Boys' name · since 1969
Montreal
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 1,113 babies named Montreal, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,113
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,113 babies have been named Montreal since 1969, making it today's #12302 boys' name.
Montreal has 1,113 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12302 as of the latest data, more common than 12% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #4,797 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,302 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,113 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montreal ranks #4,797 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,302 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,113 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,113
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montreal's 1,113 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Montreal compares
1,113 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Montreal's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montreal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,113 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montreal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montreal splits its recorded history at 1997: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montreal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Montreal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (335 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Montreal's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Montreal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
335 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 335 births (30% of all-time use).
How Montreal 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 Montreal's total volume
Montreal by state
Where Montreal concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 4.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 26 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
52 of 1,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Montreal's data
- Montreal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Montreals (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Montreal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Montreal 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.