Recorded 1975–2013 Boys' name Peak 1982 221 births

Montrail — boys' name

221 babies named Montrail in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s601990s762000s362010s28
1990s
Peak decade

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

1982
Single peak year

14 babies were named Montrail in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montrail

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Montrail between 1975 and 2013, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montrail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montrail performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Montrail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montrail 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 221 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.

Montrail at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

221

Since 1975

39 years of records

Peak year

1982

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1975

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2013

Montrail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1975

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1982)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 20132008200019951991198719801975 5

Montrail by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 34% of Montrail's all-time total
1970s211980s601990s762000s362010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montrail?
221 babies have been named Montrail since 1975. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1982 with 14 births.
When was Montrail most popular?
Montrail was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Montrail been used?
Montrail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 39 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Montrail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2013 (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.