Monte

Meaning: Mountain
Origin: Spanish surname — Also a variant of Monty

Boy's name · #1473 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Monte — on the books since 1881, #1473 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 23,000 boys have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,239 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,963 in Austria (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #5,543 in France (2025) · #871 in Poland (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #1,093 in Netherlands (2021) · #7,926 in Ecuador (2011).

Famous Montes

Monte Markham — American actor (born 1935)
Monté Morris — American basketball player (born 1995)
Monte Kiffin — American football coach (1940–2024)
Monte Hellman — American film director, producer and editor (1929–2021)
Monte Melkonian — Armenian revolutionary hero (1957–1993)

In stories & tradition

Monte — University of Montana's athletics mascot

What Montes become

Among 170 notable people named Monte:

Sports figures appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Monté Morris, American basketball player (born 1995).

Similar names: Denis · Monty · Donte · Mickey · Montana · Marlin

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