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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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—
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2002#410710—
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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—
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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 1980

  • 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: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 881 girlsNHWashington: #153 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 767 girlsWAIdaho: #142 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 627 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 944 girlsNDMinnesota: #291 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsMNIllinois: #58 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 312 girlsILWisconsin: #177 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsWIMichigan: #103 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 538 girlsMINew York: #57 for girls · 323 births · 1 in 309 girlsNYMassachusetts: #125 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 613 girlsMARhode Island: #90 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 349 girlsRIOregon: #229 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsORNevada: #101 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 417 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,868 girlsIAIndiana: #127 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 627 girlsINOhio: #123 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 621 girlsOHPennsylvania: #149 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 784 girlsPANew Jersey: #78 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 361 girlsNJConnecticut: #81 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 346 girlsCTCalifornia: #50 for girls · 594 births · 1 in 292 girlsCAUtah: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsUTColorado: #82 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 394 girlsCONebraska: #288 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsNEMissouri: #154 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 835 girlsMOKentucky: #230 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #96 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 438 girlsVAMaryland: #53 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 280 girlsMDDelaware: #83 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 306 girlsDEArizona: #51 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 264 girlsAZNew Mexico: #54 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 245 girlsNMKansas: #178 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 889 girlsKSArkansas: #160 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 795 girlsARTennessee: #179 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 917 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #112 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 545 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #87 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 365 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #30 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 131 girlsDCOklahoma: #207 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,072 girlsOKLouisiana: #52 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 248 girlsLAMississippi: #107 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 444 girlsMSAlabama: #117 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 523 girlsALGeorgia: #109 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 504 girlsGAHawaii: #89 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 360 girlsHITexas: #111 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 574 girlsTXFlorida: #79 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 374 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#30 · 1 in 131
  2. California#50 · 1 in 292
  3. Arizona#51 · 1 in 264
  4. Louisiana#52 · 1 in 248
  5. Maryland#53 · 1 in 280

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#30431 in 131
California#505941 in 292
Arizona#51731 in 264
Louisiana#521241 in 248
Maryland#53721 in 280
New Mexico#54381 in 245
New York#573231 in 309
Illinois#582481 in 312
New Jersey#781031 in 361
Florida#791381 in 374
Connecticut#81431 in 346
Colorado#82501 in 394
Delaware#83101 in 306
South Carolina#87491 in 365
Hawaii#89141 in 360
Rhode Island#90131 in 349
Virginia#96681 in 438
Nevada#101101 in 417
Michigan#1031121 in 538
Mississippi#107371 in 444
Georgia#109701 in 504
Texas#1112091 in 574
North Carolina#112611 in 545
Alabama#117441 in 523
Ohio#1231181 in 621
Massachusetts#125511 in 613
Indiana#127591 in 627
Idaho#142111 in 627
Pennsylvania#149881 in 784
Washington#153351 in 767
Missouri#154401 in 835
Arkansas#160171 in 795
New Hampshire#16961 in 881
Wisconsin#177281 in 1,125
Kansas#178171 in 889
Tennessee#179311 in 917
North Dakota#19551 in 944
Oklahoma#207181 in 1,072
Oregon#229141 in 1,236
Kentucky#230181 in 1,381
Utah#262121 in 1,372
Nebraska#28861 in 1,794
Minnesota#291141 in 2,081
Iowa#36271 in 2,868
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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 1980

girls
#93
3,163 births · 1 in 525 girls
boys
#2,536
19 births · 1 in 93,892 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #93Monique3,163

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #2,536Monique19
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 525 of them was named Monique, which outranked 99.2% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #90Katrina3,397
  2. #91Lindsey3,386
  3. #92Melinda3,201
  4. #93Monique3,163
  5. #94Teresa3,149
  6. #95Denise3,145
  7. #96Tammy3,134
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 93,892 of them was named Monique, which outranked 65.2% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #2,444Tyrome20
  2. #2,444Vernard20
  3. #2,444Vivek20
  4. #2,536Monique19
  5. #2,536Aarron19
  6. #2,536Alireza19
  7. #2,536Amer19
  8. #2,617Alfonza18
  9. #2,617Alphonzo18
  10. #2,617Apolinar18

Tied with 80 names at #2,536; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →