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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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—
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 2005

  • 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: #679 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,669 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: #680 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,336 girlsMNIllinois: #707 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,198 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWIMichigan: #797 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,262 girlsMINew York: #1,064 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,314 girlsNYMassachusetts: #566 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,561 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedRIOregon: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,766 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: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedIAIndiana: #818 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsINOhio: #1,178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,547 girlsOHPennsylvania: #720 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,987 girlsPANew Jersey: #807 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,074 girlsNJConnecticut: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #247 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 1,219 girlsCAUtah: #600 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,066 girlsUTColorado: #411 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #900 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,802 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVAMaryland: #649 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,538 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: #244 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsAZNew Mexico: #157 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 555 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedKSArkansas: #553 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #756 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,937 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedALGeorgia: #610 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,212 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedHITexas: #557 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsTXFlorida: #820 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,357 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#157 · 1 in 555
  2. Arizona#244 · 1 in 1,045
  3. California#247 · 1 in 1,219
  4. Oregon#394 · 1 in 1,766
  5. Colorado#411 · 1 in 1,902

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#157151 in 555
Arizona#244341 in 1,045
California#2471891 in 1,219
Oregon#39491 in 1,766
Colorado#411131 in 1,902
Connecticut#50351 in 2,847
Arkansas#55351 in 2,461
Texas#557521 in 3,089
Massachusetts#56681 in 3,561
Utah#60061 in 3,066
Georgia#610161 in 3,212
Maryland#64971 in 3,538
Washington#67981 in 3,669
Minnesota#68061 in 4,336
Illinois#707161 in 4,198
Pennsylvania#720111 in 4,987
Louisiana#75651 in 3,937
Michigan#79791 in 5,262
New Jersey#80781 in 5,074
Indiana#81861 in 5,418
Florida#820161 in 5,357
Missouri#90051 in 5,802
New York#1,064131 in 7,314
Ohio#1,17861 in 9,547
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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 2005

girls
#556
516 births · 1 in 3,581 girls

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #556Monique516
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,581 of them was named Monique, which outranked 97.1% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #552Tia521
  2. #554Daphne520
  3. #555Ellen517
  4. #556Monique516
  5. #556Lia516
  6. #558Dayana513
  7. #558Kaley513
  8. #558Marilyn513

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →