Montserrat
Montserrat, or Maria Montserrat, after the Virgin of Montserrat, is a popular name for girls in Catalonia and several other parts of Catalan-speaking areas. It was the second most common given name for women in Catalonia in 2014, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute.
- Catalan
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Montserrat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Montserrat, or Maria Montserrat, after the Virgin of Montserrat, is a popular name for girls in Catalonia and several other parts of Catalan-speaking areas. It was the second most common given name for women in Catalonia in 2014, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
- Spanish
The Story of Montserrat
The earliest SSA record of Montserrat as a baby girl name dates back to 1963, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 534 newborns named Montserrat — #572 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Montserrat on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Montserrat ranks #1,493 for baby girls with 146 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Montserrat
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Montserrat. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Montserrat
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Montserrat Abelló (1918–2014), Catalan poet
- Montserrat Artamendi (born 1941), Spanish gymnast
- Montserrat Bassa (born 1965), Spanish politician from Catalonia
- Monserrat Bernabeu Guitart (born 1960), Catalan doctor and mother of former professional footballer Gerard Pique
- Montserrat Boix (born 1960), Spanish journalist
- Montserrat Caballé (1933–2018), Catalan operatic soprano
- Montserrat Garriga Cabrero (1865–1956), Cuban-Spanish botanist
- Montserrat Carulla (1930–2020), Catalan actress
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Names that sound like Montserrat
Phonetically similar names — useful when Montserrat is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Monserrat
- Mensurate
- Monserrate
- Minaret
- Mst
- Mainstreet
- Macerate
- Monsour
- Mansard
- Moonset
- Miswrite
- Minorite
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About the name Montserrat
Montserrat is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Montserrat's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #572. Use the chart and map above to compare Montserrat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.