Recorded 1973–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 179 births

Montia — girls' name

179 babies named Montia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s521990s802000s36
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Montia was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Montia in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montia

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Montia between 1973 and 2005, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Montia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Montia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montia 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 179 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.

Montia at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

179

Since 1973

33 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1973

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2005

Montia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1973

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20052001199819941991198719831973 5

Montia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 45% of Montia's all-time total
1970s111980s521990s802000s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montia?
179 babies have been named Montia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Montia most popular?
Montia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Montia been used?
Montia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 33 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Montia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monica, Monique, Mona, Monika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2005 (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.