Boys' name · since 1976
Montrez
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 586 babies named Montrez, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 586
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Montrez is the #9946 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 586 recorded since 1976.
Montrez has 586 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9946 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #7,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,946 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 586 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrez ranks #7,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,946 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 586 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 586
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrez's 586 recorded births place it above 84.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Montrez compares
586 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Montrez's all-time total is 59% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montrez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 586 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montrez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Montrez's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Montrez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Montrez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (197 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Montrez's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Montrez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 197 births (34% of all-time use).
How Montrez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Montrez's total volume
Montrez by state
Where Montrez concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 56 | 9.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
56 of 586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Montrez's data
- Montrez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Montrezs (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Montrez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Montrez 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.