Boys' name · since 1989
Montarius
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Montarius, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
127 boys have been named Montarius since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Montarius has 127 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2018.
- #15,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 127 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montarius ranks #15,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montarius's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Montarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montarius splits its recorded history at 1997: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Montarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Montarius's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Montarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (65% of all-time use).
Montarius by state
Where Montarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Montarius's data
- Montarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Montariuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Montarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1989–2018 (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 Montarius 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.