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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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—
2002#410710—
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
1962#371642—
1961#417544—
1960#380627—
1959#457443—
1958#643234—
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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 857 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #105 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 425 girlsNHWashington: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsWAIdaho: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 725 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #348 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsMNIllinois: #190 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsWIMichigan: #185 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 967 girlsMINew York: #118 for girls · 262 births · 1 in 557 girlsNYMassachusetts: #135 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 738 girlsMARhode Island: #123 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 634 girlsRIOregon: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsORNevada: #155 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 583 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,215 girlsIAIndiana: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,823 girlsINOhio: #256 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsOHPennsylvania: #214 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsPANew Jersey: #190 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 955 girlsNJConnecticut: #130 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 630 girlsCTCalifornia: #130 for girls · 259 births · 1 in 594 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedUTColorado: #288 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #261 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,104 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #196 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsVAMaryland: #174 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 882 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedARTennessee: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,333 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #261 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #304 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 393 girlsDCOklahoma: #302 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsOKLouisiana: #68 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 299 girlsLAMississippi: #348 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsMSAlabama: #412 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,068 girlsALGeorgia: #236 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #259 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsTXFlorida: #199 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 997 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#68 · 1 in 299
  2. District of Columbia#100 · 1 in 393
  3. New Hampshire#105 · 1 in 425
  4. New York#118 · 1 in 557
  5. Rhode Island#123 · 1 in 634

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#681071 in 299
District of Columbia#100281 in 393
New Hampshire#105111 in 425
New York#1182621 in 557
Rhode Island#123111 in 634
California#1302591 in 594
Connecticut#130351 in 630
Massachusetts#135611 in 738
Nevada#15551 in 583
Maine#17391 in 857
Maryland#174311 in 882
Idaho#17861 in 725
Michigan#185761 in 967
Illinois#190871 in 1,011
New Jersey#190541 in 955
Virginia#196321 in 1,071
Florida#199431 in 997
Pennsylvania#214701 in 1,279
Georgia#236291 in 1,334
Arizona#254111 in 1,163
Ohio#256521 in 1,638
Texas#259691 in 1,332
Missouri#261211 in 1,646
North Carolina#261221 in 1,804
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
Colorado#288101 in 1,516
Washington#292131 in 1,644
Kansas#29981 in 1,789
Oklahoma#30291 in 1,737
South Carolina#304111 in 1,930
Wisconsin#324121 in 2,963
Minnesota#34891 in 3,262
Mississippi#34891 in 2,167
Kentucky#36781 in 3,104
Oregon#38851 in 2,652
Iowa#40551 in 4,215
Alabama#41291 in 3,068
Indiana#422111 in 3,823
Tennessee#44271 in 4,333
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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 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 1966

girls
#201
1,559 births · 1 in 1,085 girls
boys
#3,537
6 births · 1 in 297,244 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #201Monique1,559

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,537Monique6
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,085 of them was named Monique, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #198Bridget1,629
  2. #199Cassandra1,596
  3. #200Jo1,590
  4. #201Monique1,559
  5. #202Caroline1,551
  6. #203Tami1,534
  7. #204Juanita1,533
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Monique, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #3,249Williard7
  2. #3,249Yosef7
  3. #3,249Zollie7
  4. #3,537Monique6
  5. #3,537Adriel6
  6. #3,537Adrienne6
  7. #3,537Adron6
  8. #3,948Aarron5
  9. #3,948Abdel5
  10. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →