Monte

“Mountain” — Spanish/Italian/Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #1466 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Monte has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #293 (1952) · 23,160 babies named Monte all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Montes

Monte Melkonian — National Hero of Armenia (1957–1993)
Monte Blue — American actor (1887–1963)
Monte Hellman — American film director, film producer and film editor (1932–2021)
Monte Markham — American actor
Monte Irvin — American Hall of Fame baseball player (1919–2016)

Among 168 notable people named Monte:

Athletes appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Monte Irvin, American Hall of Fame baseball player (1919–2016).

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