Recorded 1907–1980 Girls' name Peak 1921 492 births

Montine — girls' name

492 babies named Montine in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s1331920s1651930s841940s601950s181960s101970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Montine was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

28 babies were named Montine in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montine

The Social Security Administration has registered 492 babies named Montine between 1907 and 1980, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Montine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Montine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 233 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Montine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montine 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 492 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.

Montine at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

492

Since 1907

74 years of records

Peak year

1921

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1907

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1980

Montine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1907

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1921)
28
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Montine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
165 births that decade — 34% of Montine's all-time total
1900s121910s1331920s1651930s841940s601950s181960s101970s51980s5

Montine by state

Where Montine concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Montine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
233 47.4%
#2 Arkansas
23 4.7%
Georgia share of Montine's total US births 47.4%
Even split

233 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montine?
492 babies have been named Montine since 1907. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1921 with 28 births.
When was Montine most popular?
Montine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Montine most popular?
The top states for the name Montine are Georgia (233 births), Arkansas (23 births).
How long has the name Montine been used?
Montine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 74 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Montine?
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, 1907–1980 (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.