Montana
Girl and boy name
Montana meaning
mountain
Montana at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,648 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,056 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Montana popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | #3,561 | 5 |
| 1980 | #3,614 | 11 |
| 1990 | #1,238 | 79 |
| 1995 | #769 | 194 |
| 2000 | #1,035 | 141 |
| 2010 | #3,308 | 33 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 110 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
All 52 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | #3,561 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,995 | 5 |
| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1975 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1976 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1978 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1979 | #3,811 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,614 | 11 |
| 1981 | #3,857 | 10 |
| 1982 | #2,000 | 27 |
| 1983 | #2,913 | 15 |
| 1984 | #1,979 | 27 |
| 1985 | #1,304 | 54 |
| 1986 | #1,535 | 43 |
| 1987 | #1,684 | 40 |
| 1988 | #1,848 | 36 |
| 1989 | #1,268 | 73 |
| 1990 | #1,238 | 79 |
| 1991 | #1,139 | 93 |
| 1992 | #997 | 118 |
| 1993 | #962 | 125 |
| 1994 | #779 | 185 |
| 1995 | #769 | 194 |
| 1996 | #775 | 188 |
| 1997 | #810 | 181 |
| 1998 | #821 | 182 |
| 1999 | #996 | 141 |
| 2000 | #1,035 | 141 |
| 2001 | #1,027 | 143 |
| 2002 | #1,147 | 124 |
| 2003 | #1,513 | 85 |
| 2004 | #1,394 | 102 |
| 2005 | #1,569 | 89 |
| 2006 | #1,823 | 75 |
| 2007 | #2,094 | 65 |
| 2008 | #2,828 | 42 |
| 2009 | #3,399 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,308 | 33 |
| 2011 | #3,695 | 28 |
| 2012 | #2,632 | 46 |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 41 |
| 2014 | #2,491 | 50 |
| 2015 | #1,982 | 73 |
| 2016 | #2,183 | 62 |
| 2017 | #2,032 | 69 |
| 2018 | #1,646 | 98 |
| 2019 | #1,523 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 110 |
| 2021 | #1,576 | 110 |
| 2022 | #1,633 | 106 |
| 2023 | #1,573 | 110 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 1990 | #1,568 | 97 |
| 1998 | #510 | 496 |
| 2000 | #592 | 432 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 |
| 2020 | #1,728 | 116 |
| 2024 | #1,056 | 235 |
All 80 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1956 | #5,953 | 5 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 |
| 1977 | #9,651 | 5 |
| 1978 | #7,650 | 7 |
| 1979 | #5,749 | 11 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 |
| 1982 | #6,889 | 9 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 |
| 1984 | #7,397 | 8 |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 |
| 1986 | #2,228 | 46 |
| 1987 | #2,276 | 47 |
| 1988 | #1,704 | 75 |
| 1989 | #1,540 | 92 |
| 1990 | #1,568 | 97 |
| 1991 | #1,375 | 117 |
| 1992 | #1,025 | 182 |
| 1993 | #858 | 225 |
| 1994 | #650 | 331 |
| 1995 | #638 | 341 |
| 1996 | #611 | 374 |
| 1997 | #523 | 458 |
| 1998 | #510 | 496 |
| 1999 | #544 | 462 |
| 2000 | #592 | 432 |
| 2001 | #670 | 374 |
| 2002 | #684 | 366 |
| 2003 | #810 | 304 |
| 2004 | #993 | 238 |
| 2005 | #1,054 | 226 |
| 2006 | #869 | 306 |
| 2007 | #932 | 290 |
| 2008 | #1,295 | 192 |
| 2009 | #1,710 | 129 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 |
| 2011 | #1,982 | 99 |
| 2012 | #2,159 | 87 |
| 2013 | #1,918 | 104 |
| 2014 | #1,674 | 126 |
| 2015 | #1,666 | 128 |
| 2016 | #1,598 | 138 |
| 2017 | #1,803 | 115 |
| 2018 | #1,798 | 113 |
| 2019 | #1,723 | 120 |
| 2020 | #1,728 | 116 |
| 2021 | #1,432 | 150 |
| 2022 | #1,288 | 184 |
| 2023 | #1,304 | 174 |
| 2024 | #1,056 | 235 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Montana” (revision 93025408), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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