Montell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mon-TEL
- Origin
- Modern
Montell is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Montell come from?
Modern: spelling of Montel; modern elaboration of Monte
Meaning borrowed from Montel.
Is Montell a girl's or a boy's name?
Montell is a boys' name.
How popular is Montell 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 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Montell in the UK since 1996 were born between 1996 and 1999. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Montell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Montell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Montell in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Montell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 79 | #1,314 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
Nicknames for Montell
- Monte 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Montell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matthew Adam Maxwell Michael Marcus Joshua Nathan Samuel Jason Daniel Ryan Jordan
Names related to Montell
More Modern names
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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, “Montell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/montell, updated 20 October 2026.