Monta

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Monta is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name9.9K records spelled Monta21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Montá, Montà, Mőnťã, Moñta, Mõñtá

• Latvian given name2.7K records spelled Monta4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Latvia, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

  Languages: Latvian, Lithuanian

  Also written Môńťă, Montã

• a separate given name2.3K records spelled Monta3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Montà, Montá

• French given name1.7K records spelled Monta23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Tunisia, United States, Latvia

  Also written Monta', Môntà, Montã, Montà, Mőńta

• Indonesian given name468 records spelled Monta6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Indonesia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Mônta, Möntà, Montã, Mőňťā

• Italian surname466 records spelled Monta3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States

  Also written Montà, Monta'

44 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Monta is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Asturian, "beginning of the ramp or exploitation from its access such as a chimney or well"

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, third-person singular past historic of monter

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Romanian, to assemble, to put together

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, covering, leap (of animals)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Finnish, partitive singular of moni

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 116 years between 1891–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Monta Bellb. 1891USAmerican film producer, film director and screenwriter (1891–1958)
• Anna Monta Olekb. 2002DEGerman judoka

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 325 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Monta?

We estimate roughly 2.4 thousand people bear Monta (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Monta have the most bearers?

We estimate about 1.9 thousand people bear Monta in Latvia, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled monta.

Where is Monta most common?

Monta is densest in Latvia, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.0 thousand people carrying it.

Is Monta a male or female name?

Monta is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Monta mean?

Recorded meaning: Sievietes vārds