Monteco
Monteco Turner, known mononymously as Monteco, is an American contemporary R&B singer who was active in the mid 1990s. His first single "Is It Me?" was released in 1995, and features fellow contemporary R&B group IMx. The song peaked at #32 on the Billboard R&B chart, but Monteco's album to promote the single, Soulschool, failed to chart.
Meaning & Origin of Monteco
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Monteco Turner, known mononymously as Monteco, is an American contemporary R&B singer who was active in the mid 1990s. His first single "Is It Me?" was released in 1995, and features fellow contemporary R&B group IMx. The song peaked at #32 on the Billboard R&B chart, but Monteco's album to promote the single, Soulschool, failed to chart.
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The Story of Monteco
Monteco first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 18 Montecos were born — ranking #3,559 that year. As of 2026, Monteco ranks #7,971 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Montecos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Monteco
Monteco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Monteco's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #3,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Monteco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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