Given name & surname
Montay
“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
Montay connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Montay connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Montay connects to the Montague name family through Monte. An origin associated with Montague is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Montay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 294
- 294 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −82%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 252 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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