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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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
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—
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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 1977

  • 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: #203 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,084 girlsWAIdaho: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #235 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsMNIllinois: #167 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 916 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsWIMichigan: #138 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 714 girlsMINew York: #85 for girls · 245 births · 1 in 416 girlsNYMassachusetts: #158 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 865 girlsMARhode Island: #114 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 490 girlsRIOregon: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsORNevada: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 611 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsIAIndiana: #242 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsINOhio: #209 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsOHPennsylvania: #166 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 862 girlsPANew Jersey: #105 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 489 girlsNJConnecticut: #139 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 648 girlsCTCalifornia: #96 for girls · 321 births · 1 in 466 girlsCAUtah: #198 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 980 girlsUTColorado: #149 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 711 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,676 girlsNEMissouri: #458 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,873 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #173 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 806 girlsVAMaryland: #79 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 362 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 725 girlsAZNew Mexico: #184 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 732 girlsNMKansas: #303 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsKSArkansas: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,599 girlsARTennessee: #449 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,506 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #251 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #151 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 626 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #45 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 189 girlsDCOklahoma: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsOKLouisiana: #70 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 311 girlsLAMississippi: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsMSAlabama: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsALGeorgia: #255 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #297 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsTXFlorida: #165 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 815 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#45 · 1 in 189
  2. Louisiana#70 · 1 in 311
  3. Maryland#79 · 1 in 362
  4. New York#85 · 1 in 416
  5. California#96 · 1 in 466

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#45321 in 189
Louisiana#70901 in 311
Maryland#79511 in 362
New York#852451 in 416
California#963211 in 466
New Jersey#105751 in 489
Rhode Island#11491 in 490
Michigan#138801 in 714
Connecticut#139221 in 648
Colorado#149241 in 711
South Carolina#151281 in 626
Nevada#15251 in 611
Massachusetts#158341 in 865
Florida#165531 in 815
Pennsylvania#166771 in 862
Illinois#167791 in 916
Arizona#171221 in 725
Virginia#173351 in 806
New Mexico#184111 in 732
Utah#198151 in 980
Washington#203211 in 1,084
Oregon#204141 in 1,052
Ohio#209601 in 1,169
Idaho#22761 in 1,046
Minnesota#235171 in 1,522
Indiana#242241 in 1,468
North Carolina#251241 in 1,378
Georgia#255251 in 1,314
Nebraska#27661 in 1,676
Texas#297651 in 1,546
Kansas#30371 in 1,932
Alabama#307131 in 1,770
Wisconsin#324111 in 2,635
Mississippi#34991 in 1,756
Oklahoma#37971 in 2,416
Arkansas#40551 in 2,599
Iowa#42851 in 3,788
Tennessee#44981 in 3,506
Missouri#45881 in 3,873
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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 1977

girls
#161
1,669 births · 1 in 919 girls
boys
#2,791
15 births · 1 in 109,548 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #161Monique1,669

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #2,791Monique15
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 919 of them was named Monique, which outranked 98.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #158Tamika1,695
  2. #159Adrienne1,694
  3. #160Cassandra1,672
  4. #161Monique1,669
  5. #162Trisha1,658
  6. #163Sheila1,656
  7. #164Diane1,644
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 109,548 of them was named Monique, which outranked 59.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #2,665Ysidro16
  2. #2,665Zakary16
  3. #2,665Zvi16
  4. #2,791Monique15
  5. #2,791Alfie15
  6. #2,791Alon15
  7. #2,791Antar15
  8. #2,910Akash14
  9. #2,910Akeem14
  10. #2,910Alika14

Tied with 118 names at #2,791; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →