How Many People Are Named Montgomery?
An estimated 5,261 people in the United States have the first name Montgomery. It is predominantly male (91.2%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Montgomery peaked in popularity in 2023 with 245 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Montgomery 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 Montgomery paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,261
About 1 in 65,150 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.2% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2023
245 births
Total Registered
5,986
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Montgomery
Montgomery is predominantly male (91.2%), though 527 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Montgomery as a male name
Ranked #1,090 in 2024
199 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (210 births)
Montgomery as a female name
Ranked #6,071 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (42 births)
Montgomery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Montgomery span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,282 babies were registered. Montgomery remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Montgomery by Decade
How has Montgomery 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.
Montgomery by State
Birth registrations for Montgomery span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas. On average, about 65 Montgomerys were registered per state.
Montgomery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Montgomery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Montgomery
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Montgomery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Montgomery?
We estimate approximately 5,261 people named Montgomery 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 65,150 Americans share this first name.
Is Montgomery a common name?
Montgomery is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,986 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Montgomery most popular?
Montgomery reached peak popularity in 2023, when 245 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Montgomery is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Montgomery a male name?
Montgomery is predominantly male. 91.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Montgomery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Montgomery Smith, Montgomery Johnson, Montgomery 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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