Unisex name · since 1953
Montez
Montez has 3,205 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,205
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Montez is the #4735 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,205 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Montez recorded 3,205 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #4735 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #2,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,735 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,205 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montez ranks #2,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,735 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,205 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,205
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montez's 3,205 recorded births place it above 94.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Montez compares
3,205 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Montez's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,205 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montez splits its recorded history at 1993: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Montez popularity over time - girls
737 total births recorded since 1907 (Montez as girls' name)
Montez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (854 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Montez's strongest decade.
854 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Montez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
347 births
- 1980s
1980s
631 births
- 1990s
1990s
854 births
- 2000s
2000s
608 births
- 2010s
2010s
441 births
- 2020s 218
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 854 births (27% of all-time use).
How Montez 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 Montez's total volume
Montez by state
Where Montez concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 216 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 144 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 138 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 118 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 86 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 85 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 57 | 1.8% |
216 of 3,205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Montez appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Montez's data
- Montez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (854 total births); usage has since declined to 218 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Montezs (216 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
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 Montez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Montez 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.