Montana Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Montana Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in Montana was Michael, with a count of 178 boys out of a total of 5,220 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.41% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Montana in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Matthew (144 boys, 2.76% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (136 boys, 2.61% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Montana in 1986

Michael

Matthew

Christopher

Joshua

Andrew

Ryan

Daniel

Tyler

Kyle

John

The table below below shows the top 196 most popular male baby names in Montana in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Montana over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Montana in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	178	3.41
2	Matthew	144	2.76
3	Christopher	136	2.61
4	Joshua	130	2.49
5	Andrew	122	2.34
5	Ryan	122	2.34
6	Daniel	117	2.24
7	Tyler	116	2.22
8	Kyle	102	1.95
9	John	101	1.94
10	Justin	94	1.80
10	Robert	94	1.80
11	Jacob	92	1.76
12	David	88	1.69
13	James	86	1.65
14	Joseph	78	1.49
15	Nicholas	72	1.38
16	Benjamin	71	1.36
16	Cody	71	1.36
16	Dustin	71	1.36
16	William	71	1.36
17	Brandon	70	1.34
18	Brian	63	1.21
19	Kevin	61	1.17
20	Jason	56	1.07
21	Thomas	54	1.03
21	Zachary	54	1.03
22	Patrick	53	1.01
23	Adam	52	1.00
23	Eric	52	1.00
23	Jonathan	52	1.00
23	Nathan	52	1.00
24	Jeremy	51	0.98
24	Steven	51	0.98
25	Jesse	50	0.96
26	Timothy	48	0.92
27	Aaron	47	0.90
28	Jeffrey	45	0.86
28	Scott	45	0.86
29	Sean	43	0.82
30	Anthony	42	0.81
31	Jared	41	0.79
32	Charles	39	0.75
33	Jordan	36	0.69
34	Paul	35	0.67
34	Peter	35	0.67
34	Travis	35	0.67
35	Richard	34	0.65
35	Samuel	34	0.65
36	Alexander	33	0.63
36	Chad	33	0.63
36	Shane	33	0.63
37	Derek	30	0.57
37	Levi	30	0.57
38	Stephen	29	0.56
39	Brett	28	0.54
39	Casey	28	0.54
39	Cole	28	0.54
39	Mark	28	0.54
40	Bryan	27	0.52
40	Cory	27	0.52
41	Marcus	25	0.48
41	Shawn	25	0.48
41	Trevor	25	0.48
42	Alex	22	0.42
42	Gregory	22	0.42
42	Jake	22	0.42
43	Keith	21	0.40
43	Nathaniel	21	0.40
44	Chase	19	0.36
45	Jeremiah	18	0.35
46	Austin	17	0.33
46	Carl	17	0.33
46	Drew	17	0.33
46	Kenneth	17	0.33
46	Logan	17	0.33
46	Lucas	17	0.33
46	Luke	17	0.33
46	Seth	17	0.33
47	Bradley	16	0.31
47	Craig	16	0.31
47	Erik	16	0.31
47	Jack	16	0.31
47	Joel	16	0.31
47	Tyson	16	0.31
48	Allen	15	0.29
48	Bryce	15	0.29
48	Corey	15	0.29
48	Dylan	15	0.29
48	Mitchell	15	0.29
48	Ronald	15	0.29
49	Caleb	14	0.27
49	Russell	14	0.27
49	Tanner	14	0.27
49	Taylor	14	0.27
50	Curtis	13	0.25
50	Devin	13	0.25
50	Garrett	13	0.25
50	Gary	13	0.25
50	Lance	13	0.25
50	Todd	13	0.25
51	Cameron	12	0.23
51	Evan	12	0.23
51	Ian	12	0.23
51	Kelly	12	0.23
51	Mathew	12	0.23
51	Phillip	12	0.23
51	Spencer	12	0.23
51	Wesley	12	0.23
52	Dennis	11	0.21
52	Donald	11	0.21
52	Douglas	11	0.21
52	Jon	11	0.21
52	Kristopher	11	0.21
52	Zane	11	0.21
53	Blake	10	0.19
53	Derrick	10	0.19
53	Grant	10	0.19
53	Jonathon	10	0.19
53	Raymond	10	0.19
54	Alan	9	0.17
54	Clayton	9	0.17
54	Dane	9	0.17
54	Edward	9	0.17
54	Jay	9	0.17
54	Micheal	9	0.17
54	Preston	9	0.17
54	Tyrel	9	0.17
54	Zachery	9	0.17
55	Christian	8	0.15
55	Jace	8	0.15
55	Jerry	8	0.15
55	Lee	8	0.15
55	Randy	8	0.15
55	Riley	8	0.15
55	Shaun	8	0.15
55	Stuart	8	0.15
55	Troy	8	0.15
55	Wade	8	0.15
55	Weston	8	0.15
56	Brady	7	0.13
56	Brent	7	0.13
56	Byron	7	0.13
56	Chance	7	0.13
56	Clinton	7	0.13
56	Gabriel	7	0.13
56	George	7	0.13
56	Isaac	7	0.13
56	Kasey	7	0.13
56	Marc	7	0.13
56	Philip	7	0.13
56	Skyler	7	0.13
56	Terry	7	0.13
56	Trent	7	0.13
56	Ty	7	0.13
56	Zachariah	7	0.13
57	Beau	6	0.12
57	Blaine	6	0.12
57	Dale	6	0.12
57	Gerald	6	0.12
57	Kellen	6	0.12
57	Larry	6	0.12
57	Miles	6	0.12
57	Nicolas	6	0.12
57	Ricky	6	0.12
57	Theodore	6	0.12
57	Will	6	0.12
58	Adrian	5	0.10
58	Brad	5	0.10
58	Brock	5	0.10
58	Calvin	5	0.10
58	Carson	5	0.10
58	Colin	5	0.10
58	Colt	5	0.10
58	Darren	5	0.10
58	Dean	5	0.10
58	Dusty	5	0.10
58	Eli	5	0.10
58	Frank	5	0.10
58	Glenn	5	0.10
58	Jeffery	5	0.10
58	Johnathan	5	0.10
58	Josiah	5	0.10
58	Kirk	5	0.10
58	Lane	5	0.10
58	Lawrence	5	0.10
58	Loren	5	0.10
58	Micah	5	0.10
58	Morgan	5	0.10
58	Nickolas	5	0.10
58	Roger	5	0.10
58	Ross	5	0.10
58	Roy	5	0.10
58	Shann	5	0.10
58	Tommy	5	0.10
58	Trenton	5	0.10

