Boys' name · since 1974
Montego
Montego has 58 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Montego sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montego has been recorded 58 times among boys since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2023.
- #21,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montego ranks #21,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Montego's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Montego's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Montego's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Montego popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1975)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Montego by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Montego's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Montego births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Montego's data
- Montego's decade-level peak was the 1970s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 8 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Montego: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Montego 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.