Boys' name · since 1900
Monty
Monty has 15,350 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,350
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Monty is the #1540 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15,350 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monty has been recorded 15,350 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #1540 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,540 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,350 born since 1900
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monty ranks #959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,540 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,350 born since 1900, peaking in the 1960s.
- #959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,540 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,350
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Monty's 15,350 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Monty compares
15,350 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Monty's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,350 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 539 | 34 | 22,252 |
Monty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Monty's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 539, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Monty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 539
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Monty popularity over time - girls
279 total births recorded since 1918 (Monty as girls' name)
Monty by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,172 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Monty's strongest decade.
4,172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Monty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s 178
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 715
1930s
715 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,823 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,817 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,172 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,029 births
- 1980s 812
1980s
812 births
- 1990s 492
1990s
492 births
- 2000s 351
2000s
351 births
- 2010s 388
2010s
388 births
- 2020s 487
2020s
487 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,172 births (27% of all-time use).
How Monty 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 Monty's total volume
Monty by state
Where Monty concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,941 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,243 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 756 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 485 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 448 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 426 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 376 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 370 | 2.4% |
1,941 of 15,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Monty appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monty's data
- Monty's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,172 total births); usage has since declined to 487 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Montys (1,941 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Monty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Monty 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.