Montgomery
- #5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births
- #960 for boys in 2025, 241 births
- Given to boys 91.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,701since 1880
Montgomery over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | #960 | 241 |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | #1,087 | 200 |
| 2023 | #4,114 | 35 | #1,040 | 210 |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | #1,057 | 208 |
| 2021 | #4,167 | 34 | #1,034 | 209 |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | #1,086 | 182 |
| 2019 | #5,163 | 25 | #1,085 | 184 |
| 2018 | #4,458 | 31 | #1,188 | 160 |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | #1,413 | 123 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #1,467 | 117 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | #1,555 | 104 |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | #1,551 | 103 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #1,754 | 83 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #1,637 | 94 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #1,968 | 70 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #1,975 | 70 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #2,035 | 68 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #1,838 | 79 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #1,890 | 75 |
| 2006 | #6,356 | 20 | #2,062 | 64 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #1,674 | 80 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #1,467 | 93 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #1,630 | 77 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #1,557 | 79 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #1,912 | 57 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #1,541 | 78 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,763 | 57 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #1,957 | 49 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #1,580 | 64 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #1,872 | 48 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,666 | 54 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #1,927 | 43 |
| 1993 | — | #1,907 | 43 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #2,128 | 36 |
| 1991 | — | #2,052 | 36 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,049 | 36 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,793 | 42 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,090 | 30 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,829 | 35 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,684 | 19 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,357 | 22 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,796 | 31 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,493 | 19 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,850 | 30 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,338 | 21 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,444 | 20 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,202 | 21 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,361 | 18 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,618 | 30 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,285 | 42 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,352 | 39 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,117 | 54 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,302 | 37 | |
| 1968 | — | #946 | 59 | |
| 1967 | — | #986 | 54 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #976 | 57 | |
| 1964 | — | #891 | 73 | |
| 1963 | — | #971 | 60 | |
| 1962 | — | #930 | 66 | |
| 1961 | — | #967 | 63 | |
| 1960 | — | #981 | 60 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,156 | 45 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,172 | 43 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,185 | 43 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,257 | 37 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,022 | 54 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,045 | 51 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,055 | 47 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,064 | 44 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,227 | 34 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,852 | 14 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,910 | 15 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,131 | 15 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Montgomery was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Montgomery is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #545 | 12 | 1 in 2,639 |
| Colorado | #571 | 9 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Missouri | #597 | 9 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Oklahoma | #621 | 6 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Michigan | #641 | 12 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Wisconsin | #678 | 6 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Tennessee | #719 | 9 | 1 in 4,085 |
| Virginia | #727 | 9 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Washington | #737 | 8 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Massachusetts | #789 | 5 | 1 in 5,404 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Arizona | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,454 |
| North Carolina | #873 | 9 | 1 in 5,719 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,004 | 7 | 1 in 7,466 |
| Florida | #1,009 | 13 | 1 in 7,349 |
| Texas | #1,012 | 23 | 1 in 7,611 |
| New York | #1,119 | 10 | 1 in 8,442 |
| Illinois | #1,133 | 6 | 1 in 8,259 |
| California | #1,150 | 17 | 1 in 10,322 |
| Georgia | #1,350 | 5 | 1 in 10,044 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Montgomery
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 126 spots since 2020 (#1,086 → #960)
- Biggest jump: 175 spots in 1960
- Biggest drop: 356 spots in 1969
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #720 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1960–1965
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,087
- Highest: 1 in 7,087 boys born in 2025 were named Montgomery (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #720 in 1883, was only 1 in 14,946 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 21.9% of all boys named Montgomery (1,250) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #720 (1883) | #859 |
| 1890s | 25 | #804 (1898) | #901 |
| 1900s | 26 | #1,002 (1905) | #1,121 |
| 1910s | 123 | #1,290 (1911) | #1,848 |
| 1920s | 127 | #1,827 (1922) | #2,418 |
| 1930s | 81 | #1,848 (1932) | #2,775 |
| 1940s | 152 | #1,227 (1949) | #2,022 |
| 1950s | 431 | #1,022 (1955) | #1,153 |
| 1960s | 579 | #891 (1964) | #998 |
| 1970s | 286 | #1,117 (1970) | #1,901 |
| 1980s | 269 | #1,793 (1989) | #2,167 |
| 1990s | 466 | #1,580 (1997) | #1,890 |
| 2000s | 750 | #1,467 (2004) | #1,761 |
| 2010s | 1,108 | #1,085 (2019) | #1,559 |
| 2020s | 1,250 | #960 (2025) | #1,044 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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