Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard.

One of the reasons the name was changed was to avoid confusion with the Côte-Vertu metro station, which opened in 1986.

The current name, Montpellier, comes from the name of a nearby street and shopping mall.

Another option for a station name was Saint-Laurent, but this was not chosen in order to avoid confusion with the existing Saint-Laurent Montreal metro station.

The station is located at 465 Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Saint-Laurent between the intersections of Côte-Vertu/Jules-Poitras Boul.