Monty

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #1,539 for boys in 2025, 112 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1961 · 539 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
15,350
since 1900

Monty over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Monty has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #339, 1961boys
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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—#1,539112
2024—#1,80990
2023#15,1945#1,86885
2022—#2,09471
2021—#2,00074
2020—#2,39255
2019—#2,42155
2018—#3,44632
2017—#3,19336
2016—#2,68945
2015—#2,52849
2014—#2,75443
2013—#3,26533
2012—#3,37132
2011—#4,22123
2010—#2,91440
2009—#2,32056
2008—#3,10337
2007—#2,81142
2006—#2,93238
2005—#3,02234
2004—#4,12921
2003—#2,84734
2002—#3,09529
2001—#3,22827
2000—#2,73633
1999—#2,39837
1998—#2,50734
1997—#2,06043
1996—#1,93346
1995—#1,75850
1994—#1,82247
1993—#1,62055
1992—#1,52558
1991—#1,45261
1990—#1,43561
1989—#1,36265
1988—#1,17374
1987—#1,37953
1986—#1,15367
1985—#1,03379
1984—#1,00978
1983—#95685
1982—#92094
1981—#886101
1980—#816116
1979#8,0617#789120
1978—#747129
1977—#723139
1976—#655156
1975—#601182
1974—#584186
1973—#526222
1972#5,4809#482265
1971—#471300
1970#7,0706#451330
1969#7,4715#451296
1968#5,6427#437302
1967#5,4577#422325
1966—#374412
1965—#378419
1964#4,6369#368451
1963#3,33615#369459
1962#4,8658#359489
1961#3,79312#339539
1960#5,6966#356480
1959—#350496
1958—#351472
1957#3,93010#349465
1956#4,1619#384384
1955#5,8285#383353
1954#3,9679#373358
1953#3,9559#404295
1952—#373331
1951#2,69415#379321
1950#4,3157#365342
1949#2,72614#371334
1948#4,6516#452216
1947#4,3457#452218
1946—#458192
1945#4,0256#501142
1944#2,94610#499147
1943#4,6915#455191
1942#3,1949#548126
1941#3,0309#499136
1940#2,42412#532121
1939#4,2505#488139
1938#3,8476#586100
1937—#59894
1936—#66079
1935#3,1568#85853
1934#3,8026#74967
1933—#89548
1932#3,9016#96346
1931—#88752
1930—#1,15137
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,48025
1927—#1,56124
1926—#2,43612
1925—#2,01216
1924—#2,13215
1923—#2,33113
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,05916
1920#4,9755#2,45912
1919—#2,51111
1918#4,8095#1,90517
1917—#3,2177
1916—#1,84916
1915—#3,3926
1914—#2,4578
1913—#2,0928
1912—#1,8858
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Monty! It came in at #1,310, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1900–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Monty is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNHWashington: #276 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,840 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #333 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,141 boysMNIllinois: #455 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,612 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedWIMichigan: #509 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,112 boysMINew York: #942 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 30,108 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedRIOregon: #226 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,848 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedSDIowa: #179 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,511 boysIAIndiana: #287 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,214 boysINOhio: #446 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,992 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #518 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 7,540 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedUTColorado: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 boysCONebraska: #145 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,012 boysNEMissouri: #315 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,660 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedWVVirginia: #422 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,051 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedDEArizona: #293 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,061 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNMKansas: #190 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysKSArkansas: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,011 boysARTennessee: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,275 boysTNNorth Carolina: #346 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,909 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,279 boysOKLouisiana: #564 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,908 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMSAlabama: #382 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,191 boysALGeorgia: #514 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,166 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedHITexas: #258 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,564 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#145 · 1 in 1,012
  2. Iowa#179 · 1 in 1,511
  3. Kansas#190 · 1 in 1,291
  4. Oklahoma#193 · 1 in 1,279
  5. Oregon#226 · 1 in 1,848

Best ever in a state: #116 in Wyoming, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#145111 in 1,012
Iowa#179151 in 1,511
Kansas#190121 in 1,291
Oklahoma#193141 in 1,279
Oregon#22681 in 1,848
Texas#258641 in 1,564
Washington#27691 in 2,840
Colorado#28371 in 2,485
Indiana#287141 in 3,214
Arizona#29371 in 2,061
Tennessee#304101 in 3,275
Missouri#315101 in 3,660
Arkansas#32751 in 3,011
Minnesota#33351 in 6,141
North Carolina#346111 in 3,909
Alabama#38271 in 4,191
Virginia#42261 in 6,051
Ohio#446101 in 8,992
Illinois#455141 in 6,612
Michigan#50971 in 11,112
Georgia#51451 in 8,166
California#518221 in 7,540
Louisiana#56451 in 6,908
New York#94251 in 30,108
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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 Monty
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 270 spots since 2024 (#1,809 → #1,539)
  • 853 spots since 2020 (#2,392 → #1,539)
  • 989 spots since 2015 (#2,528 → #1,539)
  • Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1931 (#1,151 → #887)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 1935 (#749 → #858)
Rise & fade · boys
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1961 at #339 (539 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1931–1983
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,941
  • Highest: 1 in 3,941 boys born in 1961 were named Monty (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,251 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 27.2% of all boys named Monty (4,172) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,310 (1900)#1,310
1910s81#1,849 (1916)#2,414
1920s178#1,237 (1929)#2,005
1930s715#488 (1939)#784
1940s1,823#371 (1949)#477
1950s3,817#349 (1957)#371
1960s4,172#339 (1961)#385
1970s2,029#451 (1970)#603
1980s812#816 (1980)#1,069
1990s492#1,435 (1990)#1,851
2000s351#2,320 (2009)#3,022
2010s388#2,421 (2019)#3,080
2020s487#1,539 (2025)#1,950

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.

Monty in 1967

girls
#5,457
7 births · 1 in 235,861 girls
boys
#422
325 births · 1 in 5,366 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #5,457Monty7

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #422Monty325
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 235,861 of them was named Monty, which outranked 30.5% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monty
  1. #4,982Zonda8
  2. #4,982Zonya8
  3. #4,982Zorina8
  4. #5,457Monty7
  5. #5,457Adam7
  6. #5,457Adra7
  7. #5,457Alease7
  8. #6,042Adine6
  9. #6,042Adora6
  10. #6,042Adrean6

Tied with 584 names at #5,457; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 5,366 of them was named Monty, which outranked 90.7% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monty
  1. #419Rodolfo331
  2. #420Gerardo329
  3. #421Terrell327
  4. #422Monty325
  5. #423Carey324
  6. #424Delbert322
  7. #424Van322
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →