Monty
Monty was the 1543rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 340th with 539 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,010 places. More babies were named Monty in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,543 boys, up 867 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961539 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,629babies recorded
Monty popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 279 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,543 | 112 |
| 2020 | #2,410 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,945 | 40 |
| 2000 | #2,784 | 33 |
| 1990 | #1,446 | 61 |
| 1980 | #817 | 116 |
| 1970 | #452 | 330 |
| 1960 | #356 | 480 |
| 1950 | #367 | 342 |
| 1940 | #534 | 121 |
| 1930 | #1,168 | 37 |
| 1920 | #2,555 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,437 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Monty, counting every spelling?
Monty has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,457 for boys in 2025, against #1,543 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Monty?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Monty (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Monty born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Monty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Monty?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Monty are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 68. That makes Monty a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Monty by state
How common Monty was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.4×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Monty: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Monty, they share its era and feel.
Monty is also a nickname for Montgomery, Lamont and Monte.
Questions about the name Monty
How popular is the name Monty?
Monty was the 1543rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 340th with 539 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,010 places. More babies were named Monty in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Monty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Monty in the US.
Where is Monty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Monty was most common in Utah (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Oklahoma.