Montgomery

Boy name

Montgomery has been given to 6,248 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #962 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /məntˈɡʌm(ə)ɹi/

From a Norman surname, from a place in Normandy (Old French for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of *gumô (“man”) and *rīks (“ruler”) (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,248

Peak year

2025 (261 babies)

Rank in 2025

#962 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +107%

Gender split

9% girls / 91% boys

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