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
- Peak · girls
- 1980 · 3,163 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 78,783since 1909
Monique over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,342 | 46 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,930 | 56 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,220 | 50 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,491 | 44 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,179 | 49 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,856 | 58 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,584 | 67 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,664 | 65 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,972 | 101 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,967 | 101 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,849 | 109 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,774 | 116 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,633 | 132 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,352 | 173 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,106 | 230 | — | |
| 2008 | #922 | 297 | — | |
| 2007 | #773 | 374 | — | |
| 2006 | #656 | 443 | — | |
| 2005 | #556 | 516 | — | |
| 2004 | #462 | 643 | — | |
| 2003 | #457 | 655 | — | |
| 2002 | #410 | 710 | — | |
| 2001 | #371 | 802 | — | |
| 2000 | #343 | 899 | — | |
| 1999 | #296 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1998 | #258 | 1,198 | — | |
| 1997 | #237 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1996 | #196 | 1,490 | — | |
| 1995 | #181 | 1,667 | — | |
| 1994 | #175 | 1,690 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #170 | 1,850 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #152 | 2,015 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #141 | 2,179 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #133 | 2,361 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #139 | 2,209 | #2,106 | 33 |
| 1988 | #135 | 2,130 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #130 | 2,118 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #136 | 2,047 | #3,005 | 16 |
| 1985 | #140 | 2,112 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #130 | 2,202 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #117 | 2,482 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #116 | 2,574 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1981 | #103 | 2,860 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #93 | 3,163 | #2,536 | 19 |
| 1979 | #141 | 1,975 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #172 | 1,575 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #161 | 1,669 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #170 | 1,498 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #176 | 1,495 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #174 | 1,531 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #154 | 1,801 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #153 | 1,879 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #161 | 1,948 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #160 | 2,097 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #183 | 1,748 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #188 | 1,711 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #188 | 1,673 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #201 | 1,559 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #204 | 1,629 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #283 | 1,032 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #340 | 772 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #371 | 642 | — | |
| 1961 | #417 | 544 | — | |
| 1960 | #380 | 627 | — | |
| 1959 | #457 | 443 | — | |
| 1958 | #643 | 234 | — | |
| 1957 | #787 | 164 | — | |
| 1956 | #969 | 108 | — | |
| 1955 | #929 | 112 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,028 | 91 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,164 | 69 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,236 | 59 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,177 | 63 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,259 | 53 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,304 | 49 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,370 | 45 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,302 | 49 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | — | |
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| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
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| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#40 · 1 in 179
- California#55 · 1 in 353
- Louisiana#64 · 1 in 308
- Maryland#77 · 1 in 361
- New Mexico#90 · 1 in 394
Best ever in a state: #27 in District of Columbia, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #40 | 31 | 1 in 179 |
| California | #55 | 463 | 1 in 353 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 95 | 1 in 308 |
| Maryland | #77 | 54 | 1 in 361 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 22 | 1 in 394 |
| New Jersey | #95 | 82 | 1 in 454 |
| New York | #101 | 208 | 1 in 476 |
| Arizona | #108 | 39 | 1 in 458 |
| Connecticut | #126 | 25 | 1 in 588 |
| Florida | #127 | 75 | 1 in 625 |
| Massachusetts | #135 | 48 | 1 in 639 |
| Colorado | #136 | 29 | 1 in 643 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 28 | 1 in 616 |
| Illinois | #152 | 93 | 1 in 803 |
| Nevada | #161 | 6 | 1 in 620 |
| Virginia | #168 | 36 | 1 in 811 |
| Pennsylvania | #173 | 69 | 1 in 991 |
| Michigan | #179 | 63 | 1 in 946 |
| Kansas | #185 | 16 | 1 in 898 |
| Texas | #186 | 121 | 1 in 918 |
| Washington | #187 | 26 | 1 in 974 |
| Oregon | #188 | 17 | 1 in 987 |
| Ohio | #197 | 63 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Missouri | #204 | 29 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Alabama | #213 | 21 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Arkansas | #219 | 12 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Indiana | #219 | 27 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Nebraska | #232 | 8 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Utah | #242 | 12 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Georgia | #252 | 25 | 1 in 1,345 |
| North Carolina | #252 | 23 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Wisconsin | #254 | 18 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Hawaii | #279 | 5 | 1 in 952 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Kentucky | #293 | 13 | 1 in 1,884 |
| Oklahoma | #333 | 9 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Tennessee | #333 | 13 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Minnesota | #348 | 10 | 1 in 2,778 |
| Iowa | #443 | 5 | 1 in 3,940 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1980 at #93 (3,163 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1980
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1955–2008
- Highest: 1 in 525 girls born in 1980 were named Monique (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 30.3% of all girls named Monique (23,897) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 16 | #4,251 (1919) | #4,421 |
| 1920s | 39 | #3,284 (1927) | #4,140 |
| 1930s | 121 | #1,640 (1936) | #2,627 |
| 1940s | 312 | #1,302 (1947) | #1,618 |
| 1950s | 1,396 | #457 (1959) | #965 |
| 1960s | 11,937 | #183 (1969) | #276 |
| 1970s | 17,468 | #141 (1979) | #162 |
| 1980s | 23,897 | #93 (1980) | #124 |
| 1990s | 16,761 | #133 (1990) | #194 |
| 2000s | 5,569 | #343 (2000) | #606 |
| 2010s | 983 | #1,352 (2010) | #2,145 |
| 2020s | 279 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 813 of them was named Monique, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 132,426 of them was named Monique, which outranked 55.2% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,018Vinod14
- #3,018Winfield14
- #3,018Wynn14
- #3,168Monique13
- #3,168Aaren13
- #3,168Abbas13
- #3,168Adama13
- #3,357Adil12
- #3,357Akili12
- #3,357Albin12
Tied with 188 names at #3,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.