Montel

Where Montel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Montel.

Montel through the years
  1. 1950
    First appearance
    #3,681 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1956
    Montel Williams born
    American television host and actor
  3. 1991
    Around this time: The Montel Williams Show
    TV, 1991 · Source
  4. 1992
    Montel Jackson born
    American mixed martial arts fighter
  5. 1995
    Peak, #847
    162 babies named Montel, the most in any year.
  6. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,488.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Montel Williams · American television host and actor, born 1956
  • Montel Jackson · American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.