Holding steady.
Popularity of Emonte since 1992
Babies named Emonte per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 42 |
| 2000s | 67 |
| 2010s | 31 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Emonte is a modern American name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992, reflecting a wave of creative coinages from that era. Its peak year was 1996, when it was given to roughly 60 boys (though it never entered the top 1,000). Since then its use has remained stable but extremely rare, with fewer than 10 annual births in recent years. The name appears most frequently in Southern states, though no single state accounts for a majority of bearers. Emonte fits alongside similarly styled names of the 1990s such as DeShawn and Tyrese, following a pattern of prefixing "E" to a syllable ending in "-monte" or "-onte." Without a clear etymology or historical roots, Emonte stands as a distinctive, if obscure, modern invention.
Emonte first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1992 and saw modest use in the 1990s, peaking in 1996. It may have been coined by combining the popular prefix 'E-' with the fashionable suffix '-monte', reminiscent of names like Monte or Monty. There is no known traditional etymology or historical precedent outside the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Monty
Sibling names for Emonte
Names that share Emonte's style, for a brother or sister.
