Monte

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #10,271 · #1,466 for boys in 2025, 121 births
Given to boys 96.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1952 · 570 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
23,160
since 1881

Monte over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Monte has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #293, 1952boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,466121
2024#10,2719#1,432127
2023—#1,473122
2022—#1,237159
2021#15,2515#1,267150
2020—#1,489114
2019—#1,479116
2018—#1,79285
2017—#1,87178
2016—#1,522110
2015—#1,523108
2014—#1,70189
2013—#1,73384
2012—#1,92374
2011—#1,79580
2010—#1,67792
2009—#1,83980
2008—#1,69290
2007—#1,74185
2006—#1,59691
2005—#2,03561
2004—#1,54286
2003—#1,46689
2002—#1,55779
2001—#1,67769
2000—#1,42986
1999—#1,45779
1998—#1,24697
1997—#1,182101
1996—#1,29285
1995—#1,22190
1994#13,4305#1,113103
1993—#1,16392
1992—#1,049109
1991—#1,025111
1990—#904130
1989—#1,04598
1988—#869119
1987#9,8256#904108
1986—#821122
1985#9,3076#852112
1984#8,1537#793121
1983—#763128
1982#8,2247#729142
1981—#741138
1980#8,1787#700154
1979#9,0106#708147
1978—#630175
1977—#579208
1976#6,0489#574199
1975#7,1737#492262
1974#6,2588#494265
1973#3,97115#446306
1972#4,30013#418360
1971#8,3245#383438
1970#3,57717#391422
1969#5,0579#402394
1968#6,2466#366450
1967#6,0426#367417
1966#3,14816#365429
1965#3,40214#349476
1964#4,35510#330567
1963#4,01911#324592
1962#3,29315#326581
1961#3,18916#331563
1960#5,1687#362469
1959#4,03110#359475
1958#3,92510#330544
1957#2,82317#305617
1956#4,1619#296623
1955#2,06327#316540
1954#2,59218#303568
1953#2,51618#307540
1952#3,20112#293570
1951#2,31419#318475
1950#2,53516#295530
1949#2,01323#327440
1948#2,41617#385313
1947#2,27919#388312
1946#2,59714#424224
1945#2,14916#507139
1944#2,28715#482157
1943#2,55813#473171
1942#1,98119#435200
1941#2,66811#406207
1940#2,73710#373233
1939#1,79719#380224
1938#2,34013#344264
1937#2,31713#407192
1936#2,8579#409180
1935#2,43912#446164
1934#2,56711#462148
1933#2,68810#461145
1932#2,49012#487139
1931#1,75020#512126
1930#3,0559#490146
1929#3,1379#599102
1928#4,7255#62996
1927#3,5618#619102
1926#3,8737#71280
1925#3,6648#64996
1924#4,4346#96053
1923#2,73212#1,07644
1922—#1,12040
1921#3,6668#1,02646
1920#3,9577#1,13939
1919#3,8177#1,13937
1918#2,51913#1,15236
1917#3,3448#1,11336
1916#4,4175#1,12034
1915#4,2745#1,26527
1914#2,8767#1,38819
1913#2,8276#1,07522
1912—#1,35313
1911—#89614
1910—#1,5895
1909—#1,4405
1908—#1,1137
1907#2,0615#1,0947
1906#1,5537#8529
1905—#1,2335
1904—#1,2055
1903——
1902—#1,0136
1901—#59612
1900—#68014
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895—#1,0795
1894—#63111
1893—#9076
1892#1,1717#9566
1891#1,3325#9635
1890—#8846
1889—#9745
1888——
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1886——
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1884—#9715
1883——
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1881—#8665
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Monte! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Monte is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 785 boysWAIdaho: #81 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 350 boysIDMontana: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 624 boysMTNorth Dakota: #157 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 882 boysNDMinnesota: #274 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,744 boysMNIllinois: #301 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,389 boysILWisconsin: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,132 boysWIMichigan: #325 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,538 boysMINew York: #441 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,032 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedRIOregon: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 781 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 974 boysSDIowa: #161 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,179 boysIAIndiana: #242 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,999 boysINOhio: #228 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,101 boysOHPennsylvania: #419 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,886 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #193 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,472 boysCAUtah: #137 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 659 boysUTColorado: #191 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,334 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,000 boysNEMissouri: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,088 boysMOKentucky: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,594 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,757 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedHITexas: #542 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,917 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#81 · 1 in 350
  2. Montana#120 · 1 in 624
  3. Washington#125 · 1 in 785
  4. Utah#137 · 1 in 659
  5. Oregon#141 · 1 in 781

Best ever in a state: #72 in Idaho, 1954.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#81131 in 350
Montana#12071 in 624
Washington#125151 in 785
Utah#13781 in 659
Oregon#14191 in 781
North Dakota#15761 in 882
Iowa#161171 in 1,179
South Dakota#16551 in 974
Colorado#19171 in 1,334
California#193321 in 1,472
Nebraska#21751 in 2,000
Ohio#228171 in 3,101
Oklahoma#233121 in 1,757
Indiana#24291 in 2,999
Missouri#27091 in 3,088
Wisconsin#27261 in 4,132
Minnesota#27461 in 3,744
Illinois#301131 in 4,389
Michigan#32581 in 5,538
Pennsylvania#41971 in 10,886
Kentucky#43551 in 5,594
New York#44181 in 11,032
Texas#542101 in 5,917
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Monte
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#1,432 → #1,466)
  • 23 spots since 2020 (#1,489 → #1,466)
  • 57 spots since 2015 (#1,523 → #1,466)
  • Biggest jump: 693 spots in 1911 (#1,589 → #896)
  • Biggest drop: 457 spots in 1912 (#896 → #1,353)
Rise & fade · boys
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1952 at #293 (570 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1924–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,378
  • Highest: 1 in 3,378 boys born in 1950 were named Monte (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,116 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #293 in 1952, was only 1 in 3,410 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 23.7% of all boys named Monte (5,482) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s15#866 (1881)#937
1890s44#631 (1894)#932
1900s70#596 (1901)#1,025
1910s243#896 (1911)#1,209
1920s698#599 (1929)#853
1930s1,728#344 (1938)#440
1940s2,396#327 (1949)#420
1950s5,482#293 (1952)#312
1960s4,938#324 (1963)#352
1970s2,782#383 (1971)#512
1980s1,242#700 (1980)#822
1990s997#904 (1990)#1,165
2000s816#1,429 (2000)#1,657
2010s916#1,479 (2019)#1,702
2020s793#1,237 (2022)#1,394

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Monte in 1938

girls
#2,340
13 births · 1 in 84,881 girls
boys
#344
264 births · 1 in 4,201 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #2,340Monte13

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #344Monte264
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 84,881 of them was named Monte, which outranked 53.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #2,225Wonda14
  2. #2,225Zeta14
  3. #2,225Zoila14
  4. #2,340Monte13
  5. #2,340Adel13
  6. #2,340Alethea13
  7. #2,340Alla13
  8. #2,447Albertina12
  9. #2,447Aliene12
  10. #2,447Alix12

Tied with 106 names at #2,340; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 4,201 of them was named Monte, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #340Moses265
  2. #340Murray265
  3. #340Shirley265
  4. #344Monte264
  5. #345Delmar263
  6. #346Edmond260
  7. #347Scott259
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938 →