The first name Monte

In 2025, 121 boys born in the United States were named Monte, the 1,473rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 623 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Monte Blue
  American actor (1887–1963)
• Monte Hellman
  American film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021)
• Monté Morris
  American basketball player (born 1995)
• Monte Markham
  American actor, born 1935
• Monte Hale
  American actor, country singer (1919-2009)
• Monte Cook
  American writer and game designer, born 1968
• Monte Montague
  Actor (1891-1959)
• Monte Collins
  American silent film actor, 1898–1951
• Monte Landis
  American actor, 1933–2024
• Monte Towe
  American basketball player and coach, born 1953
• Monte Pittman
  American musician, born 1975
• Tree Rollins
  American basketball player-coach, born 1955

How popular is the name Monte?

In 2025, 8 boys born in England and Wales were named Monte, ranking 2,664th. Its peak was 2024, with 12 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 23,988 US babies named Monte since 1880 were boys.

When was Monte most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 623 babies were named Monte, its highest rank at 296th.

Is Monte also a surname?

Yes. Monte is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.