Girl & boy name
Montana
Montana holds the #1033 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 242 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1728 in 2020 to #1033 today. Its strongest year on record was 1998 (#510 nationally, 496 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1910. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#374 there in 2025).
Rankings
Montana popularity, 1880–2025
Where Montana is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Montana in the most recent year of SSA data.
Montana as a boy name
Montana is currently the #1520 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 114 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1942, Montana hit its all-time high of #769 in 1995, when 194 boys were given the name. State by state, Maryland leads the way at #809.