Boys' name · since 1975
Montrail
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Montrail, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrail is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 221 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrail has been recorded 221 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2013.
- #12,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 221 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrail ranks #12,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrail's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Montrail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montrail splits its recorded history at 1994: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montrail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2013
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Montrail by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Montrail's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Montrail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Montrail's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Montrail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1975–2013 (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 Montrail 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.