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Monte

Boy

Meaning of Monte: Italian: 'mountain'

Monte is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1474th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1474

121 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,988

First recorded 1881 · peak 1957

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 138 babies1982: 149 babies1983: 128 babies1984: 128 babies1985: 118 babies1986: 122 babies1987: 114 babies1988: 119 babies1989: 98 babies1990: 130 babies19901991: 111 babies1992: 109 babies1993: 92 babies1994: 108 babies1995: 90 babies1996: 85 babies1997: 101 babies1998: 97 babies1999: 79 babies2000: 86 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 79 babies2003: 89 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 61 babies2006: 91 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 80 babies2010: 92 babies20102011: 80 babies2012: 74 babies2013: 84 babies2014: 89 babies2015: 108 babies2016: 110 babies2017: 78 babies2018: 85 babies2019: 116 babies2020: 114 babies20202021: 155 babies2022: 159 babies2023: 122 babies2024: 136 babies2025: 121 babies
US babies named Monte per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 159.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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