The most distinctive Montana baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Montana names were Quincy and Colter. Across the whole record it is Tana and Bridger.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quincy | 11 | 7× | Colter | 39 | 4× |
| 2 | Kimber | 8 | 5× | Bridger | 10 | 4× |
| 3 | Wren | 18 | 3× | Hank | 13 | 3× |
| 4 | Hadley | 25 | 3× | Perry | 5 | 3× |
| 5 | Freyja | 7 | 3× | Bjorn | 7 | 3× |
| 6 | Juniper | 27 | 3× | Brock | 7 | 3× |
| 7 | Stevie | 17 | 3× | Boone | 12 | 3× |
| 8 | Murphy | 11 | 3× | Ridge | 10 | 3× |
| 9 | Bonnie | 11 | 3× | Mccoy | 7 | 3× |
| 10 | Opal | 10 | 2× | Tripp | 10 | 3× |
| 11 | Lucy | 41 | 2× | Uriah | 8 | 2× |
| 12 | Lainey | 38 | 2× | Riot | 5 | 2× |
| 13 | Adelaide | 11 | 2× | Soren | 10 | 2× |
| 14 | Finley | 9 | 2× | Clyde | 7 | 2× |
| 15 | Piper | 16 | 2× | Roy | 9 | 2× |
| 16 | Ember | 16 | 2× | Hayes | 22 | 2× |
| 17 | Sylvie | 11 | 2× | Sawyer | 27 | 2× |
| 18 | Oaklynn | 16 | 2× | Waylon | 43 | 2× |
| 19 | Remi | 16 | 2× | Wade | 12 | 2× |
| 20 | Nora | 37 | 2× | Wylie | 5 | 2× |
| 21 | Maren | 8 | 2× | Weston | 43 | 2× |
| 22 | Clementine | 8 | 2× | Lewis | 10 | 2× |
| 23 | Scottie | 16 | 2× | Rhett | 18 | 2× |
| 24 | Blakely | 13 | 2× | Barrett | 19 | 2× |
| 25 | Sawyer | 10 | 2× | Stetson | 22 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Montana | 51 | 152× | Duane | 30 | 3× |
| 1920s | Montana | 27 | 166× | Lyle | 148 | 3× |
| 1930s | Montana | 7 | 69× | Dick | 186 | 4× |
| 1940s | Myrna | 162 | 5× | Dick | 141 | 4× |
| 1950s | Tana | 44 | 9× | Monte | 122 | 5× |
| 1960s | Tana | 105 | 19× | Shane | 269 | 5× |
| 1970s | Tana | 59 | 13× | Jory | 15 | 13× |
| 1980s | Kaycee | 21 | 7× | Colter | 43 | 47× |
| 1990s | Teal | 11 | 24× | Colter | 108 | 80× |
| 2000s | Aspen | 126 | 12× | Kolter | 12 | 100× |
| 2010s | Aspen | 141 | 7× | Colter | 100 | 36× |
| 2020s | Huntley | 7 | 7× | Bridger | 80 | 15× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tana | 251 | 15× | Bridger | 523 | 28× |
| 2 | Teal | 11 | 8× | Tyrel | 114 | 21× |
| 3 | Aspen | 395 | 5× | Shann | 5 | 18× |
| 4 | Echo | 30 | 5× | Colter | 518 | 17× |
| 5 | Myrna | 410 | 5× | Kruze | 6 | 8× |
| 6 | Huntley | 7 | 4× | Treysen | 5 | 8× |
| 7 | Montana | 90 | 4× | Teagen | 6 | 6× |
| 8 | Darcy | 242 | 4× | Kale | 110 | 6× |
| 9 | Kari | 656 | 4× | Taven | 15 | 5× |
| 10 | Shawna | 468 | 3× | Kolter | 27 | 5× |
| 11 | Danette | 95 | 3× | Dick | 418 | 5× |
| 12 | Tami | 376 | 3× | Ridge | 102 | 4× |
| 13 | Kimber | 94 | 3× | Monte | 276 | 4× |
| 14 | Fern | 294 | 3× | Lyle | 754 | 4× |
| 15 | Jami | 197 | 3× | Ryatt | 32 | 4× |
| 16 | Kaycee | 63 | 3× | Shad | 42 | 4× |
| 17 | Ember | 206 | 3× | Loren | 506 | 4× |
| 18 | Jolene | 306 | 3× | Stetson | 181 | 4× |
| 19 | Briar | 62 | 3× | Lane | 525 | 4× |
| 20 | Tawnya | 37 | 3× | Kelly | 931 | 3× |
| 21 | Finley | 209 | 3× | Duane | 1,181 | 3× |
| 22 | Jeri | 180 | 3× | Kade | 241 | 3× |
| 23 | Murphy | 39 | 3× | Tanner | 985 | 3× |
| 24 | Lorna | 212 | 3× | Jade | 36 | 3× |
| 25 | Danelle | 46 | 3× | Colt | 275 | 3× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Montana births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
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