Montana
From the US state, whose name was adapted from Latin montanus, mountainous, by way of Spanish montana, mountain.
Montana in 2025
Montana was given to 356 babies in the United States in 2025 — 114 boys and 242 girls, making it the 1,493rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,313 babies born.
The history of Montana
Montana reached its highest point in 1998, when 678 babies were given the name, ranking 775th that year.
Across the 116 years of records since 1910, 12,855 babies have been named Montana. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Montana by decade
| Decade | Babies named Montana | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 92 | 3,479 |
| 1920s | 69 | 4,999 |
| 1930s | 68 | 3,820 |
| 1940s | 5 | 8,066 |
| 1950s | 20 | 9,224 |
| 1970s | 97 | 4,859 |
| 1980s | 701 | 1,778 |
| 1990s | 4,569 | 775 |
| 2000s | 3,755 | 901 |
| 2010s | 1,723 | 2,003 |
| 2020s | 1,756 | 1,493 |
Where Montana is heading
Montana has risen 77% over the past decade, from 201 babies in 2015 to 356 in 2025.
Names like Montana
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Montana.