boy's name

Montell

mon-TEL (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 950

Montell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 79 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Montell Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

326
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Montell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 17
1920s 5
1930s 0
1940s 11
1950s 18
1960s 25
1970s 131
1980s 114
1990s 326
2000s 119
2010s 84
2020s (to 2025) 31

How Popular Is Montell?

In 2024, Montell was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Montell Is Used

England & Wales #2,341 5 in 2002
United States #9,056 8 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Montell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Montell

  • English mon-TEL

Sibling Names for Montell

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Montell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Montell

How popular is the name Montell?

In 2024, Montell was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Montell a girl's or a boy's name?

Montell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Montell?

Montell has 2 syllables.

When was Montell most popular?

Montell peaked in 1995, when 79 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.