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Montana

Unisex English #1309 in 2023

Montana is a unisex name of English origin.

Meaning of Montana

Specifically from the name of the U.S. state. From montāna the US state via montaña the surname from Montaña topographic surname

Popularity of Montana

Popularity, 1910–2023

284 births in 2023

1910 2023

12,158 U.S. births recorded from 1910–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1998

678 babies

First recorded

1910

113 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

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Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Girl · Ancient Greek

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Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

Popular from the 1960s to the 1990s

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.