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Monty

Boy

Meaning of Monty: French: 'pointed hill'

Monty is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1538th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 294th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1538

112 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#294

153 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,629

First recorded 1900 · peak 1961

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 101 babies1982: 94 babies1983: 85 babies1984: 78 babies1985: 79 babies1986: 67 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 74 babies1989: 65 babies1990: 61 babies19901991: 61 babies1992: 58 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 56 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 74 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 90 babies2024: 90 babies2025: 112 babies
US babies named Monty per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 112.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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