Montel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mon-TEL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Montel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Montel come from?
Modern: modern elaboration of Monte
Is Montel a girl's or a boy's name?
Montel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Montel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 57 boys.
Half of all the boys named Montel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1996 and 2000. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Montel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 57 | #405 |
How popular is Montel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Montel, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 1995, with 162 boys. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the boys named Montel in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Montel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,132 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 83 | #1,342 |
| 1996 | 126 | #988 |
| 1995 | 162 | #844 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,227 |
| 1993 | 144 | #887 |
| 1992 | 140 | #889 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
Nicknames for Montel
- Monte 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Montel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marcus, Miguel, Samuel, Marcel, Marco, Joshua, Matthew, Luca, Adam, Omar, Perez, Michael
Names related to Montel
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Montel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/montel, updated 20 October 2026.