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Monte

Gender
Boy
Say it
MON-tee
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#2,742 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,466 for boys

Monte is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “hill, mountain”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,466th for boys in the US (121 babies).

What does Monte mean?

French: short form of Montgomery or Montague; also Italian and Spanish for mountain

“hill, mountain”

Often a short form of Montgomery or Montague, Norman surnames built on Old French mont, 'hill'.

Is Monte a girl's or a boy's name?

Monte is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 121 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Monte in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,742among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 37,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 37% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Monte, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named Monte in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 180 boys in the UK were given Monte or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #296, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.

2001Busiest: 12 in 20242025
Monte in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#2,742
202412#2,009
20236#3,279
20224#4,195
202111#2,100
20209#2,359
20195#3,597
20185#3,596
20178#2,656
20168#2,690
20154#4,086
20145#3,529
20136#3,096
20124#4,147
20115#3,446
20100–
20094#3,909
20083#4,615
20070–
20060–
20051#5,109
20040–
20030–
20023#3,325
20013#3,255

How popular is Monte in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,466among boys
Babies in 2025
121about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 17% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 121 boys in the US were named Monte, making it the 1,466th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,489th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 623 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.

2025 had fewer boys named Monte than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Monte in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 233 boys in the US were given Monte or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #903, up from #1,466 for this spelling alone.

In 2024, 7% of the babies named Monte in the US were girls.

1881Busiest: 623 in 19562025
Monte in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025121#1,466
2024127#1,432
2023122#1,473
2022159#1,237
2021150#1,267
2020114#1,489
2019116#1,479
201885#1,792
201778#1,871
2016110#1,522
2015108#1,523
201489#1,701
201384#1,732
201274#1,922
201180#1,794
201092#1,677
200980#1,838
200890#1,692
200785#1,741
200691#1,596
200561#2,031
200486#1,539
200389#1,464
200279#1,554
200169#1,673
200086#1,425
199979#1,454
199897#1,243
1997101#1,179
199685#1,290
199590#1,216
1994103#1,109
199392#1,159
1992109#1,046
1991111#1,019
1990130#900
198998#1,041
1988119#868
1987108#903
1986122#821
1985112#852
1984121#793
1983128#763
1982142#729
1981138#741
1980154#700
1979147#708
1978175#630
1977208#579
1976199#574
1975262#492
1974265#494
1973306#446
1972360#418
1971438#383
1970422#391
1969394#402
1968450#366
1967417#367
1966429#365
1965476#349
1964567#330
1963592#324
1962581#326
1961563#331
1960469#362
1959475#359
1958544#330
1957617#305
1956623#296
1955540#316
1954568#303
1953540#307
1952570#293
1951475#318
1950530#295
1949440#327
1948313#385
1947312#388
1946224#424
1945139#507
1944157#482
1943171#473
1942200#435
1941207#406
1940233#373
1939224#380
1938264#344
1937192#407
1936180#409
1935164#446
1934148#462
1933145#461
1932139#487
1931126#512
1930146#490
1929102#599
192896#629
1927102#619
192680#712
192596#649
192453#960
192344#1,076
192240#1,120
192146#1,026
192039#1,139
191937#1,139
191836#1,152
191736#1,113
191634#1,120
191527#1,265
191419#1,388
191322#1,075
191213#1,352
191114#895
19105#1,588
19095#1,439
19087#1,112
19077#1,093
19069#852
19055#1,232
19045#1,204
19030–
19026#1,012
190112#596
190014#679
18990–
18980–
18970–
18965#1,100
18955#1,078
189411#630
18936#906
18926#955
18915#962
18906#884
18895#973
18880–
18870–
18860–
18850–
18845#971
18830–
18820–
18815#865

Names like Monte

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Frankie Freddie Reggie Ronnie Tommy Vincent Robin Teddy Bobby Theodore Jesse Sonny

Other spellings of Monte

Monty

Names related to Monte

Montae Monti Montay Monta

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Monte: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/monte, updated 20 October 2026.