How popular is the name Monte?

Monte ranks 682nd among boys' names in US records, with 25,206 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,264.

Is Monte a unisex name?

No. Monte is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1956, when 653 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Montie, Monti, Montee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

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Pronounced M AA1 N T IY0 (ARPABET)

Monte is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 25,206 children — the 682nd most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 51% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1956, when 653 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Montie, Monti and Montee — because they are pronounced identically.

1956653

These spellings sound identical to Monte and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Monte?: Monte ranks 682nd among boys' names in US records, with 25,206 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,264.
Is Monte a unisex name?: No. Monte is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Monte most popular?: 1956, when 653 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Monte spelled?: Montie, Monti, Montee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.