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Montreal

/mʌntɹiˈɔl/ · 100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Montreal has been given to about 1,113 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mʌntɹiˈɔl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,033
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Montreal per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 50
  • Born in 20255
  • All time1,113

How popular is Montreal?

Its best year was 1990, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 1653rd. The typical living American called Montreal is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Montreal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Montrell0.80
  2. Micheal0.57
  3. Neal0.57
  4. Monte0.57
  5. Orval0.57
  6. Montana0.57
  7. Isreal0.57
  8. General0.57

Middle names for Montreal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Montreal John0.77
  2. Montreal Dean0.76
  3. Montreal Bryce0.76
  4. Montreal Ross0.76
  5. Montreal Quinn0.76
  6. Montreal Jude0.76

Sibling names for Montreal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.81
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.78
  4. Kareembrother · 0.78
  5. Tianasister · 0.77
  6. Elishaeither · 0.77

Where Montreal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Montreal Anderson0.74
    2. Montreal White0.72
    3. Montreal Reyes0.72
    4. Montreal Nguyen0.72
    5. Montreal Hill0.72
    6. Montreal Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Montreal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.