Given name & surname · also French
Monty
“from Gomeric's mountain”·“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
In English use, Monty is a diminutive 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
In English use, Monty carries the interpretation “from Gomeric's mountain.” In English use, Monty is a diminutive of Montague. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Monty is used as a form of Montgomery.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Monty is a short form of Montmorency. The history of Montmorency gives this family its wider story. Montmorency’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Monty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,629
- 15,350 boys · 279 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 551 babies
- 2025
- 112
- #1,543 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +96%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 112 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,543 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 93.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 539 in 1961. In 2025, Arizona and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,994 as a first name in 2020; 1,442 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.
Monty’s family of names
In English usage, Monty is a diminutive of Montgomery. Monty has a related form in Montez. Monty is a form of Montgomery.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Montgomeryfull form · English
- Montezvariant
- Montivariant
- Montaguefull form · English
- Montievariant · English
- Monteavariant
- Monteevariant
- Monteyvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Monty
- Monty WoolleyAmerican actor (1888–1963)
- Monty AlexanderJamaican pianist (born 1944)
- Billy GunnAmerican professional wrestler and former professional bull riderborn 1963
- Monty HallCanadian radio and television show host (1921-2017)
- Monty NormanBritish composer (1928–2022)
- Monty BanksItalian comedian and director (1897–1950)
- Monty WilliamsAmerican basketball coachborn 1971
- Monty OumAmerican animator1981–2015
- Monty PattersonNew Zealand footballerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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