Boys' name · since 1976
Montae
Montae has 686 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
686 babies have been named Montae since 1976, making it today's #10976 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Montae recorded 686 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #10976 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,531 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,976 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 686 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montae ranks #6,531 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,976 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 686 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,976 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montae's 686 recorded births place it above 85.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Montae compares
686 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Montae's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 686 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montae splits its recorded history at 2001: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Montae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (175 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Montae's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Montae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 175 births (26% of all-time use).
How Montae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Montae's total volume
Montae by state
Where Montae concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Montae's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Montaes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Montae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Montae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.