Recorded 1972–2017 Boys' name Peak 1990 204 births

Montray — boys' name

204 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.

1970s211980s381990s1072000s332010s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Montray was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Montray in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montray

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Montray between 1972 and 2017, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Montray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Montray in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montray 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 204 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.

Montray at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

204

Since 1972

46 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1972

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2017

Montray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1972

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
46810121416 2017200219971993198919831972 5

Montray by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
107 births that decade — 52% of Montray's all-time total
1970s211980s381990s1072000s332010s5

Montray by state

Where Montray concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Montray
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Montray's total US births 2.5%

5 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montray?
204 babies have been named Montray since 1972. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Montray most popular?
Montray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Montray most popular?
The top states for the name Montray are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Montray been used?
Montray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 46 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Montray?
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, 1972–2017 (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.