Boys' name · since 1881
Monte
23,160 babies named Monte in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,160
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Monte currently ranks #1467 among boys' names in America, with 23,160 babies recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monte has been recorded 23,160 times among boys since 1881, currently ranked #1467 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,467 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 23,160 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monte ranks #774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,467 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 23,160 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,467 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,160
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Monte's 23,160 recorded births place it above 98.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Monte compares
23,160 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Monte's all-time total is 63x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 623 | 34 | 22,252 |
Monte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monte's full recorded timeline at 1958, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 623 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 623
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Monte popularity over time - girls
828 total births recorded since 1891 (Monte as girls' name)
Monte by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5,482 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Monte's strongest decade.
5,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Monte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 70
1900s
70 births
- 1910s 243
1910s
243 births
- 1920s 698
1920s
698 births
- 1930s 1,728
1930s
1,728 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,396 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,482 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,938 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,782 births
- 1980s 1,242
1980s
1,242 births
- 1990s 997
1990s
997 births
- 2000s 816
2000s
816 births
- 2010s 916
2010s
916 births
- 2020s 793
2020s
793 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5,482 births (24% of all-time use).
How Monte 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 Monte's total volume
Monte by state
Where Monte concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,345 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,783 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 890 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 834 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 812 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 767 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 742 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 709 | 3.1% |
2,345 of 23,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Monte appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monte's data
- Monte's decade-level peak was the 1950s (5,482 total births); usage has since declined to 793 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Montes (2,345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Monte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Monte 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.