Monty Boy
How popular is Monty?
#1,539 boy name in 2025
112 baby boys were named Monty in the US in 2025, making it the 1539th most popular boy name.
Monty popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,539 for boys (▲ 270 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 112 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+129% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,527 in 2015, #2,391 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (539 boys) |
| Highest rank | #339 in 1961 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Monty counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Monty family of names ranked #1,314 for boys in 2025 (#1,373 the year before), with 117 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monty | 112 | 96% |
| Monti | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Monty is most popular
Babies named Monty per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Monty by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1910s | 81 | #1,848 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,237 |
| 1930s | 715 | #488 |
| 1940s | 1,823 | #371 |
| 1950s | 3,817 | #349 |
| 1960s | 4,172 | #339 |
| 1970s | 2,029 | #451 |
| 1980s | 812 | #816 |
| 1990s | 492 | #1,430 |
| 2000s | 351 | #2,319 |
| 2010s | 388 | #2,420 |
| 2020s | 487 | #1,539 |
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Questions
- Is Monty a boy or girl name?
- Monty is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Monty were boys.
- How popular is the name Monty?
- 112 baby boys were named Monty in the US in 2025, making it the 1539th most popular boy name.
- When was Monty most popular?
- Monty peaked in 1961, when 539 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #339 in 1961.
- How many people are named Monty?
- 15,629 babies have been named Monty in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,608 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Monty most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Monty was most common in Utah, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.