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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Monte

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.
From the wealthy man''s mountain
Italian
Spanish

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

m(o)-nte, mon-te

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #296, 622 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1466, 121 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1955 (rank #2062, 27 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10241, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025121–
20241279
2023121–
2022159–
20211505
2020114–
2019116–
201885–
201778–
2016110–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1951, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20258
202412
20236
20224
202111
20209
20194
20183
20178
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #293, 6 births); most recent 1973 (rank #321, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence