Is Montoya a boy or girl name?

Montoya is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 639 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.4% were girls and 18.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1980, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Montoya

Recorded 1962–2008 · United States

Montoya was most popular in 1978, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,831 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 639 people named Montoya.

Montoya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Montoya’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Montoya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Montoya is mostly a girl’s name — 81.4% of the 639 Americans given it were girls and 18.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1980 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org