Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Steep mountain.
Pointed mountain; Romeo''s surname in Shakespeare''s Romeo and Juliet
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Montague
Pronunciation
m(o)-nta-gue, mon-tague
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #2605, 14 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10889, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #657, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2016 | 31 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence