Unisex name · since 1886
Montie
Montie has 1,695 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,695
- born since 1886
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,695 boys have been named Montie since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Montie has 1,695 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2024.
- #3,658 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,695 born since 1886
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montie ranks #3,658 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,695 born since 1886, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,658 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,695
- born since 1886
- 1950s
- peak decade
Montie's 1,695 recorded births place it above 91.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Montie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Montie's full recorded timeline at 1950, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1939 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Montie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2024
- Peak year (1939)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
1,695 total births across 139 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1939 with 46 births in a single year.
Montie popularity over time - girls
935 total births recorded since 1885 (Montie as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Montie accounts for 36% of total recorded use across both genders.
Montie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (330 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Montie's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Montie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
152 births
- 1930s
1930s
256 births
- 1940s
1940s
270 births
- 1950s
1950s
330 births
- 1960s
1960s
277 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 330 births (19% of all-time use).
Montie decade highlights
- Peak decade 330 births
- Runner-up 277 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Montie 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 Montie's total volume
Montie by state
Where Montie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
67 of 1,695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.0% of nationwide
- California 1.2% of nationwide
- Missouri 1.0% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 0.9% of nationwide
- Kentucky 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Montie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Montie's data
- Montie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Monties (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Montie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1886–2024 (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 Montie 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.
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