Unisex name
Montgomery
2,055 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012.
Origin
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).From Wiktionary, entry “Montgomery”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 119 births. 2,055 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2001. It is still given: 358 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 261 births. 6,248 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (9%) as well as boys (91%). It really came into use around 1918. It is still given: 1,209 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
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