Name profile

Montague

A name meaning "sharp mountain".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈmɑn.tə.ˌɡju/; British English /ˈmɒn.tə.ˌɡjuː/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2024)#10,938

Meaning and history

From an aristocratic English surname meaning “sharp mountain,” derived from Old French mont agu, Montague is the surname of Romeo and his family in Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #12,055
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 5 births, rank #12,231
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 5 births, rank #12,145
20202020: 6 births, rank #10,605
2021: 5 births, rank #12,146
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 7 births, rank #9,763
20242024: 6 births, rank #10,938

In 2024, 6 babies were recorded with the name Montague, ranking #10,938 among boys.