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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Mona has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | |
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 1967
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#165 · 1 in 726
- Montana#170 · 1 in 614
- Mississippi#184 · 1 in 890
- South Dakota#192 · 1 in 862
- Alabama#205 · 1 in 1,028
Best ever in a state: #74 in Wyoming, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #165 | 43 | 1 in 726 |
| Montana | #170 | 7 | 1 in 614 |
| Mississippi | #184 | 21 | 1 in 890 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 862 |
| Alabama | #205 | 26 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Arizona | #223 | 13 | 1 in 979 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 14 | 1 in 1,113 |
| New Mexico | #247 | 8 | 1 in 1,011 |
| South Carolina | #251 | 14 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Minnesota | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,011 |
| Tennessee | #273 | 16 | 1 in 1,870 |
| Virginia | #279 | 19 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Kansas | #289 | 8 | 1 in 1,691 |
| California | #291 | 97 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Arkansas | #292 | 8 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Oregon | #296 | 8 | 1 in 1,598 |
| District of Columbia | #302 | 6 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Iowa | #306 | 9 | 1 in 2,294 |
| North Carolina | #315 | 17 | 1 in 2,318 |
| Texas | #319 | 52 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Kentucky | #335 | 9 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Washington | #344 | 11 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Indiana | #348 | 16 | 1 in 2,546 |
| Colorado | #355 | 7 | 1 in 2,177 |
| Ohio | #370 | 27 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Michigan | #372 | 23 | 1 in 3,098 |
| Wisconsin | #380 | 9 | 1 in 3,706 |
| Georgia | #391 | 12 | 1 in 3,073 |
| Missouri | #397 | 10 | 1 in 3,351 |
| Maryland | #423 | 7 | 1 in 3,683 |
| Illinois | #432 | 24 | 1 in 3,561 |
| New York | #435 | 40 | 1 in 3,487 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 8 | 1 in 5,447 |
| Connecticut | #448 | 5 | 1 in 4,170 |
| Pennsylvania | #455 | 19 | 1 in 4,495 |
| New Jersey | #481 | 11 | 1 in 4,512 |
| Florida | #764 | 5 | 1 in 8,283 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Mona
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #230 (1,088 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1983
- 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
- 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 1967
Top girls' names in 1967
Top boys' names in 1967
More about 1967
girls
1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 2,424 of them was named Mona, which outranked 95.7% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 348,762 of them was named Mona, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 585 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.