Recorded 1989–2002 Boys' name Peak 1997 49 births

Montero — boys' name

49 babies named Montero in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s212000s23
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Montero was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Montero in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montero

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Montero between 1989 and 2002, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montero currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montero performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Montero shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montero 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 49 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.

Montero at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

49

Since 1989

14 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1989

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2002

Montero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1989

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Montero by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 47% of Montero's all-time total
1980s51990s212000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montero?
49 babies have been named Montero since 1989. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Montero most popular?
Montero was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Montero been used?
Montero has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 14 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Montero?
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, 1989–2002 (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.