Montay
Montay is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Montay has a population of 276 people (2019).
Meaning & Origin of Montay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Montay is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Montay has a population of 276 people (2019).
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The Story of Montay
Montay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 15 Montays were born — ranking #4,537 that year. As of 2026, Montay ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 294 Montays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Montay
Montay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. Montay's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #4,537. Use the chart and map above to compare Montay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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