Boys' name · since 1950
Montel
1,560 babies named Montel in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,273 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montel currently ranks #7273 among boys' names in America, with 1,560 babies recorded since 1950.
Montel has 1,560 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7273 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #3,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,273 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,560 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montel ranks #3,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,273 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,560 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,273 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montel's 1,560 recorded births place it above 91.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Montel compares
1,560 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Montel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,560 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Montel's full recorded timeline at 1995, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 162 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Montel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Montel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (914 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Montel's strongest decade.
914 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Montel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 105
1970s
105 births
- 1980s 137
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
914 births
- 2000s 174
2000s
174 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 914 births (59% of all-time use).
How Montel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Montel's total volume
Montel by state
Where Montel concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 55 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 54 | 3.5% |
| #3 | California | | 51 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 50 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 42 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 33 | 2.1% |
55 of 1,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Montel appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Montel's data
- Montel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (914 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Montels (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Montel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Montel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.