Mona
#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 1,088 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 45,787since 1880
Mona over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Mona has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,203 | 86 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,107 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,156 | 88 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,991 | 97 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,924 | 99 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,888 | 106 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,852 | 109 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,792 | 116 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,743 | 119 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,894 | 107 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,027 | 97 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,775 | 115 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,474 | 74 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,058 | 94 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,185 | 89 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,548 | 73 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,172 | 92 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,213 | 89 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,107 | 92 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,855 | 104 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,175 | 82 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,033 | 88 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,844 | 97 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,819 | 97 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,596 | 105 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,520 | 111 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,456 | 113 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,194 | 151 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,439 | 112 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,535 | 101 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,325 | 126 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,305 | 129 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,150 | 154 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,279 | 127 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,099 | 142 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,093 | 139 | — | |
| 1986 | #967 | 163 | — | |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,120 | 123 | — | |
| 1983 | #959 | 152 | — | |
| 1982 | #914 | 165 | — | |
| 1981 | #858 | 181 | — | |
| 1980 | #951 | 157 | — | |
| 1979 | #824 | 190 | — | |
| 1978 | #675 | 236 | — | |
| 1977 | #710 | 218 | — | |
| 1976 | #608 | 258 | — | |
| 1975 | #598 | 269 | — | |
| 1974 | #550 | 305 | — | |
| 1973 | #487 | 365 | — | |
| 1972 | #427 | 454 | — | |
| 1971 | #448 | 459 | — | |
| 1970 | #377 | 633 | — | |
| 1969 | #341 | 691 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #367 | 608 | — | |
| 1967 | #337 | 681 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #281 | 903 | — | |
| 1965 | #305 | 874 | — | |
| 1964 | #309 | 890 | — | |
| 1963 | #290 | 1,009 | — | |
| 1962 | #296 | 968 | — | |
| 1961 | #277 | 1,090 | — | |
| 1960 | #275 | 1,081 | — | |
| 1959 | #255 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1958 | #265 | 1,090 | — | |
| 1957 | #242 | 1,231 | — | |
| 1956 | #240 | 1,187 | — | |
| 1955 | #249 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1954 | #233 | 1,192 | — | |
| 1953 | #249 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1952 | #255 | 950 | — | |
| 1951 | #232 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1950 | #230 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1949 | #341 | 513 | — | |
| 1948 | #369 | 455 | — | |
| 1947 | #379 | 446 | — | |
| 1946 | #364 | 427 | — | |
| 1945 | #364 | 366 | — | |
| 1944 | #382 | 342 | — | |
| 1943 | #384 | 359 | — | |
| 1942 | #340 | 418 | — | |
| 1941 | #307 | 444 | — | |
| 1940 | #290 | 470 | — | |
| 1939 | #270 | 523 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #249 | 641 | — | |
| 1937 | #253 | 623 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #243 | 656 | — | |
| 1935 | #243 | 670 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #246 | 635 | — | |
| 1933 | #244 | 614 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #249 | 613 | — | |
| 1931 | #280 | 496 | — | |
| 1930 | #276 | 540 | — | |
| 1929 | #291 | 499 | — | |
| 1928 | #324 | 422 | — | |
| 1927 | #345 | 376 | — | |
| 1926 | #347 | 369 | — | |
| 1925 | #379 | 322 | — | |
| 1924 | #377 | 329 | — | |
| 1923 | #389 | 292 | — | |
| 1922 | #399 | 274 | — | |
| 1921 | #386 | 301 | — | |
| 1920 | #410 | 262 | — | |
| 1919 | #406 | 253 | — | |
| 1918 | #421 | 245 | — | |
| 1917 | #354 | 313 | — | |
| 1916 | #393 | 253 | — | |
| 1915 | #370 | 265 | — | |
| 1914 | #362 | 212 | — | |
| 1913 | #366 | 174 | — | |
| 1912 | #370 | 156 | — | |
| 1911 | #392 | 105 | — | |
| 1910 | #394 | 101 | — | |
| 1909 | #391 | 87 | — | |
| 1908 | #391 | 85 | — | |
| 1907 | #427 | 70 | — | |
| 1906 | #405 | 71 | — | |
| 1905 | #378 | 80 | — | |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 | — | |
| 1903 | #411 | 59 | — | |
| 1902 | #416 | 55 | — | |
| 1901 | #459 | 42 | — | |
| 1900 | #399 | 69 | — | |
| 1899 | #384 | 57 | — | |
| 1898 | #393 | 61 | — | |
| 1897 | #376 | 59 | — | |
| 1896 | #377 | 56 | — | |
| 1895 | #384 | 53 | — | |
| 1894 | #382 | 54 | — | |
| 1893 | #353 | 58 | — | |
| 1892 | #387 | 47 | — | |
| 1891 | #377 | 44 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #454 | 29 | — | |
| 1888 | #439 | 32 | — | |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 | — | |
| 1886 | #387 | 31 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mona was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.
