Most popular baby names in Montana

In 2023, the top baby names in Montana were Oliver for boys (59 babies) and Charlotte for girls (54 babies). The next most popular were Theodore, James and Henry for boys and Emma, Hazel and Olivia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Montana, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	59
2	Theodore	47
3	James	44
4	Henry	39
5	Owen	38
6	Noah	37
7	Hudson	36
8	Jackson	36
9	Liam	34
10	William	34
11	Asher	33
12	Cooper	31
13	Everett	31
14	Levi	31
15	Jack	30
16	Waylon	30
17	Wyatt	30
18	Brooks	29
19	Maverick	29
20	Miles	29
21	Ezra	27
22	John	27
23	Luke	27
24	Weston	27
25	Benjamin	26

Top 25 girl names in Montana, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Charlotte	54
2	Emma	38
3	Hazel	37
4	Olivia	37
5	Amelia	35
6	Eleanor	35
7	Nora	35
8	Evelyn	34
9	Harper	31
10	Isla	31
11	Sophia	29
12	Willow	29
13	Ava	27
14	Paisley	27
15	Aurora	24
16	Scarlett	24
17	Avery	23
18	Lainey	23
19	Lucy	23
20	Eden	22
21	Elizabeth	22
22	Juniper	22
23	Lily	22
24	Ellie	21
25	Quinn	21

Names more common in Montana than nationally

The share of Montana babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Everett4.2× · 31 babies
Waylon3.1× · 30 babies
Cooper2.9× · 31 babies
Jackson2.5× · 36 babies
Wyatt2.5× · 30 babies
Owen2.4× · 38 babies
Hudson2.3× · 36 babies
Theodore2.2× · 47 babies
Asher2.1× · 33 babies
Oliver2× · 59 babies
James1.9× · 44 babies
Henry1.8× · 39 babies

Girls

Hazel3.7× · 37 babies
Nora3.6× · 35 babies
Isla3.5× · 31 babies
Eleanor3.2× · 35 babies
Charlotte2.6× · 54 babies
Harper2.4× · 31 babies
Evelyn2.3× · 34 babies
Emma1.7× · 38 babies
Amelia1.7× · 35 babies
Olivia1.5× · 37 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. 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.