NameTides

Montana

Montana was the #1,033 girls' name in the US in 2025 (242 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Montana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Montana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Montana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,033 (242)#2,006 (14)—#718 (4)#2,282 (9)
2024#1,056 (236)#2,772 (9)——#3,383 (5)
2023#1,304 (174)#2,063 (13)#749 (3)—#2,366 (8)
2022#1,288 (184)#1,556 (19)#760 (3)—#2,133 (9)
2021#1,432 (150)#1,692 (17)—#883 (3)#2,893 (6)
2020#1,728 (116)#1,773 (16)———
2019#1,716 (121)#1,782 (16)—#871 (3)—
2018#1,799 (113)#2,090 (13)—#734 (4)—
2017#1,804 (115)#1,457 (22)———
2016#1,598 (138)#2,120 (13)——#2,383 (8)
2015#1,667 (128)#2,195 (12)—#896 (3)#2,891 (6)
2014#1,674 (126)#2,314 (11)—#752 (4)#2,905 (6)
2013#1,918 (104)#2,313 (11)——#2,595 (7)
2012#2,160 (87)#2,969 (8)——#2,013 (10)
2011#1,982 (99)#1,903 (14)——#2,348 (8)

Montana as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Montana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Montana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,520 (114)——
2024#1,650 (102)#4,271 (4)—
2023#1,576 (110)#3,524 (5)—
2022#1,626 (107)——
2021#1,565 (111)——
2020#1,518 (110)#4,608 (3)#2,431 (6)
2019#1,523 (111)——
2018#1,638 (99)——
2017#2,032 (69)——
2016#2,184 (62)#3,079 (6)—
2015#1,983 (73)#3,908 (4)—
2014#2,492 (50)——
2013#2,804 (41)——
2012#2,632 (46)——
2011#3,695 (28)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #510.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Montana were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Montana is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 6,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Montana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #863MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #508NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: #562OHPennsylvania: #576PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #480MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: #425ARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #374OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #915GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Montana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MontanaCanadaGirls#2,2829
MontanaCanadaBoys—too few
MontanaEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
MontanaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
MontanaIrelandGirls#7184
MontanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MontanaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MontanaScotlandGirls—too few
MontanaUSGirls#1,033242
MontanaUSBoys#1,520114