Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Monty

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Monty

Pronunciation

m(o)-nty, mon-ty

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #338, 540 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1539, 112 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #3336, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025112–
202489–
2023855
202271–
202173–
202055–
201955–
201832–
201736–
201645–

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 2017 (rank #273, 191 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 169 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025169
2024153
2023140
2022155
2021187
2020179
2019166
2018155
2017191
2016143

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 Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #435, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20237
2022–
2021–
20207
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #229, 8 births); most recent 2010 (rank #581, 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