Monty

Diminutive of Montague or Montgomery, variation of Monte, English, Spanish

"mountain"

Monty Origin and Meaning

The name Monty is a boy's name meaning "mountain".

Monty, a name with a World War II feel, is rarely used on its own in the US. But we're hearing rumblings of a comeback and think that Monty, whatever it's short for, is an adorable vintage nickname name of the future. It's already a hit in the UK.

Monty Rank in US Top 1000

# 960 in the US

Monty Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 422 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Monty

• 422 Nameberry 2025
• 882 Unique 2023
• 317 England 2023
• 98 Cats 2021

20 Names Similar to Monty

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Monty.

• Floyd
• Montgomery
• Clyde
• Chester
• Rudy
• Sidney
• Quincy
• Morris
• Winston
• Angus
• Wilbur
• Rex
• Gus
• Fritz
• Lars
• Roscoe
• Truman
• Freddie
• Rufus
• Clifford

Famous People Named Monty

• Monty Hall (born Monte Halparin) Canadian TV game show host
• Mudhsuden "Monty" Singh Panesar British cricketer
• Tavares Montgomery "Monty" Williams American basketball player
• George Montgomery Hutchens "Monty" Brinson American heir and reality TV personality ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
• Monty Roy Grow American NFL football player
• Monyreak "Monty" Oum American animator of Rooster Teeth
• Montagu “Monty” Don English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series Gardeners' World

The name Monty in Pop Culture

• Monty Brogan character in film "25th Hour"
• Montague "Monty" D'Ysquith Navarro character in musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
• Monterey Jack aka Monty mouse in animated series "Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers"
• Charles Montgomery "Monty" Burns character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Monty Brewster main character in several film adaptations of "Brewster's Millions"
• Monty Casino advertising character for Barclays Bank
• Monty Green character from the TV show "The 100"
• Monty "Lightning" McQueen stock car from Pixar's "Cars" films
• Henry "Monty" Montague protagonist of the book 'The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue'
• Monty Python British comedy group
• "The Full Monty " film based on an English expression for "the whole thing"