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Most popular baby names in Montana, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Montana in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 2,825 girls and 3,764 boys are in the Montana list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
46 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
62 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Montana 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”46▲ 1
  2. #2Lucy“light”41▲ 35
  3. #3Amelia“vigor, bravery”40▲ 3
  4. #4LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202538▼ 3
  5. #5NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”37▲ 4
  6. #6HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”36▲ 6
  7. #6VioletFrom the word “violet”36▲ 27
  8. #8Sophia“wisdom”34▲ 6
  9. #9EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”32▼ 4
  10. #9IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters32same
  11. #11HazelFrom the word “hazel”31▼ 4
  12. #12AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records29▲ 11
  13. #12Emma“entire”29▼ 5
  14. #12Olivia“olive; olive branch”29▼ 9
  15. #15AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”27same
  16. #15Elizabeth“my God is an oath”27▲ 4
  17. #15JuniperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #427 in 2015, #100 in 202527▲ 22
  18. #18Eleanorpossibly “other”26▼ 14
  19. #19Hadley“heath + woodland clearing”25same
  20. #20EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”24▲ 3
  21. #20EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records24▼ 5
  22. #20JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”24▲ 3
  23. #20LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”24▲ 3
  24. #24Penelopepossibly “duck”22▲ 44
  25. #25MillieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 202521▲ 38

Top 25 boys · Montana 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records62same
  2. #2HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records58▲ 8
  3. #3William“will + helmet”52▲ 2
  4. #4HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records45same
  5. #4TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202545▼ 1
  6. #6James“May He Heel”44▼ 4
  7. #7WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202543▲ 5
  8. #7WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202543▲ 14
  9. #9CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202541▲ 8
  10. #10ColterEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 202539▲ 32
  11. #10LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”39▼ 4
  12. #12MilesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 202537▲ 11
  13. #12OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202537▲ 1
  14. #14MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 202535▼ 4
  15. #15AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202534▼ 6
  16. #15JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”34▲ 11
  17. #17BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 202533▼ 9
  18. #17Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”33▲ 9
  19. #19BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”32▲ 16
  20. #20BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”31▼ 3
  21. #20NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records31▼ 13
  22. #22Thomas“twin”30▲ 4
  23. #22WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 202530▲ 4
  24. #24Johnpossibly “God is gracious”29▼ 4
  25. #24Leo“lion”29▲ 35
  26. #24Wesley“west + wood, clearing”29▼ 1

Names that stand out in Montana

Names in the Montana top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Montana births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameMontanaUSShare vs US
Quincy#79#81418.7×
Murphy#79#3978.0×
Bonnie#79#3968.0×
Wren#29#2317.7×
Opal#91#4237.7×
Stevie#33#2036.5×
Hadley#19#1216.3×
Adelaide#79#2895.9×

Boys

NameMontanaUSShare vs US
Hank#91#4137.6×
Colter#10#1577.5×
Boone#96#4237.1×
Wade#96#3445.7×
Cash#96#2874.6×
Hayes#45#1624.5×
Callahan#76#2274.3×
Rhett#55#1884.2×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Montana). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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