Montana Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in Montana was Amanda, with a count of 144 girls out of a total of 3,887 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 3.71% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Montana in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (139 girls, 3.58% of total). The third most popular girl name was Ashley (114 girls, 2.93% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Montana in 1986

Amanda

Jessica

Ashley

Sarah

Jennifer

Nicole

Stephanie

Amber

Danielle

Megan

The table below below shows the top 196 most popular female baby names in Montana in 1986. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Montana over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Montana in 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Amanda	144	3.71
2	Jessica	139	3.58
3	Ashley	114	2.93
4	Sarah	111	2.86
5	Jennifer	93	2.39
6	Nicole	71	1.83
7	Stephanie	69	1.78
8	Amber	68	1.75
9	Danielle	67	1.72
10	Megan	64	1.65
11	Katie	60	1.54
12	Rebecca	56	1.44
13	Brittany	53	1.36
13	Heather	53	1.36
14	Sara	52	1.34
15	Samantha	51	1.31
15	Whitney	51	1.31
16	Elizabeth	47	1.21
16	Tiffany	47	1.21
17	Rachel	46	1.18
18	Emily	44	1.13
18	Jamie	44	1.13
19	Kelsey	42	1.08
19	Kimberly	42	1.08
20	Erin	41	1.06
21	Kayla	39	1.00
22	Laura	38	0.98
22	Lisa	38	0.98
22	Melissa	38	0.98
23	Michelle	34	0.88
24	Lindsey	33	0.85
25	Amy	31	0.80
26	Courtney	30	0.77
27	Andrea	29	0.75
28	Crystal	28	0.72
28	Kelly	28	0.72
29	Katherine	27	0.70
29	Kristin	27	0.70
29	Mary	27	0.70
30	Anna	26	0.67
30	Holly	26	0.67
30	Lindsay	26	0.67
31	Angela	25	0.64
31	Shannon	25	0.64
32	Chelsea	24	0.62
32	Tara	24	0.62
33	Christina	22	0.57
33	Jenna	22	0.57
33	Misty	22	0.57
33	Vanessa	22	0.57
34	Alicia	21	0.54
34	Brittney	21	0.54
34	Kendra	21	0.54
34	Kristen	21	0.54
34	Lacey	21	0.54
35	Cassandra	20	0.52
35	Krista	20	0.52
36	Molly	19	0.49
37	Hannah	18	0.46
37	Patricia	18	0.46
38	April	17	0.44
38	Erica	17	0.44
39	Brooke	16	0.41
39	Chelsey	16	0.41
39	Kathryn	16	0.41
39	Miranda	16	0.41
40	Cassie	15	0.39
40	Kathleen	15	0.39
40	Meghan	15	0.39
40	Tessa	15	0.39
41	Alyssa	14	0.36
41	Brandi	14	0.36
41	Brianna	14	0.36
41	Katrina	14	0.36
41	Lauren	14	0.36
42	Allison	13	0.33
42	Caitlin	13	0.33
42	Casey	13	0.33
42	Heidi	13	0.33
42	Kari	13	0.33
43	Christine	12	0.31
43	Desiree	12	0.31
43	Julia	12	0.31
43	Kara	12	0.31
