Boys' name · since 1971
Montrel
Montrel has 1,001 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,001
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrel currently ranks #9912 among boys' names in America, with 1,001 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Montrel recorded 1,001 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #9912 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #5,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,912 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,001 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrel ranks #5,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,912 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,001 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,001
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrel's 1,001 recorded births place it above 88.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Montrel compares
1,001 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Montrel's all-time total is 171% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montrel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,001 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montrel splits its recorded history at 1999: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montrel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Montrel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (388 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Montrel's strongest decade.
388 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Montrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
388 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s 114
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 388 births (39% of all-time use).
How Montrel 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 Montrel's total volume
Montrel by state
Where Montrel concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 30 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 1,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Montrel appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Montrel's data
- Montrel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (388 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.
- North Carolina records the most Montrels (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Montrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Montrel 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.