Recorded 1980–2022 Boys' name Peak 1994 366 births

Montavius — boys' name

366 babies named Montavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s1682000s1132010s302020s11
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Montavius was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Montavius in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Montavius between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Montavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Montavius in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montavius 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 366 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.

Montavius at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

366

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Montavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Montavius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 46% of Montavius's all-time total
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Montavius by state

Where Montavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Montavius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
88 24.0%
#2 Tennessee
6 1.6%
Georgia share of Montavius's total US births 24.0%
Even split

88 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montavius?
366 babies have been named Montavius since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Montavius most popular?
Montavius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Montavius most popular?
The top states for the name Montavius are Georgia (88 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Montavius been used?
Montavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Montavius?
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, 1980–2022 (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.