Montell — #9030 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Montell

The Social Security Administration has registered 881 babies named Montell between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montell currently holds the #9030 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Montell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Montell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 881 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.