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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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—
1926#3,8737—
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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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: #164 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 710 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 614 girlsNHWashington: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,117 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: #277 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsMNIllinois: #175 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 899 girlsILWisconsin: #267 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsWIMichigan: #119 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 523 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 303 births · 1 in 413 girlsNYMassachusetts: #134 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 712 girlsMARhode Island: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 498 girlsRIOregon: #193 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 890 girlsORNevada: #163 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 594 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: #304 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,143 girlsIAIndiana: #220 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsINOhio: #205 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsOHPennsylvania: #179 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 992 girlsPANew Jersey: #117 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 505 girlsNJConnecticut: #121 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 543 girlsCTCalifornia: #96 for girls · 344 births · 1 in 431 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsUTColorado: #192 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 867 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsMOKentucky: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #228 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsVAMaryland: #128 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 586 girlsMDDelaware: #131 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 495 girlsDEArizona: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsAZNew Mexico: #257 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsNMKansas: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsKSArkansas: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,782 girlsARTennessee: #302 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #232 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #227 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #72 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 259 girlsDCOklahoma: #286 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsOKLouisiana: #59 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 272 girlsLAMississippi: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsMSAlabama: #291 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsALGeorgia: #283 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #257 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsTXFlorida: #195 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 955 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#59 · 1 in 272
  2. District of Columbia#72 · 1 in 259
  3. New York#95 · 1 in 413
  4. California#96 · 1 in 431
  5. Rhode Island#117 · 1 in 498

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#591071 in 272
District of Columbia#72341 in 259
New York#953031 in 413
California#963441 in 431
New Jersey#117921 in 505
Rhode Island#117121 in 498
Michigan#1191321 in 523
Connecticut#121341 in 543
Maryland#128401 in 586
Delaware#13171 in 495
Massachusetts#134551 in 712
New Hampshire#13581 in 614
Nevada#16351 in 594
Maine#164101 in 710
Illinois#175921 in 899
Pennsylvania#179811 in 992
Colorado#192191 in 867
Oregon#193151 in 890
Florida#195501 in 955
Ohio#205801 in 1,046
Indiana#220351 in 1,175
Washington#223201 in 1,117
South Carolina#227181 in 1,152
Virginia#228261 in 1,271
North Carolina#232311 in 1,299
Missouri#247261 in 1,315
Utah#25191 in 1,199
New Mexico#25781 in 1,049
Texas#257831 in 1,251
Wisconsin#267171 in 1,818
Minnesota#277131 in 2,083
Georgia#283241 in 1,618
Arizona#284121 in 1,258
Oklahoma#286121 in 1,471
Alabama#291151 in 1,772
Tennessee#302161 in 1,945
Iowa#30491 in 2,143
Mississippi#34991 in 2,072
Kansas#39351 in 2,706
Arkansas#39451 in 2,782
Kentucky#39981 in 3,247
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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 1971

girls
#161
1,948 births · 1 in 854 girls
boys
#1,916
22 births · 1 in 80,384 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #161Monique1,948

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #1,916Monique22
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 854 of them was named Monique, which outranked 98.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #158Penny2,001
  2. #159Toni1,994
  3. #160Beverly1,988
  4. #161Monique1,948
  5. #162Jody1,937
  6. #163Becky1,930
  7. #164Belinda1,885
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 80,384 of them was named Monique, which outranked 66.1% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #1,862Vittorio23
  2. #1,862Walt23
  3. #1,862Yehuda23
  4. #1,916Monique22
  5. #1,916Agapito22
  6. #1,916Anastasios22
  7. #1,916Andrei22
  8. #1,987Albin21
  9. #1,987Alicia21
  10. #1,987Arcadio21

Tied with 70 names at #1,916; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →