Boys' name · since 1880
Mont
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 884 babies named Mont, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 884
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mont sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 884 recorded since 1880.
Mont has 884 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1977.
- #5,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 884 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mont ranks #5,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 884 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 884
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mont's 884 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Mont's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mont's full recorded timeline at 1933, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mont popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1977
- Peak year (1917)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Mont by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (145 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Mont's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Mont births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
101 births
- 1890s 51
1890s
51 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
122 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 145 births (16% of all-time use).
How Mont compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mont's total volume
Mont by state
Where Mont concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mont's data
- Mont's decade-level peak was the 1920s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Monts (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mont: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mont draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.