Is Montgomery a boy or girl name?
Montgomery is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 199 boys were named Montgomery, so 9.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.8% of the 5,986 US babies named Montgomery were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,090
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,071
- Babies named Montgomery since 1880
- 5,986
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 245 babies
Boys and girls named Montgomery, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 431 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 579 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 466 | 53 | 10.2% |
| 2000s | 750 | 137 | 15.4% |
| 2010s | 1,108 | 174 | 13.6% |
| 2020s | 1,008 | 163 | 13.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 199 | #1,090 | 20 | #6,071 |
| 2023 | 210 | #1,042 | 35 | #4,161 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,062 | 32 | #4,436 |
| 2021 | 209 | #1,034 | 34 | #4,216 |
| 2020 | 182 | #1,093 | 42 | #3,585 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,086 | 25 | #5,264 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,190 | 31 | #4,531 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,419 | 13 | #8,637 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,477 | 14 | #8,272 |
| 2015 | 104 | #1,563 | 22 | #5,964 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,557 | 18 | #6,909 |
| 2013 | 83 | #1,759 | 19 | #6,644 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,651 | 7 | #14,551 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,981 | 11 | #10,191 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1,983 | 14 | #8,586 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,044 | 10 | #11,238 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,858 | 16 | #7,998 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,908 | 9 | #12,350 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,075 | 20 | #6,530 |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,685 | 7 | #14,030 |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,474 | 9 | #11,338 |
| 2003 | 77 | #1,641 | 15 | #7,469 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,567 | 17 | #6,604 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,928 | 21 | #5,502 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,549 | 13 | #7,892 |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,771 | 6 | #13,867 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,980 | 7 | #11,985 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,594 | 9 | #9,562 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,892 | 13 | #7,011 |
| 1995 | 54 | #1,676 | 6 | #12,825 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,959 | 7 | #11,361 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,157 | 5 | #14,756 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 59 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 54 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 57 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 73 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 60 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 66 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 63 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 60 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,815 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,873 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,318 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Montgomery reached #778 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #3,585 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Montgomery
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.