Boys' name · since 1972
Montray
209 babies named Montray in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
209 boys have been named Montray since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Montray has 209 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2017.
- #12,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 209 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montray ranks #12,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,689 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 209
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montray's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Montray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montray splits its recorded history at 1994: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Montray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (107 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Montray's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Montray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 107 births (51% of all-time use).
Montray by state
Where Montray concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 209 births nationwide.
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What to do with Montray's data
- Montray's decade-level peak was the 1990s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Montrays (5 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 Montray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1972–2017 (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 Montray 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.