Recorded 1880–1977 Boys' name Peak 1917 884 births

Mont — boys' name

884 babies named Mont in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1011890s511900s151910s1221920s1451930s1041940s981950s1231960s881970s37
1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Mont was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

25 babies were named Mont in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mont

The Social Security Administration has registered 884 babies named Mont between 1880 and 1977, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mont currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mont performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Mont shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and West Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mont in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mont in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 884 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mont at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

884

Since 1880

98 years of records

Peak year

1917

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1880

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 1977

Mont popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1880

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1917)
25
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
051015202530 197719621951194019291918189618841880 13

Mont by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
145 births that decade — 16% of Mont's all-time total
1880s1011890s511900s151910s1221920s1451930s1041940s981950s1231960s881970s37

Mont by state

Where Mont concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mont
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
32 3.6%
#2 Kentucky
6 0.7%
#3 West Virginia
5 0.6%
Utah share of Mont's total US births 3.6%
Even split

32 of 884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mont?
884 babies have been named Mont since 1880. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1917 with 25 births.
When was Mont most popular?
Mont was most popular in the 1920s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Mont most popular?
The top states for the name Mont are Utah (32 births), Kentucky (6 births), West Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Mont been used?
Mont has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 98 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Mont?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.