Montgomery

Boy English #4161 in 2023

Montgomery is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Montgomery

Bernard Montgomery (Monty), a British army officer. From a - surname, from a place in Normandy (- for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a - personal name composed of gumô and rīks (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

Popularity of Montgomery

Popularity, 1880–2023

245 births in 2023

1880 2023

5,260 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2023

245 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.