Montgomery
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Mountain Belonging To The Ruler. Surname Of Numerous English And Scottish Earls.
- Origin
- French
Montgomery Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,459 baby boys have been named Montgomery. The name peaked in 2023 with 210 US births that year (rank #1042). In 2024, ranked #1090 nationally.
Top States for Montgomery
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Montgomery births are: California (460), Texas (239), New York (150).
Other French-Origin Names Like Montgomery
If you like Montgomery's French origin, consider these related names: Abelia, Abella, Acel, Aceline, Adalene. Browse all French names →
10-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Montgomery's exact length and starting letter: Mabonaqain, Mac Ailean, Mac An Aba, Mac Artuir, Macalister.
Quick Facts About Montgomery
US Popularity History (2025–2025)
Annual US births named Montgomery by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 241 boys named Montgomery (boy rank #962 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Montgomery Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Montgomery the strongest states are Oregon, Wisconsin, Indiana.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #598 | 24 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | #632 | 47 |
| 3 | Indiana | #728 | 35 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #752 | 36 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #753 | 17 |
| 6 | Michigan | #780 | 47 |
| 7 | Ohio | #786 | 57 |
| 8 | Washington | #791 | 39 |
| 9 | Colorado | #793 | 30 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #824 | 53 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #877 | 46 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #825 | 39 |
| 3 | Missouri | #825 | 50 |
| 4 | North Carolina | #824 | 53 |
| 5 | Colorado | #793 | 30 |
| 6 | Washington | #791 | 39 |
| 7 | Ohio | #786 | 57 |
| 8 | Michigan | #780 | 47 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #753 | 17 |
| 10 | Tennessee | #752 | 36 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Montgomery in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Montgomery to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Montgomery against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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