Total births
49
Boys' name · since 1989
Montero
Montero has 49 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 49
- total births
- 1989–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
49 boys have been named Montero since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Montero has 49 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2002.
- 49 total births
- 1989–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 boys have been named Montero since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.
- 49
- total births
- 1989–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
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.
Montero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Montero's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Montero at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Montero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2002
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Montero by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Montero's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Montero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Montero? ▼
Montero has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 9 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Montero since 1989 -- 14 years through the most recent 2002 data.
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.
Keep exploring Montero
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Montero
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Monty Boy
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Montana Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Montero: Baby Name Since 1989 - 49 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/montero. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Montero 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 July 2026.