Most Popular Baby Names in Montana (2025)

The most popular baby names in Montana in 2025 were Charlotte for girls and Oliver for boys, based on Social Security data for babies born in the state.

Names that rank much higher in Montana than in the country as a whole include Juniper, Hadley, Millie, Waylon, Weston, and Colter.

State data is published a year behind the national list, and it only includes names given to at least five babies of one sex in the state.

Top 100 baby names in Montana

Girls

Girls
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Charlotte	46	↑ 1
2	Lucy	41	↑ 40
3	Amelia	40	↑ 3
4	Lainey	38	↓ 3
5	Nora	37	↑ 5
6	Harper	36	↑ 6
7	Violet	36	↑ 29
8	Sophia	34	↑ 6
9	Evelyn	32	↓ 4
10	Isla	32	↓ 1
11	Hazel	31	↓ 3
12	Ava	29	↑ 11
13	Emma	29	↓ 6
14	Olivia	29	↓ 11
15	Aurora	27	–
16	Elizabeth	27	↑ 5
17	Juniper	27	↑ 24
18	Eleanor	26	↓ 14
19	Hadley	25	↑ 3
20	Ella	24	↑ 4
21	Ellie	24	↓ 5
22	Josephine	24	↑ 3
23	Lily	24	↑ 3
24	Penelope	22	↑ 52
25	Millie	21	↑ 40
26	Willow	20	↑ 6
27	Josie	19	↑ 7
28	Nova	19	↑ 31
29	Chloe	18	↑ 54
30	Emery	18	↓ 12
31	Vivian	18	new
32	Wren	18	new
33	Avery	17	↓ 13
34	Clara	17	↑ 5
35	Grace	17	↑ 12
36	Isabella	17	new
37	Ivy	17	↓ 9
38	Naomi	17	↑ 12
39	Stevie	17	new
40	Adeline	16	↑ 4
41	Ember	16	↓ 30
42	Luna	16	new
43	Maeve	16	↓ 14
44	Oaklynn	16	↑ 48
45	Piper	16	↑ 6
46	Quinn	16	↑ 32
47	Remi	16	↑ 46
48	Ruby	16	↓ 18
49	Scottie	16	↑ 4
50	Aria	15	↑ 5
51	Eloise	15	↓ 24
52	Emilia	15	new
53	Madison	15	↑ 4
54	Sophie	15	new
55	Ayla	14	new
56	Iris	14	↓ 23
57	Lillian	14	↓ 8
58	Lydia	14	↑ 14
59	Oakley	14	↑ 1
60	Paisley	14	↓ 47
61	Zoey	14	new
62	Blakely	13	↑ 20
63	Charlie	13	↓ 18
64	Claire	13	new
65	Eden	13	↓ 19
66	Elsie	13	↑ 3
67	Freya	13	↑ 31
68	Riley	13	new
69	Scarlett	13	↓ 52
70	Stella	13	new
71	Abigail	12	↓ 8
72	Addison	12	new
73	Audrey	12	↓ 54
74	Autumn	12	new
75	Hannah	12	↓ 35
76	Margot	12	new
77	Mary	12	↓ 4
78	Sofia	12	new
79	Adelaide	11	new
80	Alice	11	↓ 43
81	Amara	11	new
82	Bonnie	11	new
83	Georgia	11	new
84	June	11	↓ 49
85	Mabel	11	new
86	Margaret	11	new
87	Murphy	11	↑ 4
88	Quincy	11	new
89	Sylvie	11	new
90	Wrenley	11	↓ 36
91	Cora	10	↓ 7
92	Delilah	10	↓ 24
93	Kennedy	10	↓ 22
94	Layla	10	↑ 6
95	Lila	10	new
96	Maria	10	new
97	Mia	10	↓ 66
98	Natalie	10	↓ 40
99	Opal	10	new
100	Rylee	10	new

