Monta
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MON-ta
- Origin
- Modern
Monta is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Monta come from?
Modern: probably a short form of Mont- names such as Montavious; also a Japanese given name
Is Monta a girl's or a boy's name?
Monta is a boys' name.
How popular is Monta in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.
Half of all the boys named Monta in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Monta in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
Names like Monta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez Marcus Miguel Marco Luca Moses Marquis Ezra Luis Pablo Josue Joshua
Names related to Monta
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Monta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/monta, updated 20 October 2026.