Monty

Meaning: Hill of Gomeric
Origin: Variant of Montgomery · Gomeric is a Germanic name with the elements man and ruler (from Old French (Norman), from Germanic)

Boy's name · #1543 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Monty — on the books since 1900, #1543 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 15,000 boys share it.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#125 in New Zealand (2025) · #270 in England & Wales (2025) · #780 in Ireland (2025) · #2,436 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,310 in Canada (2024).

Monty Woolley — American actor (1888–1963)
Monty Alexander — Jamaican pianist (born 1944)
Monty Hall — Canadian radio and television show host (1921–2017)
Monty Norman — British composer (1928–2022)
Monty Banks — Italian comedian and director (1897–1950)

Monty Montgomery^it — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)
Monty Bodkin — Fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse
Monty Mole — Fictional mole who appears as the title character from the series of video games from Gremlin Graphics

Among 164 notable people named Monty:

Sports figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Monty Williams, American basketball coach.

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