Boys

Boys
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Oliver	62	–
2	Henry	58	↑ 8
3	William	52	↑ 2
4	Hudson	45	–
5	Theodore	45	↓ 2
6	James	44	↓ 4
7	Waylon	43	↑ 5
8	Weston	43	↑ 14
9	Cooper	41	↑ 9
10	Colter	39	↑ 33
11	Liam	39	↓ 5
12	Miles	37	↑ 12
13	Owen	37	–
14	Maverick	35	↓ 3
15	Asher	34	↓ 6
16	Jack	34	↑ 12
17	Beau	33	↓ 9
18	Benjamin	33	↑ 8
19	Brooks	32	↑ 16
20	Bennett	31	↓ 3
21	Noah	31	↓ 14
22	Thomas	30	↑ 9
23	Walker	30	↑ 9
24	John	29	↓ 4
25	Leo	29	↑ 34
26	Wesley	29	↓ 1
27	Samuel	28	↑ 10
28	Silas	28	↑ 17
29	Wyatt	28	↓ 15
30	Archer	27	↑ 50
31	Elijah	27	↓ 16
32	Luke	27	↓ 3
33	Sawyer	27	↑ 46
34	Alexander	26	new
35	Everett	26	↓ 2
36	Lucas	26	↑ 20
37	Rowan	25	↑ 21
38	Arthur	24	new
39	Daniel	24	↓ 16
40	Ezra	24	↓ 13
41	Grayson	24	↓ 1
42	Levi	24	↓ 23
43	Carter	23	↓ 5
44	Jackson	23	↓ 28
45	Elias	22	↑ 15
46	Hayes	22	↑ 28
47	Lincoln	22	↓ 6
48	Stetson	22	↓ 18
49	Charles	21	↑ 22
50	Michael	21	↓ 1
51	Mason	20	↓ 30
52	Barrett	19	↑ 2
53	Matthew	19	new
54	Nolan	19	new
55	Jasper	18	↑ 31
56	Joseph	18	↓ 22
57	Logan	18	↓ 9
58	Mateo	18	↑ 10
59	Milo	18	↑ 28
60	Rhett	18	↑ 17
61	River	18	↓ 4
62	Easton	17	↑ 2
63	Emmett	17	↓ 17
64	Jesse	17	new
65	Tate	17	new
66	Callum	16	new
67	Calvin	16	new
68	Colton	16	↑ 14
69	Dean	16	↑ 14
70	Declan	16	↓ 15
71	Gabriel	16	↑ 23
72	Hunter	16	new
73	Isaac	16	↓ 6
74	Roman	16	↓ 30
75	Ryker	16	↑ 3
76	Atlas	15	↓ 25
77	Beckett	15	↓ 7
78	Braxton	15	↓ 15
79	Callahan	15	new
80	David	15	↓ 27
81	Knox	15	↑ 17
82	Luca	15	new
83	Myles	15	↓ 8
84	Vincent	15	new
85	August	14	↓ 43
86	Christopher	14	new
87	Elliott	14	new
88	Jude	14	new
89	Ryder	14	↓ 39
90	Sebastian	14	new
91	Anthony	13	new
92	Arlo	13	↓ 2
93	Hank	13	new
94	Joshua	13	new
95	Parker	13	new
96	Aiden	12	new
97	Austin	12	new
98	Bentley	12	new
99	Boone	12	new
100	Cash	12	new

Names more popular in Montana

Names in the state's top 50 that rank far higher in Montana than across the US.

Girls

Name	Montana	US
Juniper	#17	#100
Hadley	#19	#121
Millie	#25	#73
Josie	#27	#82
Emery	#30	#74
Vivian	#31	#72
Wren	#32	#231
Stevie	#39	#203

Boys

Name	Montana	US
Waylon	#7	#56
Weston	#8	#55
Colter	#10	#157
Beau	#17	#60
Brooks	#19	#64
Walker	#23	#78
Silas	#28	#71
Archer	#30	#98

Number-one names in Montana by year

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Charlotte (46)	Oliver (62)
2024	Lainey (47)	Oliver (58)
2023	Charlotte (54)	Oliver (59)
2022	Olivia (44)	William (54)
2021	Olivia (53)	Oliver (54)
2020	Charlotte (51)	Oliver (68)
2019	Emma (52)	Oliver (61)
2018	Harper (63)	Liam (55)
2017	Olivia (60)	James (59)
2016	Harper (57)	James (60)
2015	Emma (70)	William (63)
2014	Emma (56)	William (61)

Source: US Social Security Administration state files. A name only appears in a state list if at least five babies of one sex received it there that year.

Top 100 baby names in Montana

Girls

Boys

Names more popular in Montana

Girls

Boys

Number-one names in Montana by year

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