Is Montana a boy or girl name?
Montana is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 235 girls and 102 boys were named Montana, so 69.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.6% of the 12,495 US babies named Montana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,656
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,058
- Babies named Montana since 1910
- 12,495
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 678 babies
Boys and girls named Montana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 15 | 75% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 44 | 54 | 55.1% |
| 1980s | 336 | 365 | 52.1% |
| 1990s | 1,486 | 3,083 | 67.5% |
| 2000s | 898 | 2,857 | 76.1% |
| 2010s | 611 | 1,110 | 64.5% |
| 2020s | 538 | 859 | 61.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | #1,656 | 235 | #1,058 |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,585 | 174 | #1,309 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,638 | 184 | #1,289 |
| 2021 | 110 | #1,581 | 150 | #1,434 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,521 | 116 | #1,738 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,527 | 120 | #1,737 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,652 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,044 | 115 | #1,809 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,197 | 138 | #1,602 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,995 | 128 | #1,674 |
| 2014 | 50 | #2,506 | 126 | #1,682 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,828 | 104 | #1,923 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,663 | 87 | #2,182 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,751 | 99 | #1,997 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,355 | 80 | #2,377 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,452 | 129 | #1,717 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,863 | 192 | #1,298 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,106 | 290 | #933 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,836 | 306 | #873 |
| 2005 | 89 | #1,570 | 226 | #1,060 |
| 2004 | 102 | #1,402 | 238 | #994 |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,526 | 304 | #811 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,150 | 366 | #684 |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,031 | 374 | #673 |
| 2000 | 141 | #1,035 | 432 | #592 |
| 1999 | 141 | #1,000 | 462 | #545 |
| 1998 | 182 | #821 | 496 | #511 |
| 1997 | 181 | #812 | 458 | #523 |
| 1996 | 188 | #778 | 374 | #613 |
| 1995 | 194 | #771 | 341 | #639 |
| 1994 | 185 | #781 | 331 | #650 |
| 1993 | 125 | #963 | 225 | #862 |
| 1992 | 118 | #1,002 | 182 | #1,029 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,142 | 117 | #1,379 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,248 | 97 | #1,574 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,278 | 92 | #1,548 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,870 | 75 | #1,718 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,700 | 47 | #2,298 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,553 | 46 | #2,253 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,313 | 52 | #2,067 |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,018 | 8 | #7,894 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,024 | 16 | #4,615 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,039 | 9 | #7,276 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,048 | 10 | #6,653 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,765 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,985 | 11 | #6,025 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,333 | 7 | #8,231 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,683 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,282 | 16 | #4,086 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,840 | 9 | #6,281 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,745 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,999 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,364 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,597 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,349 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,150 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,679 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,373 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,725 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,662 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,701 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,672 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,483 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,743 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,179 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,058 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,796 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,798 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,096 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,250 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,905 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,329 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,842 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,131 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,627 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,658 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,809 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,937 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,490 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,126 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,296 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,674 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Montana reached #771 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #511 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Montana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.