HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONTANA! Today we celebrate this beautiful state and turning 132 years old today! So many things have happened here in Montana. Let's talk about it! Facts about Montana:

Montana is the 4th largest state in the nation, which is super cool and is part of the reason we have so many scenic drives.

Montana has the largest Grizzley bear population in the lower 48.

In Montana, it is a felony to open your husband's mail...weird right?? HERE is a list of a bunch of weird state laws.

Phil Jackson, Dana Carvey, and Gary Cooper just to name a couple, are from Montana. You can see a few more HERE.

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One not-so-fun thing about Montana is murder, HERE are four famous homicides from Montana. A couple of names you may recognize.

The oldest town in our beautiful state is Stevensville! With a little over 2,000 people, Stevensville is in the Bitterroot Valley.

Bozeman is growing more and more every day, especially in the last couple of years, gaining almost 30 thousand in population. With that population increase, you may see come of THESE celebrities.

Things Montana is missing out on...a fruit. Montana does not have a state fruit, which is rather sad. Why can we not have Flat Cherries as our state fruit? Also, I have reached out to Orea and suggested they make a Huckleberry Oreo, they said no. So I tried Montana, I really did.

KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state

Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.

Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.

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