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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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—
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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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNHWashington: #200 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 993 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: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 955 girlsILWisconsin: #308 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,496 girlsWIMichigan: #144 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 696 girlsMINew York: #80 for girls · 262 births · 1 in 389 girlsNYMassachusetts: #173 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 979 girlsMARhode Island: #166 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 790 girlsRIOregon: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,634 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: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,461 girlsIAIndiana: #278 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsINOhio: #183 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 963 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsPANew Jersey: #126 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 610 girlsNJConnecticut: #171 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 864 girlsCTCalifornia: #104 for girls · 282 births · 1 in 491 girlsCAUtah: #261 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsUTColorado: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #326 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsMOKentucky: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,340 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #214 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsVAMaryland: #124 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 536 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 722 girlsAZNew Mexico: #192 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 767 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKSArkansas: #329 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsARTennessee: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,937 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,310 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #192 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 829 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 210 girlsDCOklahoma: #371 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsOKLouisiana: #70 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 304 girlsLAMississippi: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsMSAlabama: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsALGeorgia: #360 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsTXFlorida: #166 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 844 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#47 · 1 in 210
  2. Louisiana#70 · 1 in 304
  3. New York#80 · 1 in 389
  4. California#104 · 1 in 491
  5. Maryland#124 · 1 in 536

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#47281 in 210
Louisiana#70841 in 304
New York#802621 in 389
California#1042821 in 491
Maryland#124331 in 536
New Jersey#126591 in 610
Michigan#144801 in 696
Arizona#165211 in 722
Florida#166491 in 844
Rhode Island#16651 in 790
Connecticut#171161 in 864
Massachusetts#173301 in 979
Illinois#178731 in 955
Ohio#183721 in 963
New Mexico#192101 in 767
South Carolina#192201 in 829
Pennsylvania#197591 in 1,103
Washington#200201 in 993
Virginia#214241 in 1,128
Utah#26191 in 1,372
Colorado#278111 in 1,435
Indiana#278201 in 1,719
Mississippi#279111 in 1,414
Oregon#28681 in 1,634
Alabama#291131 in 1,681
Minnesota#301101 in 2,416
Texas#304601 in 1,595
Wisconsin#308111 in 2,496
Missouri#326131 in 2,240
Arkansas#32971 in 1,805
Kentucky#348101 in 2,340
North Carolina#357141 in 2,310
Georgia#360141 in 2,212
Oklahoma#37171 in 2,278
Iowa#39251 in 3,461
Tennessee#39391 in 2,937
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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 1975

girls
#176
1,495 births · 1 in 975 girls
boys
#3,428
10 births · 1 in 156,136 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #176Monique1,495

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #3,428Monique10
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 975 of them was named Monique, which outranked 98.3% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #173Kendra1,505
  2. #174Keri1,502
  3. #175Trisha1,501
  4. #176Monique1,495
  5. #177Sonia1,491
  6. #178Kim1,481
  7. #179Toni1,454
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 156,136 of them was named Monique, which outranked 45.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #3,246Wilberto11
  2. #3,246Zakary11
  3. #3,246Zoltan11
  4. #3,428Monique10
  5. #3,428Addam10
  6. #3,428Adem10
  7. #3,428Aj10
  8. #3,659Abelino9
  9. #3,659Acie9
  10. #3,659Agustine9

Tied with 230 names at #3,428; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →