unisex name
Montez
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,942
Montez is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 19% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 110 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Montez started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1907.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Montez over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 19 |
| 1910s | 128 |
| 1920s | 204 |
| 1930s | 149 |
| 1940s | 81 |
| 1950s | 82 |
| 1960s | 138 |
| 1970s | 372 |
| 1980s | 643 |
| 1990s | 859 |
| 2000s | 608 |
| 2010s | 441 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 218 |
How popular is Montez?
In 2025, Montez was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Montez
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Montez also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Montez over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Montez
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Montez — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Montez
How popular is the name Montez?
In 2025, Montez was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Montez a girl's or a boy's name?
Montez is used for both girls and boys. About 19% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Montez?
Montez has 2 syllables.
When was Montez most popular?
Montez peaked in 1991, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Montez a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Montez currently ranks #4,715 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Montez originally a boys' or girls' name?
Montez was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.