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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #339, 1961boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,539112
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
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900—#1,3105
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1972

  • 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: #336 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,632 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedIDMontana: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 932 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #302 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,464 boysMNIllinois: #506 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,364 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedWIMichigan: #595 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,483 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,815 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 890 boysSDIowa: #296 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,831 boysIAIndiana: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,327 boysINOhio: #495 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,042 boysOHPennsylvania: #564 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,194 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #647 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,009 boysCAUtah: #195 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,516 boysUTColorado: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,018 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNEMissouri: #463 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,027 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #190 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,728 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedDEArizona: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,388 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedARTennessee: #448 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,424 boysTNNorth Carolina: #355 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,782 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,350 boysOKLouisiana: #441 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,905 boysLAMississippi: #415 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,984 boysMSAlabama: #439 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,527 boysALGeorgia: #424 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,503 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Monty, so not publishedHITexas: #348 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,660 boysTXFlorida: #649 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,098 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#153 · 1 in 890
  2. Montana#167 · 1 in 932
  3. West Virginia#190 · 1 in 1,728
  4. Utah#195 · 1 in 1,516
  5. Oklahoma#198 · 1 in 1,350

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#15351 in 890
Montana#16751 in 932
West Virginia#19081 in 1,728
Utah#19581 in 1,516
Oklahoma#198141 in 1,350
Oregon#23281 in 1,815
Iowa#29651 in 3,831
Minnesota#30261 in 4,464
Washington#33661 in 3,632
Colorado#34061 in 3,018
Texas#348401 in 2,660
North Carolina#355111 in 3,782
Arizona#40251 in 3,388
Mississippi#41551 in 3,984
Georgia#42491 in 4,503
Alabama#43951 in 5,527
Louisiana#44181 in 3,905
Tennessee#44851 in 6,424
Missouri#46351 in 7,027
Indiana#49051 in 8,327
Ohio#49591 in 9,042
Illinois#506131 in 6,364
Pennsylvania#56461 in 13,194
Michigan#59561 in 11,483
California#647151 in 10,009
Florida#64951 in 10,098
Alaska———
Arkansas———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1972

girls
#5,480
9 births · 1 in 169,027 girls
boys
#482
265 births · 1 in 6,119 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #5,480Monty9

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #482Monty265
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 169,027 of them was named Monty, which outranked 43.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monty
  1. #5,109Yvone10
  2. #5,109Zenda10
  3. #5,109Zola10
  4. #5,480Monty9
  5. #5,480Abbigail9
  6. #5,480Adelia9
  7. #5,480Adrinne9
  8. #5,959Abelina8
  9. #5,959Adinah8
  10. #5,959Adonna8

Tied with 478 names at #5,480; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 6,119 of them was named Monty, which outranked 91.6% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monty
  1. #479Tyson268
  2. #480Jake266
  3. #480Kirby266
  4. #482Monty265
  5. #482Archie265
  6. #484Eli264
  7. #484Stewart264
  8. #486Sonny263

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →