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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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
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 1954

  • 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: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,290 boysWAIdaho: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 322 boysIDMontana: #123 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 681 boysMTNorth Dakota: #74 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 368 boysNDMinnesota: #207 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,781 boysMNIllinois: #282 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,084 boysILWisconsin: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,948 boysWIMichigan: #308 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,196 boysMINew York: #533 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 15,457 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedRIOregon: #168 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,206 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 628 boysSDIowa: #183 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,711 boysIAIndiana: #216 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,385 boysINOhio: #322 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,069 boysOHPennsylvania: #349 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,609 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #316 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 3,747 boysCAUtah: #162 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 947 boysUTColorado: #197 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,580 boysCONebraska: #91 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 571 boysNEMissouri: #207 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,800 boysMOKentucky: #294 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,689 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedWVVirginia: #435 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,301 boysVAMaryland: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,025 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedDEArizona: #268 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,849 boysAZNew Mexico: #237 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,660 boysNMKansas: #162 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 972 boysKSArkansas: #318 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,495 boysARTennessee: #380 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,946 boysTNNorth Carolina: #411 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,126 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Monte, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,303 boysOKLouisiana: #491 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,716 boysLAMississippi: #397 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,892 boysMSAlabama: 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: #343 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,885 boysTXFlorida: #488 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,187 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#72 · 1 in 322
  2. North Dakota#74 · 1 in 368
  3. Nebraska#91 · 1 in 571
  4. South Dakota#102 · 1 in 628
  5. Montana#123 · 1 in 681

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#72231 in 322
North Dakota#74211 in 368
Nebraska#91271 in 571
South Dakota#102131 in 628
Montana#123111 in 681
Kansas#162251 in 972
Utah#162121 in 947
Oregon#168151 in 1,206
Washington#169241 in 1,290
Iowa#183181 in 1,711
Oklahoma#185191 in 1,303
Colorado#197121 in 1,580
Wisconsin#205151 in 2,948
Minnesota#207141 in 2,781
Missouri#207261 in 1,800
Indiana#216221 in 2,385
New Mexico#23771 in 1,660
Arizona#26871 in 1,849
Illinois#282261 in 4,084
Kentucky#294101 in 3,689
Michigan#308181 in 5,196
California#316411 in 3,747
Arkansas#31861 in 3,495
Ohio#322181 in 6,069
Texas#343421 in 2,885
Maryland#34851 in 6,025
Pennsylvania#349141 in 8,609
Tennessee#38071 in 5,946
Mississippi#39761 in 4,892
North Carolina#41191 in 6,126
Virginia#43561 in 7,301
Florida#48851 in 8,187
Louisiana#49161 in 6,716
New York#533111 in 15,457
Alabama
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Maine
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
West Virginia
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 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 1954

girls
#2,592
18 births · 1 in 107,884 girls
boys
#303
568 births · 1 in 3,589 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #2,592Monte18

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #303Monte568
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 107,884 of them was named Monte, which outranked 60.9% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #2,519Tawnya19
  2. #2,519Tori19
  3. #2,519Wylene19
  4. #2,592Monte18
  5. #2,592Annice18
  6. #2,592Apryl18
  7. #2,592Arlena18
  8. #2,695Acquanetta17
  9. #2,695Adelle17
  10. #2,695Adina17

Tied with 102 names at #2,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. 1,699Sherree#2,699#1,000
  2. 1,434Sabrina#2,236#802
  3. 932Valinda#1,738#806
  4. 748Sheree#1,071#323
  5. 421Sherie#1,248#827
Fallers
  1. 396Enola#948#1,344
  2. 311Ila#782#1,093
  3. 302Nancie#816#1,118
  4. 282Arline#904#1,186
  5. 269Candyce#944#1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 3,589 of them was named Monte, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monte
  1. #299Roderick572
  2. #301Kenny571
  3. #302Armando569
  4. #303Monte568
  5. #303Angelo568
  6. #305Felix565
  7. #306Jacob563
  8. #307Sherman555

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

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. 592Ricci#1,331#739
  2. 470Demetrius#1,357#887
  3. 382Crawford#1,378#996
  4. 310Gavin#1,139#829
  5. 296Dino#1,058#762
Fallers
  1. 504Arlin#878#1,382
  2. 347Adan#895#1,242
  3. 345Dayton#966#1,311
  4. 302Garey#966#1,268
  5. 293Bartholomew#975#1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954