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Baby names in Montana, 1960s

1960–1969 · 114,809 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Montana across the 1960s, with 2,576 births in the decade. The state recorded 114,809 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Montana in the 1960s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Tana10513×
Shawna130
Shane269
Twila42
Wade214
Shauna67
Kari173
Cory105

Top 25 in the 1960s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael2,576
#2David2,240
#3John2,165
#4Robert2,068
#5James1,910
#6Mark1,720
#7Lisa1,496
#8Scott1,362
#9William1,266
#10Richard1,193
#11Kevin1,110
#12Mary1,107
#13Steven1,071
#14Thomas1,059
#15Daniel1,056
#16Brian995
#17Timothy973
#18Julie909
#19Susan878
#20Jeffrey871
#21Kelly866
#22Lori865
#23Michelle810
#24Joseph806
#25Karen781

Other decades in Montana

All Montana names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org