Girls' name · since 1993
Montaya
44 babies named Montaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Montaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montaya has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2010.
- #36,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montaya ranks #36,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #36,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Montaya's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Montaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Montaya's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Montaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Montaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Montaya's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Montaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Montaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Montaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 1993–2010 (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 Montaya 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.