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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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
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
1926#3,8737
1925#4,4266
1924
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1922#5,0095
1921
1920
1919#4,2516
1918
1917#4,5945
1916#4,4175
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1909#2,2085
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: #142 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 692 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsNHWashington: #235 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsWAIdaho: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsIDMontana: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 937 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsMNIllinois: #110 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 572 girlsILWisconsin: #178 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsWIMichigan: #139 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 783 girlsMINew York: #99 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 517 girlsNYMassachusetts: #146 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 798 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsORNevada: #79 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 334 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedSDIowa: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsOHPennsylvania: #190 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsPANew Jersey: #128 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 699 girlsNJConnecticut: #110 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 511 girlsCTCalifornia: #72 for girls · 524 births · 1 in 368 girlsCAUtah: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsUTColorado: #94 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 481 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #179 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsMOKentucky: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #130 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 697 girlsVAMaryland: #121 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 619 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedDEArizona: #65 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 297 girlsAZNew Mexico: #59 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 273 girlsNMKansas: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsARTennessee: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #248 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #149 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 767 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #37 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 153 girlsDCOklahoma: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsOKLouisiana: #63 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 314 girlsLAMississippi: #147 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 716 girlsMSAlabama: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsALGeorgia: #167 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 915 girlsGAHawaii: #93 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 405 girlsHITexas: #153 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 836 girlsTXFlorida: #101 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 566 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#37 · 1 in 153
  2. New Mexico#59 · 1 in 273
  3. Louisiana#63 · 1 in 314
  4. Arizona#65 · 1 in 297
  5. California#72 · 1 in 368

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#37371 in 153
New Mexico#59361 in 273
Louisiana#63981 in 314
Arizona#65711 in 297
California#725241 in 368
Nevada#79141 in 334
Hawaii#93131 in 405
Colorado#94451 in 481
New York#992021 in 517
Florida#1011091 in 566
Connecticut#110321 in 511
Illinois#1101271 in 572
Maryland#121371 in 619
New Jersey#128561 in 699
Virginia#130451 in 697
Michigan#139721 in 783
Maine#14291 in 692
Massachusetts#146421 in 798
Mississippi#147211 in 716
South Carolina#149231 in 767
Texas#1531561 in 836
Georgia#167391 in 915
Wisconsin#178281 in 1,094
Missouri#179301 in 1,045
New Hampshire#18851 in 1,069
Ohio#190591 in 1,172
Pennsylvania#190621 in 1,098
Arkansas#201121 in 1,065
Montana#20751 in 937
Indiana#212251 in 1,332
Oregon#232121 in 1,305
Alabama#235161 in 1,346
Washington#235201 in 1,343
Idaho#24051 in 1,217
North Carolina#248231 in 1,482
Oklahoma#257141 in 1,476
Tennessee#262171 in 1,614
Kansas#27191 in 1,698
Kentucky#31791 in 2,438
Minnesota#36691 in 3,186
Iowa#39451 in 3,554
Utah#46651 in 2,986
Alaska
Delaware
Nebraska
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
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 1984

girls
#130
2,202 births · 1 in 765 girls
boys
#4,552
8 births · 1 in 225,606 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #130Monique2,202

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #4,552Monique8
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 765 of them was named Monique, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #127Anne2,237
  2. #128Desiree2,230
  3. #129Melinda2,228
  4. #130Monique2,202
  5. #131Molly2,178
  6. #132Morgan2,175
  7. #133Krista2,170
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 8,259Santana#9,015#756
  2. 2,419Tasia#3,151#732
  3. 2,198Teela#3,065#867
  4. 1,074Grisel#1,858#784
  5. 894Kaylee#1,715#821
Fallers
  1. 1,856Dwan#874#2,730
  2. 720Toccara#937#1,657
  3. 713Kaleena#547#1,260
  4. 303Karie#1,000#1,303
  5. 300Karyn#820#1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 225,606 of them was named Monique, which outranked 38.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #4,215Zacharey9
  2. #4,215Zaki9
  3. #4,215Zeeshan9
  4. #4,552Monique8
  5. #4,552Aakash8
  6. #4,552Abayomi8
  7. #4,552Abhishek8
  8. #4,973Aamir7
  9. #4,973Aaren7
  10. #4,973Abbas7

Tied with 420 names at #4,552; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. 958Ryne#1,562#604
  2. 472Rachel#1,448#976
  3. 399Zebulon#1,375#976
  4. 359Travon#1,327#968
  5. 347Mackenzie#1,347#1,000
Fallers
  1. 741Trumaine#949#1,690
  2. 422Basil#1,000#1,422
  3. 240Alfonzo#1,000#1,240
  4. 208Jasen#804#1,012
  5. 205Woodrow#949#1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984