Montana is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Montana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,033 among girls (242) and #1,525 among boys (114) — overall #1,493 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 356 | 356 | #1,033 | #1,525 |
| 2024 | 338 | 338 | #1,059 | #1,657 |
| 2023 | 284 | 284 | #1,309 | #1,588 |
| 2022 | 291 | 291 | #1,289 | #1,631 |
| 2021 | 261 | 261 | #1,434 | #1,572 |
| 2020 | 226 | 226 | #1,738 | #1,522 |
| 2019 | 232 | 232 | #1,721 | #1,527 |
| 2018 | 212 | 212 | #1,809 | #1,646 |
| 2017 | 184 | 184 | #1,811 | #2,044 |
| 2016 | 200 | 200 | #1,602 | #2,197 |
| 2015 | 201 | 201 | #1,674 | #1,995 |
| 2014 | 176 | 176 | #1,682 | #2,507 |
| 2013 | 145 | 145 | #1,924 | #2,829 |
| 2012 | 133 | 133 | #2,182 | #2,664 |
| 2011 | 127 | 127 | #1,997 | #3,752 |
| 2010 | 113 | 113 | #2,378 | #3,355 |
| 2009 | 161 | 161 | #1,717 | #3,452 |
| 2008 | 234 | 234 | #1,298 | #2,863 |
| 2007 | 355 | 355 | #933 | #2,106 |
| 2006 | 381 | 381 | #873 | #1,836 |
| 2005 | 315 | 315 | #1,060 | #1,570 |
| 2004 | 340 | 340 | #994 | #1,402 |
| 2003 | 389 | 389 | #811 | #1,526 |
| 2002 | 490 | 490 | #684 | #1,150 |
| 2001 | 517 | 517 | #673 | #1,031 |
| 2000 | 573 | 573 | #592 | #1,035 |
| 1999 | 603 | 603 | #545 | #1,000 |
| 1998 | 678 | 678 | #511 | #821 |
| 1997 | 639 | — | #523 | #812 |
| 1996 | 562 | — | #613 | #778 |
| 1995 | 535 | — | #639 | #771 |
| 1994 | 516 | — | #650 | #781 |
| 1993 | 350 | — | #862 | #963 |
| 1992 | 300 | — | #1,029 | #1,002 |
| 1991 | 210 | — | #1,379 | #1,142 |
| 1990 | 176 | — | #1,574 | #1,248 |
| 1989 | 165 | — | #1,548 | #1,278 |
| 1988 | 111 | — | #1,718 | #1,871 |
| 1987 | 87 | — | #2,298 | #1,700 |
| 1986 | 89 | — | #2,253 | #1,553 |
| 1985 | 106 | — | #2,067 | #1,313 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | #7,894 | #2,018 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #4,615 | #3,023 |
| 1982 | 36 | — | #7,275 | #2,039 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #6,653 | #4,049 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #6,609 | #3,764 |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #6,026 | #3,984 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #8,232 | #3,333 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,683 | — |
| 1976 | 24 | — | #4,086 | #4,280 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #6,910 | #3,838 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,745 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,002 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,362 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,596 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,349 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,149 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,910 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,679 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,373 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,725 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,662 | — |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,701 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,672 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,483 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,743 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #4,058 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,796 | — |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,798 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #3,096 | — |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #4,250 | — |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,905 | — |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #3,329 | — |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,842 | — |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #2,131 | — |
| 1918 | 13 | — | #2,627 | — |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,658 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,809 | — |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,490 | — |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #2,126 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,296 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,674 | — |