Boys' name · since 1980

Montavious

1,002 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.

#5,134 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,859 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,002
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade

1,002 babies have been named Montavious since 1980, making it today's #7859 boys' name.

Montavious has 1,002 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7859 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.

  • #5,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,859 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,002 born since 1980
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montavious ranks #5,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,002 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,134 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,859 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,002
born since 1980
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43.5%
Montavious vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Montavious's 1,002 recorded births place it above 88.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Montavious compares

1,002 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Montavious's all-time total is 172% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Montavious Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,002 369 358,536
Peak-year births 46 34 22,252

Montavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Montavious splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Montavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
46
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
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Montavious by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (364 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Montavious's strongest decade.

364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Montavious births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 364 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Montavious 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 Montavious's total volume

Montavious vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 19.1%-18, 25.2%-36, 11.8%-27, 9.6%-57, 5.5%-146, 2.6%-55, 5.6%-61, 6%-23, 7.3%-57, 3.8%-114, 2.5%-19, 25%-28, 9.5%-45, 5.9%-114, 3%Montavious-46, 4.6%Montavious
Montavious vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 39.2%
#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 39.2%
Even split

393 of 1,002 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montavious?
Montavious has been given to 1,002 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,134 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #7,859 of 13,930. 46 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Montavious sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montavious ranks #5,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Montavious since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Montavious's data

  • Montavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (364 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Montaviouss (393 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Montavious

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Montavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2025 (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 Montavious 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.