boy's name
Montreal
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,113
Montreal is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Montreal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 146 |
| 1980s | 240 |
| 1990s | 335 |
| 2000s | 205 |
| 2010s | 137 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 45 |
How popular is Montreal?
In 2025, Montreal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Montreal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Montreal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Montreal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Montreal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Montreal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Montreal
How popular is the name Montreal?
In 2025, Montreal was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Montreal a girl's or a boy's name?
Montreal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Montreal?
Montreal has 3 syllables.
When was Montreal most popular?
Montreal peaked in 1990, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Montreal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Montreal currently ranks #12,583 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.