first name
MONTE
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 16,045 people named Monte, 76.7% reported their origin as White, 14.1% as Black and 3.5% as two or more races. 96.6% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Monte peaked in 1957, when 634 babies got the name.
At least 23,988 babies have been given the name since 1881. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Monte by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #676. The largest share of babies named Monte, 41%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Monte is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Monte has been most common in North Dakota (6.2×), Idaho (6.1×), and South Dakota (5.5×), and least common in Mississippi (0.14×).
17,814 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Monte
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Monte, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Monte ranks #7,630 of 156,621, with 4,181 people. See Monte as a last name
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