Monty

Meaning: Gomeric's hill
Origin: English surname — Short form of Montgomery

Boy's name · #1543 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Monty — on the books since 1900, #1543 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 15,000 boys have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#125 in New Zealand (2025) · #269 in England & Wales (2025) · #676 in Ireland (2025) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,436 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,025 in Austria (2024) · #435 in Scotland (2023) · #2,022 in Sweden (2022) · #7,527 in Ecuador (2013).

Famous Montys

Monty Don — English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer (born 1955)
Monty Hall — Canadian-American game show host (1921–2017)
Monty Woolley — American actor (1888–1963)
Monty Oum — American animator and voice actor (1981–2015)
Monty Williams — American basketball coach and former player (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

Monty Montgomery^it — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)
Monty Bodkin — Fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse
Monty Mole — Fictional mole who appears as the title character from the series of video games from Gremlin Graphics

What Montys become

Among 164 notable people named Monty:

Sports figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Monty Williams, American basketball coach and former player (born 1971).

Similar names: Montgomery · Richie · Monte · Rusty · Chet · Montana

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