Mountain or life
A modern American coinage likely created by blending the Latin root 'mons' (mountain) with the popular suffix '-avia', as seen in names like Octavia. It may also be interpreted as a feminine variation of Montgomery or a rhythmic invention combining 'mountain' with the Latin 'avis' (bird) or 'vita' (life).
Less common today
Montavia isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,120 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
