unisex name
Montana
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,577
Ireland
#852
2025 births
Montana is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 356 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1998, when 678 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,313 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Montana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 92 |
| 1920s | 69 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1970s | 97 |
| 1980s | 701 |
| 1990s | 4,569 |
| 2000s | 3,755 |
| 2010s | 1,723 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,756 |
How popular is Montana?
In 2025, Montana was given to 356 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Montana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Montana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Montana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Montana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Montana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Montana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Montana
How popular is the name Montana?
In 2025, Montana was given to 356 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Montana a girl's or a boy's name?
Montana is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Montana?
Montana has 3 syllables.
When was Montana most popular?
Montana peaked in 1998, when 678 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Montana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Montana currently ranks #852 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.