Masculine dossier · first seen 1881
Monte
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1956
Peak births
623
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Monte
How many people are named Monte?
An estimated 15,440 living Americans are named Monte.
How rare is Monte?
Monte is uncommon among babies today, with 121 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 80.6% from its 1956 peak.
How old is the typical Monte?
The median age of a living American named Monte is approximately 58 years, with most bearers falling between 40 and 68 years old.
Is Monte still popular?
Yes — Monte is currently rising in popularity, with 121 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Monte most common?
Monte has its strongest geographic signal in Idaho, where it appears 11.9× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 19562025
Peak year
1956
Decline from peak
80.6%
2025
121
All-time
23,160
Where it lives now
Monte is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 7.9× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Monte is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.