Given name & surname
Montel
“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
Montel connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Montel connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Montel connects to the Montague name family through Monte. An origin associated with Montague is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Montel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,560
- 1,560 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 162 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,520 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,520 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 162 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,149 as a first name in 2020; 409 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Montel’s family of names
Montel has a related form in Monte. In Greek usage, Montel as a surname is a transliteration of Μόντελ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Montel
- Montel WilliamsAmerican television host and actorborn 1956
- Montel JacksonAmerican mixed martial arts fighterborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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