Monique

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #7,770
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1980 · 3,163 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
78,783
since 1909

Monique over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #93, 1980girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#3,34246—
2024#2,93056—
2023#4,19134—
2022#3,22050—
2021#3,49144—
2020#3,17949—
2019#2,85658—
2018#2,58467—
2017#2,66465—
2016#2,79861—
2015#1,972101—
2014#1,967101—
2013#1,849109—
2012#1,774116—
2011#1,633132—
2010#1,352173—
2009#1,106230—
2008#922297—
2007#773374—
2006#656443—
2005#556516—
2004#462643—
2003#457655—
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2001#371802—
2000#343899—
1999#2961,038—
1998#2581,198—
1997#2371,273—
1996#1961,490—
1995#1811,667—
1994#1751,690#7,7706
1993#1701,850#6,2288
1992#1522,015#5,23610
1991#1412,179#6,5197
1990#1332,361#3,16619
1989#1392,209#2,10633
1988#1352,130#6,4266
1987#1302,118#3,73112
1986#1362,047#3,00516
1985#1402,112#4,3339
1984#1302,202#4,5528
1983#1172,482#4,1419
1982#1162,574#2,97215
1981#1032,860#2,89815
1980#933,163#2,53619
1979#1411,975#3,16813
1978#1721,575#4,1578
1977#1611,669#2,79115
1976#1701,498#4,4187
1975#1761,495#3,42810
1974#1741,531#3,31810
1973#1541,801#2,71613
1972#1531,879#2,53414
1971#1611,948#1,91622
1970#1602,097#2,62113
1969#1831,748#2,30814
1968#1881,711#3,1078
1967#1881,673#2,35212
1966#2011,559#3,5376
1965#2041,629#2,9828
1964#2831,032#4,0395
1963#340772#3,3187
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1960#380627—
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1957#787164—
1956#969108—
1955#929112—
1954#1,02891—
1953#1,16469—
1952#1,23659—
1951#1,17763—
1950#1,25953—
1949#1,30449—
1948#1,37045—
1947#1,30249—
1946#1,43937—
1945#1,54328—
1944#1,96719—
1943#2,07918—
1942#1,63026—
1941#1,69622—
1940#1,84519—
1939#2,9229—
1938#2,02116—
1937#1,99916—
1936#1,64021—
1935#2,20614—
1934#2,42412—
1933#3,4067—
1932#3,5687—
1931#2,42712—
1930#3,6587—
1929#4,0536—
1928#4,1956—
1927#3,2849—
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First appearance
1909

The first year at least five girls were named Monique! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1909–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Monique is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: #168 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 838 girlsMEVermont: #153 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 702 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #121 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 511 girlsNHWashington: #407 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,476 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMNIllinois: #568 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,108 girlsILWisconsin: #534 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,839 girlsWIMichigan: #424 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,572 girlsMINew York: #272 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsNYMassachusetts: #232 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,929 girlsMARhode Island: #204 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsRIOregon: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,114 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedIAIndiana: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,130 girlsINOhio: #479 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,486 girlsOHPennsylvania: #437 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,828 girlsPANew Jersey: #322 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsNJConnecticut: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsCTCalifornia: #326 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedUTColorado: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,922 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #501 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,738 girlsVAMaryland: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,369 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #535 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,097 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #233 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMSAlabama: #607 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,872 girlsALGeorgia: #704 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,910 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #745 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,983 girlsTXFlorida: #360 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#121 · 1 in 511
  2. Vermont#153 · 1 in 702
  3. Maine#168 · 1 in 838
  4. Rhode Island#204 · 1 in 1,372
  5. Massachusetts#232 · 1 in 1,929

Best ever in a state: #27 in District of Columbia, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#121111 in 511
Vermont#15351 in 702
Maine#168121 in 838
Rhode Island#20461 in 1,372
Massachusetts#232281 in 1,929
District of Columbia#233101 in 1,322
Louisiana#265251 in 1,522
New York#272991 in 1,697
Connecticut#288111 in 2,233
New Jersey#322211 in 2,796
California#326891 in 1,968
Florida#360191 in 2,635
Colorado#37581 in 2,485
Maryland#38191 in 3,369
Oregon#39951 in 3,114
Washington#40781 in 3,476
Michigan#424191 in 4,572
Pennsylvania#437231 in 4,828
Missouri#46091 in 4,922
Ohio#479191 in 5,486
Virginia#50171 in 5,738
Wisconsin#53451 in 8,839
North Carolina#53581 in 6,097
Indiana#54671 in 7,130
Illinois#568151 in 7,108
Alabama#60751 in 6,872
Georgia#70451 in 8,910
Texas#745141 in 7,983
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See more about Monique
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 412 spots since 2024 (#2,930 → #3,342)
  • 163 spots since 2020 (#3,179 → #3,342)
  • 1,370 spots since 2015 (#1,972 → #3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1959 (#643 → #457)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 2009 (#922 → #1,106)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1909
  • Peaked 1980 at #93 (3,163 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1980
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1955–2008
Share of babies · girls
1 in 525
  • Highest: 1 in 525 girls born in 1980 were named Monique (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.3% of all girls named Monique (23,897) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#2,208 (1909)#2,208
1910s16#4,251 (1919)#4,421
1920s39#3,284 (1927)#4,140
1930s121#1,640 (1936)#2,627
1940s312#1,302 (1947)#1,618
1950s1,396#457 (1959)#965
1960s11,937#183 (1969)#276
1970s17,468#141 (1979)#162
1980s23,897#93 (1980)#124
1990s16,761#133 (1990)#194
2000s5,569#343 (2000)#606
2010s983#1,352 (2010)#2,145
2020s279#2,930 (2024)#3,392

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.

Monique in 1961

girls
#417
544 births · 1 in 3,710 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #417Monique544
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,710 of them was named Monique, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #414Olga550
  2. #415Leann549
  3. #416Jerri547
  4. #417Monique544
  5. #418Marcy543
  6. #418Margarita543
  7. #420Elisa542
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →