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Demontray

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How to Pronounce Demontray

Pronounced duh-mon-TRAY /dəˌmɑnˈtreɪ/Low

Meaning: Demontray is best read as an invented American name rather than an inherited one: the fashionable De- opening (as in Deshawn or Demario) joined to a -montray sound that recalls Montrell and the French-flavored Montray. The parts carry style more than a fixed dictionary meaning, so the 'meaning' is really the sound and the family of names it sits beside.Low

In 30 seconds: Demontray is a rare boy's name, a late-century African American coinage joining the De- prefix to a Montray sound. It surfaced briefly around 1992 (said duh-mon-TRAY).

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Origin LowAfrican American, American

MeaningDemontray is best read as an invented American name rather than an inherited one: the fashionable De- opening (as in Deshawn or Demario) joined to a -montray sound that recalls Montrell and the French-flavored Montray. The parts carry style more than a fixed dictionary meaning, so the 'meaning' is really the sound and the family of names it sits beside.

U.S. rank (2008)#10128 ↗ Rising

2008 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1992

Total births (all-time)≈ 141

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Demontray belongs to the broad family of invented De- names that flourished in African American communities across the 1980s and 1990s. It reads as De- plus a Montray base, itself a cousin of Montrell and Montez, so its 'meaning' lives in that rhythm rather than a single root. It was only ever handed to a small number of boys.

Demontray reached its modest high point around 1992, given to only about fourteen boys even in that peak year and never becoming common. A boy named Demontray then is in his early thirties today, placing the name squarely in the millennial cohort.

Did you know? The De- prefix that opens Demontray became a signature of Black American naming from the 1970s onward, generating cousins like Demario, Deshawn and Demarcus in the same wave.

Overall data confidence 28%

References - Demontray — Modern African American coinage: De- prefix + -montray (cf. Montrell/Montray); brief early-1990s appearance; meaning stylistic.

Variations

DemontraeDemontreDemontreyMontray

Nicknames

DeeMonteTray

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If you like Demontray…

Demario— another De- prefixed boy's coinage of the same era

Montrell— shares the -montr- core and rhythm

Deshawn— a familiar De- name from the same naming wave

Davonte— a like-sounding modern African American name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Demontray mean?

It is a modern African American coinage joining the De- prefix to a -montray element related to Montrell; its force is stylistic rather than a fixed dictionary meaning.

How do you pronounce Demontray?

It is said duh-mon-TRAY /dəˌmɑnˈtreɪ/ - three syllables, stress on the last.

Is Demontray a boy or girl name?

Demontray is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Demontray?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its early-nineteen-nineties peak, and it never entered common use.