Montserrat: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “jagged mountain”
- Origin
- Catalan
- Say it
- mon-suh-RAT · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the Catalan place-name Montserrat, literally 'serrated mountain.' It became a given name through devotion to Our Lady of Montserrat.
How popular is Montserrat?
Babies named Montserrat in 2024149
2024 rank#1,466 girls
Peak year2014
Total US babies since 18805,508
Montserrat has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Montserrat
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Monserratjagged mountain · Spanish
Montserrat questions
What does the name Montserrat mean?
Montserrat means "jagged mountain". It comes from Catalan. From the Catalan place-name Montserrat, literally 'serrated mountain.' It became a given name through devotion to Our Lady of Montserrat.
Is Montserrat a boy or girl name?
Montserrat is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Montserrat?
149 US babies were named Montserrat in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.
How do you pronounce Montserrat?
Montserrat is usually pronounced mon-suh-RAT.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.