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Montana

Unisex

Meaning of Montana: Spanish: 'mountain'

Montana is a unisex name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 746th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#746

356 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,855

First recorded 1910 · peak 1998

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 106 babies1986: 89 babies1987: 87 babies1988: 111 babies1989: 165 babies1990: 176 babies19901991: 210 babies1992: 300 babies1993: 350 babies1994: 516 babies1995: 535 babies1996: 562 babies1997: 639 babies1998: 678 babies1999: 603 babies2000: 573 babies20002001: 517 babies2002: 490 babies2003: 389 babies2004: 340 babies2005: 315 babies2006: 381 babies2007: 355 babies2008: 234 babies2009: 161 babies2010: 113 babies20102011: 127 babies2012: 133 babies2013: 145 babies2014: 176 babies2015: 201 babies2016: 200 babies2017: 184 babies2018: 212 babies2019: 232 babies2020: 226 babies20202021: 261 babies2022: 291 babies2023: 284 babies2024: 338 babies2025: 356 babies
US babies named Montana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 678.

Gender split

31% boys · 69% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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