Boys' name · since 1914
Montell
Montell has 881 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 881
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
881 boys have been named Montell since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Montell recorded 881 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #5,563 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 881 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montell ranks #5,563 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 881 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,563 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 881
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montell's 881 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Montell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Montell's full recorded timeline at 1990, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Montell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Montell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (326 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Montell's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Montell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
326 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 326 births (37% of all-time use).
How Montell 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 Montell's total volume
Montell by state
Where Montell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 31 | 3.5% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
31 of 881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Montell's data
- Montell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Montells (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Montell: 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 (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Montell 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.