unisex name

Monta

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,402

Monta is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 65% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Monta is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1980, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Monta started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.

Monta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Monta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 40
1900s 47
1910s 99
1920s 142
1930s 166
1940s 151
1950s 180
1960s 104
1970s 146
1980s 138
1990s 88
2000s 56
2010s 37
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Monta?

In 2020, Monta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Monta is used

England & Wales #6,906 3 in 2013
United States #12,928 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Monta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Monta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Monta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Monta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Monta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Monta

How popular is the name Monta?

In 2020, Monta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Monta a girl's or a boy's name?

Monta is used for both girls and boys. About 65% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Monta most popular?

Monta peaked in 1980, when 29 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Was Monta originally a boys' or girls' name?

Monta was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.