Fun Facts About the Name Montrell
- More than 4 thousand babies named Montrell: U.S. records list 4,008 babies given the name Montrell from 1880 through 2025. Even 28 girls received the name Montrell - about 1 girl for every 142 boys.
What Does the Name Montrell Mean?
Montrell is a masculine given name used chiefly in the United States, and it has no securely documented meaning. The name is not a French dictionary word or a traditional French given name, so any reading of it is a description of its parts rather than an established translation. Structurally, the opening element Mont- matches French mont, 'mountain' (from Latin mons, montis), the same element behind Monte, Montgomery, and Montague. The closing -el/-ell is a common final element in French- and English-derived names, as in Marcel, Lionel, and Terrell. Taken literally, the parts would point to something like 'mountain,' but that is a plausible parsing of the sounds, not a meaning recorded for this name.
Montrell Name History & Origins
Montrell belongs to a group of American given names, along with Montrel, Dontrell, Deontrell, and Quantrell, that share a stressed second syllable and an -ell ending. Names of this shape became noticeable in the United States during the twentieth century, especially in African American communities, where they were often built by joining familiar name elements or by turning surnames into given names. The double l spelling is the usual given-name form.
The Mont- beginning matches the French element mont used in Monte, Montgomery, and Montague, and it also appears in the French place name and surname Montreuil. Those are separate names with their own histories, and a shared look does not prove a shared origin; no documentary link between Montrell and any of them has been established. The ending carries no fixed meaning of its own, and in American name formation it often works mainly as a rhythmic closing syllable. Because the derivation is not documented, the name's development can be described only in these general terms rather than traced through earlier forms in specific languages.
How Popular is the Name Montrell?
Montrell recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2006. Its best rank was #915 in 1989.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #12,826 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #14,463 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #11,543 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,358 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #8,000 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,212 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #3,488 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #2,981 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2022 | #3,446 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #3,335 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #3,385 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #2,281 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2018 | #2,601 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2017 | #2,303 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2016 | #2,754 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #2,472 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #2,418 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #2,415 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #1,978 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 2011 | #1,960 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2010 | #1,803 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2009 | #1,650 | 96 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #1,717 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 2007 | #1,503 | 106 | 0.0051% |
| 2006 | #1,282 | 131 | 0.0064% |
| 2005 | #1,483 | 98 | 0.0049% |
| 2004 | #1,563 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 2003 | #1,587 | 80 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #1,402 | 94 | 0.0048% |
| 2001 | #1,198 | 114 | 0.0059% |
| 2000 | #1,380 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 1999 | #1,372 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 1998 | #1,182 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 1997 | #1,282 | 90 | 0.0048% |
| 1996 | #1,137 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 1995 | #1,094 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 1994 | #1,189 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 1993 | #955 | 127 | 0.0065% |
| 1992 | #941 | 130 | 0.0065% |
| 1991 | #989 | 118 | 0.0058% |
| 1990 | #1,057 | 101 | 0.0049% |
| 1989 | #915 | 124 | 0.0062% |
| 1988 | #1,129 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 1987 | #952 | 98 | 0.0052% |
| 1986 | #1,074 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1985 | #1,082 | 74 | 0.0040% |
| 1984 | #1,162 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 1983 | #1,091 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1982 | #1,250 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1981 | #1,322 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1980 | #1,062 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 1979 | #1,067 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 1978 | #1,163 | 59 | 0.0036% |
| 1977 | #1,487 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1976 | #1,732 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1975 | #1,396 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #1,680 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1973 | #1,964 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1972 | #1,592 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #2,251 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,473 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #3,495 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #2,852 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #3,448 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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