Is Monte a boy or girl name?
Monte is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 127 boys were named Monte, so 6.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.5% of the 23,865 US babies named Monte were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,431
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,788
- Babies named Monte since 1881
- 23,865
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 634 babies
Boys and girls named Monte, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 44 | 12 | 21.4% |
| 1900s | 70 | 12 | 14.6% |
| 1910s | 243 | 51 | 17.3% |
| 1920s | 698 | 70 | 9.1% |
| 1930s | 1,728 | 128 | 6.9% |
| 1940s | 2,396 | 157 | 6.1% |
| 1950s | 5,482 | 156 | 2.8% |
| 1960s | 4,938 | 110 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 2,782 | 80 | 2.8% |
| 1980s | 1,241 | 33 | 2.6% |
| 1990s | 997 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 816 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 916 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 671 | 14 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | #1,431 | 9 | #10,788 |
| 2023 | 121 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 159 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 150 | #1,270 | 5 | #16,901 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 116 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 78 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 108 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 89 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 92 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 89 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,117 | 5 | #14,960 |
| 1993 | 92 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 109 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 111 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 130 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 119 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 108 | #906 | 6 | #10,780 |
| 1986 | 121 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 112 | #855 | 6 | #10,199 |
| 1984 | 121 | #794 | 7 | #8,800 |
| 1983 | 128 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 142 | #731 | 7 | #8,863 |
| 1981 | 138 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 154 | #700 | 7 | #8,742 |
| 1979 | 147 | #712 | 6 | #9,762 |
| 1978 | 175 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 208 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 199 | #575 | 9 | #6,408 |
| 1975 | 262 | #492 | 7 | #7,689 |
| 1974 | 265 | #495 | 8 | #6,649 |
| 1973 | 306 | #447 | 15 | #4,097 |
| 1972 | 360 | #418 | 13 | #4,453 |
| 1971 | 438 | #383 | 5 | #9,172 |
| 1970 | 422 | #391 | 17 | #3,671 |
| 1969 | 394 | #402 | 9 | #5,328 |
| 1968 | 450 | #367 | 6 | #6,757 |
| 1967 | 417 | #367 | 6 | #6,550 |
| 1966 | 429 | #365 | 16 | #3,229 |
| 1965 | 476 | #349 | 14 | #3,498 |
| 1964 | 567 | #330 | 10 | #4,546 |
| 1963 | 592 | #324 | 11 | #4,189 |
| 1962 | 581 | #326 | 15 | #3,389 |
| 1961 | 563 | #331 | 16 | #3,284 |
| 1960 | 469 | #362 | 7 | #5,531 |
| 1959 | 475 | #359 | 10 | #4,218 |
| 1958 | 544 | #330 | 10 | #4,115 |
| 1957 | 617 | #305 | 17 | #2,898 |
| 1956 | 623 | #296 | 9 | #4,371 |
| 1955 | 540 | #316 | 27 | #2,090 |
| 1954 | 568 | #304 | 18 | #2,670 |
| 1953 | 540 | #307 | 18 | #2,571 |
| 1952 | 570 | #293 | 12 | #3,332 |
| 1951 | 475 | #318 | 19 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 530 | #296 | 16 | #2,631 |
| 1949 | 440 | #327 | 23 | #2,049 |
| 1948 | 313 | #386 | 17 | #2,466 |
| 1947 | 312 | #389 | 19 | #2,329 |
| 1946 | 224 | #424 | 14 | #2,702 |
| 1945 | 139 | #508 | 16 | #2,214 |
| 1944 | 157 | #484 | 15 | #2,359 |
| 1943 | 171 | #473 | 13 | #2,657 |
| 1942 | 200 | #437 | 19 | #2,019 |
| 1941 | 207 | #408 | 11 | #2,790 |
| 1940 | 233 | #374 | 10 | #2,899 |
| 1939 | 224 | #380 | 19 | #1,854 |
| 1938 | 264 | #344 | 13 | #2,411 |
| 1937 | 192 | #409 | 13 | #2,409 |
| 1936 | 180 | #410 | 9 | #3,027 |
| 1935 | 164 | #446 | 12 | #2,532 |
| 1934 | 148 | #462 | 11 | #2,684 |
| 1933 | 145 | #462 | 10 | #2,817 |
| 1932 | 139 | #488 | 12 | #2,596 |
| 1931 | 126 | #515 | 20 | #1,784 |
| 1930 | 146 | #492 | 9 | #3,250 |
| 1929 | 102 | #600 | 9 | #3,312 |
| 1928 | 96 | #635 | 5 | #5,213 |
| 1927 | 102 | #626 | 8 | #3,773 |
| 1926 | 80 | #715 | 7 | #4,178 |
| 1925 | 96 | #652 | 8 | #3,925 |
| 1924 | 53 | #975 | 6 | #4,870 |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,081 | 12 | #2,866 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,040 | 8 | #3,920 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,150 | 7 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,154 | 7 | #4,129 |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,166 | 13 | #2,628 |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,128 | 8 | #3,607 |
| 1916 | 34 | #1,133 | 5 | #4,935 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,294 | 5 | #4,758 |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,427 | 7 | #3,087 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,098 | 6 | #3,077 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 14 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,167 | 5 | #2,282 |
| 1906 | 9 | #899 | 7 | #1,669 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 14 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 11 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,039 | 7 | #1,238 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,071 | 5 | #1,470 |
| 1890 | 6 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #968 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Monte reached #293 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #1,238 in 1892. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Monte
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.