Given name
Montray
“a high-maintenance man”
Montray is a variant of Montrae. One American interpretation is “a high-maintenance man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Montray is a variant of Montrae. One American interpretation is “a high-maintenance man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Montray is a variant of Montrae. An origin associated with Montrae is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Montray through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 209 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 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.
Montray’s family of names
Montray has a related form in Montrae.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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