Montreal Boy
How popular is Montreal?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Montreal in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
1,073living people named Montreal (est.)
32median age of people named Montreal
1,113babies named Montreal since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Montreal popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▼ 4244 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,995 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1990 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,630 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Montreal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Montrell family of names ranked #2,535 for boys in 2025 (#2,186 the year before), with 37 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Montreal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1970s | 146 | #1,943 |
| 1980s | 240 | #1,826 |
| 1990s | 335 | #1,630 |
| 2000s | 205 | #3,523 |
| 2010s | 137 | #4,534 |
| 2020s | 45 | #6,474 |
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Questions
- Is Montreal a boy or girl name?
- Montreal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Montreal were boys.
- How popular is the name Montreal?
- 5 baby boys were named Montreal in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
- When was Montreal most popular?
- Montreal peaked in 1990, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,630 in 1990.
- How many people are named Montreal?
- 1,113 babies have been named Montreal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,073 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.