Recorded 1908–1941 Girls' name Peak 1916 253 births

Monteen — girls' name

253 babies named Monteen in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s871920s1171930s391940s5
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Monteen was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

21 babies were named Monteen in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monteen

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Monteen between 1908 and 1941, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monteen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monteen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Monteen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monteen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monteen 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 253 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.

Monteen at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

253

Since 1908

34 years of records

Peak year

1916

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1908

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1941

Monteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1908

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1916)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Monteen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
117 births that decade — 46% of Monteen's all-time total
1900s51910s871920s1171930s391940s5

Monteen by state

Where Monteen concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monteen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
101 39.9%
Georgia share of Monteen's total US births 39.9%

101 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monteen?
253 babies have been named Monteen since 1908. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1916 with 21 births.
When was Monteen most popular?
Monteen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Monteen most popular?
The top states for the name Monteen are Georgia (101 births).
How long has the name Monteen been used?
Monteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 34 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Monteen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monica, Monique, Mona, Monika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1908–1941 (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.