Is Montel a boy or girl name?

Montel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,560 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Montel

Recorded 1950–2025 · United States

Montel was most popular in 1995, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,916 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,560 people named Montel.

Montel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Montel’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Montel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Montel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,560 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Montel

Where Montel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org