Montgomery
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- munt-GUM-er-ee
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #597 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #960 for boys
Montgomery is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “hill of Gomeric”. In 2025 it ranked 597th for boys in the UK (71 babies) and 960th for boys in the US (241 babies).
What does Montgomery mean?
French: Norman surname from a place name
“hill of Gomeric”
From a Norman place name; Roger de Montgomery was a leading follower of William the Conqueror.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Montgomery a girl's or a boy's name?
Montgomery is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 71 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 241 boys in the US.
How popular is Montgomery in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #597among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were named Montgomery, making it the 597th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 446th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 125 boys.
Half of all the boys named Montgomery in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 578th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Montgomery in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #597 |
| 2024 | 67 | #622 |
| 2023 | 80 | #547 |
| 2022 | 78 | #550 |
| 2021 | 76 | #571 |
| 2020 | 99 | #446 |
| 2019 | 99 | #460 |
| 2018 | 98 | #467 |
| 2017 | 125 | #403 |
| 2016 | 101 | #458 |
| 2015 | 118 | #406 |
| 2014 | 102 | #442 |
| 2013 | 111 | #420 |
| 2012 | 120 | #398 |
| 2011 | 84 | #491 |
| 2010 | 96 | #443 |
| 2009 | 93 | #446 |
| 2008 | 73 | #527 |
| 2007 | 84 | #456 |
| 2006 | 73 | #484 |
| 2005 | 55 | #544 |
| 2004 | 46 | #607 |
| 2003 | 33 | #720 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Montgomery in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #960among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 241about 1 in 7,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 241 boys in the US were named Montgomery, making it the 960th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,086th. 20 girls were also named Montgomery in 2025 (5,916th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Montgomery of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Montgomery in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8% of the babies named Montgomery in the US were girls.
Montgomery in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | #960 |
| 2024 | 200 | #1,087 |
| 2023 | 210 | #1,040 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,057 |
| 2021 | 209 | #1,034 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,086 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,188 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 104 | #1,555 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,551 |
| 2013 | 83 | #1,753 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,636 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,967 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1,974 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,061 |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,671 |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,465 |
| 2003 | 77 | #1,627 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,537 |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,760 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,577 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 54 | #1,661 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,922 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,352 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,117 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 |
| 1967 | 54 | #986 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 57 | #976 |
| 1964 | 73 | #891 |
| 1963 | 60 | #970 |
| 1962 | 66 | #929 |
| 1961 | 63 | #966 |
| 1960 | 60 | #980 |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,155 |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,171 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,256 |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,021 |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,044 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,377 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,054 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,194 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,063 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,226 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,757 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,851 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,799 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,207 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,130 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,090 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,697 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,877 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 8 | #803 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #878 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Nicknames for Montgomery
- Monty 169 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Montgomery
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Montgomery: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/montgomery, updated 20 October 2026.