US rank #8493 Boys' name Peak 2000 992 births

Montavious — #8493 US boys' name

992 babies named Montavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s961990s3162000s3642010s1602020s56
#8493
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Montavious was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

46 babies were named Montavious in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 992 babies named Montavious between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montavious currently holds the #8493 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 364 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Montavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 393 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Montavious in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montavious 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 992 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.

Montavious at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

992

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2000

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,493

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Montavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
46
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
01020304050 202420182012200620001994198819811980 7

Montavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
364 births that decade — 37% of Montavious's all-time total
1980s961990s3162000s3642010s1602020s56

Montavious by state

Where Montavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Montavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
393 39.6%
#2 Mississippi
51 5.1%
#3 Tennessee
48 4.8%
#4 Alabama
22 2.2%
#5 Florida
6 0.6%
#6 South Carolina
6 0.6%
Georgia share of Montavious's total US births 39.6%
Even split

393 of 992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montavious?
992 babies have been named Montavious since 1980. It currently ranks #8493 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 46 births.
When was Montavious most popular?
Montavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 364 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Montavious most popular?
The top states for the name Montavious are Georgia (393 births), Mississippi (51 births), Tennessee (48 births).
How long has the name Montavious been used?
Montavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Montavious?
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.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.