Recorded 1989–2018 Boys' name Peak 1999 127 births

Montarius — boys' name

127 babies named Montarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s822000s242010s15
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Montarius was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

12 babies were named Montarius in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Montarius between 1989 and 2018, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montarius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montarius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Montarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Montarius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montarius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 127 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Montarius at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

127

Since 1989

30 years of records

Peak year

1999

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1989

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2018

Montarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1989

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 2018200319991996199319901989 6

Montarius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 65% of Montarius's all-time total
1980s61990s822000s242010s15

Montarius by state

Where Montarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Montarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 3.9%
Tennessee share of Montarius's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montarius?
127 babies have been named Montarius since 1989. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 12 births.
When was Montarius most popular?
Montarius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Montarius most popular?
The top states for the name Montarius are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Montarius been used?
Montarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 30 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Montarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.