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Montoya

Montoya is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Montoya are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 19%Female 81%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
19% male / 81% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
119 male / 520 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Montoya

To address Montoya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Montoya," in English, "Guten Tag Montoya," in German. About 19% of people named Montoya are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Montoya,

German

Guten Tag Montoya,

French

Bonjour Montoya,

Spanish

Estimado/a Montoya:

Chinese

Montoya您好：

Japanese

Montoya様

English

Hi Montoya,

German

Hi Montoya,

French

Salut Montoya,

Spanish

Hola Montoya,

Chinese

Montoya你好：

Japanese

Montoyaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Montoya by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name19%

United States birth data

119 male · 520 female · 639 births recorded

Male 19%Female 81%

Since 1980: 8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Montoya a male or female name?

Montoya is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Montoya are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Montoya in an email?

To address Montoya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Montoya," in English, "Guten Tag Montoya," in German. About 19% of people named Montoya are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Montoya a unisex name?

Montoya is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Montoya are men. Montoya leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Montoya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/montoya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_montoya,
  title  = {Is Montoya a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/montoya},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}