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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #293, 1952boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884—#9715
1883——
1882——
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 1971

  • 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: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,490 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 964 boysNDMinnesota: #212 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,284 boysMNIllinois: #417 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,791 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,768 boysWIMichigan: #318 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,644 boysMINew York: #550 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,566 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedRIOregon: #255 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,236 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 540 boysSDIowa: #186 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,536 boysIAIndiana: #323 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,819 boysINOhio: #433 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,090 boysOHPennsylvania: #515 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,051 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #377 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 3,591 boysCAUtah: #177 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,137 boysUTColorado: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,189 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,639 boysNEMissouri: #324 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,476 boysMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,642 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWVVirginia: #320 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,335 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedDEArizona: #312 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,181 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNMKansas: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,973 boysKSArkansas: #302 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,657 boysARTennessee: #379 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,323 boysTNNorth Carolina: #424 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,564 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,157 boysDCOklahoma: #182 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,190 boysOKLouisiana: #450 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,136 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMSAlabama: #389 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,310 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedHITexas: #362 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,782 boysTXFlorida: #495 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,979 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#113 · 1 in 540
  2. North Dakota#150 · 1 in 964
  3. Utah#177 · 1 in 1,137
  4. Oklahoma#182 · 1 in 1,190
  5. Iowa#186 · 1 in 1,536

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#11391 in 540
North Dakota#15051 in 964
Utah#177111 in 1,137
Oklahoma#182171 in 1,190
Iowa#186141 in 1,536
Colorado#190161 in 1,189
Nebraska#19871 in 1,639
Washington#201171 in 1,490
Minnesota#212131 in 2,284
Kansas#24281 in 1,973
Oregon#25571 in 2,236
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,768
District of Columbia#28751 in 2,157
Arkansas#30261 in 2,657
Arizona#31281 in 2,181
Michigan#318211 in 3,644
Virginia#320111 in 3,335
Indiana#323121 in 3,819
Kentucky#32481 in 3,642
Missouri#324111 in 3,476
Texas#362411 in 2,782
California#377451 in 3,591
Tennessee#37981 in 4,323
Alabama#38971 in 4,310
Illinois#417191 in 4,791
North Carolina#42481 in 5,564
Ohio#433131 in 7,090
Louisiana#45081 in 4,136
Florida#49591 in 5,979
Pennsylvania#51581 in 11,051
New York#550161 in 8,566
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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 1971

girls
#8,324
5 births · 1 in 332,765 girls
boys
#383
438 births · 1 in 4,038 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #8,324Monte5

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #383Monte438
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 332,765 of them was named Monte, which outranked 13.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #7,388Zetta6
  2. #7,388Zonda6
  3. #7,388Zoraya6
  4. #8,324Monte5
  5. #8,324Aarti5
  6. #8,324Abagail5
  7. #8,324Abraham5

Tied with 1,321 names at #8,324; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 4,038 of them was named Monte, which outranked 93.2% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #380Sidney445
  2. #381Everett443
  3. #382Salvador441
  4. #383Monte438
  5. #384Hugh435
  6. #384Randolph435
  7. #386Bryon433
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →