How Many People Are Named Monta?
people named Monta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 423,001 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,399 babies named Monta in Social Security records from 1891 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
29 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Modern Latvian name, possibly from Latin mons "mountain".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Monta, 46.6% were girls and 53.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Monta fell from 87.3% in the 1920s to 8.7% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Monta alive today is about 53 years old, and 43% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 37 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Monta first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 1980, to 29 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2020
🏆 Rank History
Monta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,159, in 1898. Among boys, its best rank was #2,051, in 1978.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,159 (1898) | #2,051 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,723 in the 1950s | #3,554 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Monta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Monta were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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