How Many People Are Named Montel?
An estimated 1,502 people in the United States have the first name Montel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Montel peaked in popularity in 1995 with 162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Montel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Montel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,502
About 1 in 228,199 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1995
162 births
Total Registered
1,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Montel
Montel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,549 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Montel as a male name
Ranked #11,848 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (162 births)
Montel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Montel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 914 babies were registered. Montel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Montel by Decade
How has Montel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Montel by State
Birth registrations for Montel span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Connecticut, Indiana. On average, about 24 Montels were registered per state.
Montel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Montel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Montel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Montel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Montel?
We estimate approximately 1,502 people named Montel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 228,199 Americans share this first name.
Is Montel a common name?
Montel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Montel most popular?
Montel reached peak popularity in 1995, when 162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Montel is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Montel a male name?
Montel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Montel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Montel Smith, Montel Johnson, Montel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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