Monti
A masculine Italian name derived from the Italian word "monte" meaning mountain or hill.
Name Census estimates that about 508 living Americans carry the first name Monti. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.9% of registrations being male. The average person named Monti today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Monti births was 1971 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Monti. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Monti with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
508
~ 1 in 674,713 Americans
Peak year
1971
31 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,849
Tracked since 1949
Census
Monti in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 642 people with the first name Monti, which placed it at #17,263 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,263
National first-name rank
People counted
642
642 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Monti
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Monti is White at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.1%) and Hispanic (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Monti described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Monti at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.5% · 401
- Black or African American22.1% · 142
- Hispanic or Latino6.4% · 41
- Two or more races4.7% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Monti
Monti is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 582 total registrations, 395 (67.9%) were male and 187 (32.1%) were female.
Monti as a male name
- Ranked #11,849 in 2024
- 6 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1970 (20 births)
Monti as a female name
- Ranked #13,034 in 2023
- 7 female births in 2023
- Peak: 1965 (15 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Monti on both sides of the split. Of the 642 people counted with this name, 382 were male (59.5%) and 260 were female (40.5%).
Popularity
Monti: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Monti from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 220 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Monti by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Monti during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Montis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Monti
The name Monti is believed to have originated from the Latin word "mons," meaning "mountain." Its earliest known use can be traced back to ancient Rome, where it was likely used as a nickname or descriptive term for someone who lived near or worked in the mountains.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Monti can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who mentions a man named Quintus Monti in his work "Ab Urbe Condita" (c. 27 BC - 17 AD). Livy's account suggests that Quintus Monti was a prominent figure in Rome during the 2nd century BC.
During the Middle Ages, the name Monti gained popularity in various parts of Europe, particularly in Italy and France. It was often used as a surname, but it also appeared as a given name, especially among the nobility and upper classes.
In Italy, one of the most notable historical figures with the name Monti was Vincenzo Monti (1754-1828), an Italian poet and writer who is considered one of the leading figures of the Neoclassical movement in Italian literature. His works include the epic poem "Bassvilliana" and the tragedy "Aristodemo."
Another famous bearer of the name Monti was Raffaello Monti (c. 1818-1881), an Italian sculptor known for his works in marble and bronze. His most celebrated piece is the colossal statue of Dante Alighieri, which stands in the Piazza di Santa Croce in Florence.
In France, the name Monti was associated with the House of Montfort, a noble family that played a significant role in the crusades and the Wars of the Roses. One notable member of this family was Simon de Montfort (c. 1165-1218), a French nobleman and crusader who led the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France.
Another historical figure with the name Monti was Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), a French mathematician and geometer who is credited with founding the field of descriptive geometry. He served as a professor at the École Polytechnique in Paris and played a crucial role in the development of modern engineering education.
In more recent times, the name Monti has been carried by individuals such as Eugenio Monti (1890-1966), an Italian film director and screenwriter who worked in the early years of Italian cinema, and Mario Monti (born 1943), an Italian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013.
People
Monti + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Monti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Monti: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Monti?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 508 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Monti going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 674,713 US residents.
Is Monti a common name?
We classify Monti as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 582 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Monti most popular?
The single biggest year for Monti was 1971, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Monti is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Monti in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 642 people with the name Monti, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,263 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Monti in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Monti?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Monti on both sides of the split. Of the 642 people counted with this name, 382 were male (59.5%) and 260 were female (40.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Monti?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Monti is White at 62.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.1%) and Hispanic (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Monti most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Monti in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.5% (401 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Monti in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Monti a male name?
Yes, 67.9% of people registered as Monti in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Monti still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Monti in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Monti can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Monti?
Find out how many people have the name Monti on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.