43	Margaret	12	0.31
43	Meagan	12	0.31
44	Dana	11	0.28
44	Kristina	11	0.28
44	Marissa	11	0.28
44	Morgan	11	0.28
44	Rachael	11	0.28
44	Tamara	11	0.28
45	Brandy	10	0.26
45	Cara	10	0.26
45	Dawn	10	0.26
45	Jacqueline	10	0.26
45	Julie	10	0.26
45	Karen	10	0.26
45	Krystal	10	0.26
45	Maria	10	0.26
45	Monica	10	0.26
45	Natalie	10	0.26
45	Natasha	10	0.26
45	Sasha	10	0.26
45	Valerie	10	0.26
46	Anne	9	0.23
46	Bethany	9	0.23
46	Bonnie	9	0.23
46	Carly	9	0.23
46	Catherine	9	0.23
46	Cynthia	9	0.23
46	Emma	9	0.23
46	Jessie	9	0.23
46	Leah	9	0.23
46	Mandy	9	0.23
46	Randi	9	0.23
46	Stefanie	9	0.23
46	Trista	9	0.23
47	Alexandria	8	0.21
47	Alisha	8	0.21
47	Ashlee	8	0.21
47	Breanna	8	0.21
47	Candice	8	0.21
47	Jenny	8	0.21
47	Katelyn	8	0.21
47	Kelli	8	0.21
47	Leslie	8	0.21
47	Mandi	8	0.21
47	Melanie	8	0.21
47	Rebekah	8	0.21
47	Robin	8	0.21
47	Savanna	8	0.21
48	Ann	7	0.18
48	Carla	7	0.18
48	Carrie	7	0.18
48	Celeste	7	0.18
48	Chantel	7	0.18
48	Gina	7	0.18
48	Jackie	7	0.18
48	Jena	7	0.18
48	Jill	7	0.18
48	Kristi	7	0.18
48	Naomi	7	0.18
48	Nichole	7	0.18
48	Sandra	7	0.18
48	Savannah	7	0.18
48	Shawna	7	0.18
48	Sheena	7	0.18
48	Stacey	7	0.18
48	Stacy	7	0.18
48	Tanya	7	0.18
48	Taryn	7	0.18
48	Teresa	7	0.18
49	Angel	6	0.15
49	Ashleigh	6	0.15
49	Candace	6	0.15
49	Carolyn	6	0.15
49	Claire	6	0.15
49	Elise	6	0.15
49	Erika	6	0.15
49	Faith	6	0.15
49	Felicia	6	0.15
49	Hillary	6	0.15
49	Jade	6	0.15
49	Janel	6	0.15
49	Janelle	6	0.15
49	Jayme	6	0.15
49	Jodi	6	0.15
49	Jordan	6	0.15
49	Kaitlin	6	0.15
49	Kylie	6	0.15
49	Lacy	6	0.15
49	Lori	6	0.15
49	Lydia	6	0.15
49	Melinda	6	0.15
49	Nikita	6	0.15
49	Paige	6	0.15
49	Rachelle	6	0.15
49	Taylor	6	0.15
49	Theresa	6	0.15
49	Tracy	6	0.15
49	Trisha	6	0.15
49	Victoria	6	0.15
50	Aimee	5	0.13
50	Ali	5	0.13
50	Amelia	5	0.13
50	Annie	5	0.13
50	Ashlie	5	0.13
50	Brenda	5	0.13
50	Briana	5	0.13
50	Brianne	5	0.13
50	Britney	5	0.13
50	Cari	5	0.13
50	Carissa	5	0.13
50	Caroline	5	0.13
50	Chelsie	5	0.13
50	Colleen	5	0.13
50	Danelle	5	0.13
50	Haley	5	0.13
50	Jaclyn	5	0.13
50	Jana	5	0.13
50	Jolene	5	0.13
50	Katharine	5	0.13
50	Kira	5	0.13
50	Kirsten	5	0.13
50	Kyla	5	0.13
50	Lana	5	0.13
50	Lena	5	0.13
50	Linda	5	0.13
50	Mackenzie	5	0.13
50	Mallory	5	0.13
50	Michele	5	0.13
50	Renee	5	0.13
50	Robyn	5	0.13
50	Sheila	5	0.13
50	Sierra	5	0.13
50	Tabitha	5	0.13
50	Terra	5	0.13
50	Tia	5	0.13
50	Tori	5	0.13
50	Veronica	5	0.13