Boys' name · since 1967
Montrell
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 3,980 babies named Montrell, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,980
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrell currently ranks #4172 among boys' names in America, with 3,980 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrell has been recorded 3,980 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #4172 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #2,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,172 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,980 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Montrell ranks #2,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,172 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,980 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,980
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Montrell's 3,980 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Montrell compares
3,980 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Montrell's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Montrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,980 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 34 | 22,252 |
Montrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Montrell splits its recorded history at 1996: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Montrell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Montrell popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 1971 (Montrell as girls' name)
Montrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,065 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Montrell's strongest decade.
1,065 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Montrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 352
1970s
352 births
- 1980s
1980s
759 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,065 births
- 2000s
2000s
985 births
- 2010s
2010s
592 births
- 2020s 202
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,065 births (27% of all-time use).
How Montrell 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 Montrell's total volume
Montrell by state
Where Montrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 320 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 241 | 6.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 237 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 223 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 196 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 145 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 108 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 97 | 2.4% |
320 of 3,980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Montrell appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Montrell's data
- Montrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,065 total births); usage has since declined to 202 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Montrells (320 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Montrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Montrell 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.