Boys' name · since 1975
Montay
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 294 babies named Montay, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
294 boys have been named Montay since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montay has been recorded 294 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2021.
- #10,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 294 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montay ranks #10,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 294 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 294
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montay's 294 recorded births place it above 76.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Montay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Montay's full recorded timeline at 1999, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Montay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Montay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (95 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Montay's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Montay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Montay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Montay: 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 (~46 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, 1975–2021 (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 Montay 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.