.3×

Willow1.2×

Harper1.2×

Isla1.2×

Aurora1.1×

Lucy1.1×

Eleanor1.1×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, 2016-2025

Ryker2.2×

Sawyer2.0×

Brooks1.8×

Beau1.7×

Weston1.6×

Waylon1.6×

Everett1.5×

Cooper1.5×

Silas1.5×

Maverick1.4×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Which names has Montana given more often than the nation since 1910?

The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, since 1910

Kari2.9×

Shelly1.8×

Colleen1.8×

Jodi1.7×

Heidi1.7×

Roberta1.7×

Marlene1.6×

Sierra1.6×

Mariah1.6×

Penny1.5×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, since 1910

Bridger21.6×

Colter12.9×

Lane3.1×

Tanner3.0×

Lyle2.9×

Kelly2.8×

Tucker2.8×

Loren2.5×

Beau2.5×

Duane2.4×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Montana’s number one names over time

Year	Girls’ #1	Boys’ #1
2025	Charlotte	Oliver
2020	Charlotte	Oliver
2015	Emma	William
2010	Emma	Wyatt
2005	Emma	Jacob
2000	Madison	Jacob
1995	Jessica	Austin
1990	Jessica	Michael
1985	Jessica	Michael
1980	Jennifer	Joshua
1975	Jennifer	Jason
1970	Michelle	Michael
1965	Lisa	Michael
1960	Mary	David
1955	Mary	Robert
1950	Linda	Robert
1945	Linda	James
1940	Sharon	Robert
1935	Shirley	Robert
1930	Mary	Robert
1925	Mary	Robert
1920	Mary	Robert
1915	Helen	John
1910	Mary	John

Decade by decade

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.

Every state’s top names