How Many People Are Named Montana?
An estimated 12,022 people in the United States have the first name Montana. It is used for both genders, with 68.6% female. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Montana peaked in popularity in 1998 with 678 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Montana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Montana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,022
About 1 in 28,511 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
68.6% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
678 births
Total Registered
12,495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Montana
Montana is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (31.4%) and females (68.6%). Out of 12,495 total births registered, 3,923 were male and 8,572 were female.
Montana as a male name
Ranked #1,656 in 2024
102 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (194 births)
Montana as a female name
Ranked #1,058 in 2024
235 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (496 births)
Montana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Montana span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,569 babies were registered. While Montana is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Montana by Decade
How has Montana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Montana by State
Birth registrations for Montana span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Nebraska, District of Columbia, Nevada. On average, about 200 Montanas were registered per state.
Montana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Montana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Montana
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Montana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Montana?
We estimate approximately 12,022 people named Montana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,511 Americans share this first name.
Is Montana a common name?
Montana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Montana most popular?
Montana reached peak popularity in 1998, when 678 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Montana is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Montana a female name?
Montana is predominantly female. 68.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Montana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Montana Smith, Montana Johnson, Montana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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