Given name & surname
Monte
“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
Monte is a form of Montague. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Monte is a form of Montague. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Monte is used as a form of Montague.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Monte through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,988
- 23,160 boys · 828 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 634 babies
- 2025
- 121
- #1,473 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 99% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 121 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,473 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 623 in 1956. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (32). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,045 as a first name in 2020; 4,181 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Monte’s family of names
Monte has a related form in Montrell. Monte has a related form in Montez. Monte has a related form in Montel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Montrellvariant
- Montezvariant
- Montelvariant
- Montrelvariant
- Montaevariant
- Montrellevariant
- Montayevariant
- Montayvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Monte
- Monte MelkonianNational Hero of Armenia (1957–1993)
- Monte BlueAmerican actor (1887–1963)
- Monte HellmanAmerican film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021)
- Monté MorrisAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
- Monte MarkhamAmerican actorborn 1935
- Monte CookAmerican writer and game designerborn 1968
- Monte Haleactor, country singer (1919-2009)
- Monte Montagueactor (1891-1959)
- Monte CollinsAmerican silent film actor1898–1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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