Monty
Monty is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague and other similar names. It is also a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Monty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Monty is a masculine given name, often a short form of Montgomery, Montague and other similar names. It is also a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Monty
Monty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 539 Montys were born — ranking #337 that year. As of 2026, Monty ranks #1,742 for baby boys with 96 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Montys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Monty
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Names that sound like Monty
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About the name Monty
Monty is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Monty's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #337. Use the chart and map above to compare Monty'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 .
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