Where Mona is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#102 · 1 in 423
- Hawaii#125 · 1 in 419
- South Dakota#126 · 1 in 498
- Kentucky#148 · 1 in 839
- North Dakota#149 · 1 in 673
Best ever in a state: #74 in Wyoming, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #102 | 93 | 1 in 423 |
| Hawaii | #125 | 15 | 1 in 419 |
| South Dakota | #126 | 15 | 1 in 498 |
| Kentucky | #148 | 40 | 1 in 839 |
| North Dakota | #149 | 10 | 1 in 673 |
| Maine | #156 | 13 | 1 in 745 |
| West Virginia | #167 | 19 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Rhode Island | #187 | 6 | 1 in 1,400 |
| Kansas | #189 | 21 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 29 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Arkansas | #210 | 16 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Minnesota | #210 | 24 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Indiana | #212 | 33 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Idaho | #222 | 6 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Alabama | #224 | 27 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Missouri | #224 | 26 | 1 in 1,723 |
| California | #225 | 120 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Mississippi | #234 | 22 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Texas | #236 | 89 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Oregon | #238 | 11 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Arizona | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,174 |
| New Mexico | #248 | 9 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Iowa | #251 | 14 | 1 in 2,021 |
| North Carolina | #251 | 31 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Washington | #252 | 18 | 1 in 1,591 |
| Oklahoma | #254 | 13 | 1 in 1,715 |
| Colorado | #258 | 12 | 1 in 1,562 |
| New York | #261 | 88 | 1 in 1,872 |
| Wisconsin | #264 | 18 | 1 in 2,332 |
| Ohio | #265 | 48 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Virginia | #267 | 21 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Illinois | #268 | 49 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Massachusetts | #269 | 16 | 1 in 3,241 |
| Pennsylvania | #277 | 49 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Nebraska | #283 | 7 | 1 in 2,066 |
| South Carolina | #297 | 15 | 1 in 1,928 |
| Georgia | #298 | 21 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Utah | #300 | 6 | 1 in 1,756 |
| New Jersey | #304 | 18 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Michigan | #308 | 33 | 1 in 2,848 |
| Florida | #324 | 18 | 1 in 2,389 |
| District of Columbia | #339 | 5 | 1 in 2,704 |
| Maryland | #346 | 9 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Connecticut | #349 | 6 | 1 in 3,924 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 575 spots since 2024 (#2,203 → #2,778)
- 854 spots since 2020 (#1,924 → #2,778)
- 884 spots since 2015 (#1,894 → #2,778)
- Biggest jump: 133 spots in 1886 (#520 → #387)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1984 (#959 → #1,120)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #230 (1,088 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 106 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,565
- Highest: 1 in 1,565 girls born in 1935 were named Mona (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #230 in 1950, was only 1 in 1,574 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 24.4% of all girls named Mona (11,181) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 204 | #387 (1886) | #469 |
| 1890s | 522 | #353 (1893) | #386 |
| 1900s | 691 | #378 (1905) | #406 |
| 1910s | 2,077 | #354 (1917) | #383 |
| 1920s | 3,446 | #291 (1929) | #365 |
| 1930s | 6,011 | #243 (1935) | #255 |
| 1940s | 4,240 | #290 (1940) | #352 |
| 1950s | 11,181 | #230 (1950) | #245 |
| 1960s | 8,795 | #275 (1960) | #308 |
| 1970s | 3,387 | #377 (1970) | #570 |
| 1980s | 1,516 | #858 (1981) | #1,012 |
| 1990s | 1,229 | #1,150 (1991) | #1,380 |
| 2000s | 940 | #1,456 (2000) | #2,022 |
| 2010s | 1,026 | #1,743 (2016) | #1,969 |
| 2020s | 522 | #1,924 (2020) | #2,193 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mona in 1956
girls
#240
1,187 births · 1 in 1,691 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,691 of them was named Mona, which outranked 96.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mona
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.