Montel
Montel is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Montel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Montel is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Montel
Montel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 162 Montels were born — ranking #847 that year. As of 2026, Montel ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Montels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Montel
Montel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Montel's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #847. Use the chart and map above to compare Montel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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