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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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—
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—
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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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedAKMaine: #154 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 767 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNHWashington: #201 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,034 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: #560 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,520 girlsMNIllinois: #153 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 857 girlsILWisconsin: #205 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsWIMichigan: #152 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 857 girlsMINew York: #114 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 667 girlsNYMassachusetts: #151 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 866 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedRIOregon: #363 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsORNevada: #88 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 354 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 745 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedIAIndiana: #238 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,542 girlsINOhio: #224 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,430 girlsOHPennsylvania: #198 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsPANew Jersey: #150 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 871 girlsNJConnecticut: #103 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 507 girlsCTCalifornia: #74 for girls · 612 births · 1 in 373 girlsCAUtah: #231 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsUTColorado: #100 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 485 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedNEMissouri: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Monique, so not publishedWVVirginia: #182 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsVAMaryland: #117 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 633 girlsMDDelaware: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 584 girlsDEArizona: #74 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 370 girlsAZNew Mexico: #38 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 179 girlsNMKansas: #193 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsKSArkansas: #239 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsARTennessee: #170 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 964 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 913 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #171 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 937 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 182 girlsDCOklahoma: #393 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsOKLouisiana: #118 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 626 girlsLAMississippi: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 709 girlsMSAlabama: #180 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsALGeorgia: #151 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 872 girlsGAHawaii: #121 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 498 girlsHITexas: #163 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 897 girlsTXFlorida: #123 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 715 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#38 · 1 in 179
  2. District of Columbia#47 · 1 in 182
  3. Arizona#74 · 1 in 370
  4. California#74 · 1 in 373
  5. Nevada#88 · 1 in 354

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#38521 in 179
District of Columbia#47341 in 182
Arizona#74681 in 370
California#746121 in 373
Nevada#88161 in 354
Colorado#100431 in 485
Connecticut#103371 in 507
New York#1141711 in 667
Maryland#117411 in 633
Louisiana#118421 in 626
Hawaii#121101 in 498
Delaware#12261 in 584
Florida#1231021 in 715
Mississippi#146191 in 709
New Jersey#150521 in 871
Georgia#151461 in 872
Massachusetts#151431 in 866
Michigan#152671 in 857
Illinois#153861 in 857
Maine#15481 in 767
North Carolina#156421 in 913
South Dakota#16151 in 745
Texas#1631431 in 897
Tennessee#170301 in 964
South Carolina#171201 in 937
Alabama#180211 in 1,029
Virginia#182331 in 1,087
Kansas#193141 in 1,023
Pennsylvania#198611 in 1,146
Washington#201271 in 1,034
Wisconsin#205231 in 1,246
Ohio#224481 in 1,430
Utah#231121 in 1,132
Indiana#238221 in 1,542
Arkansas#23991 in 1,373
Missouri#263181 in 1,759
Kentucky#35381 in 2,557
Oregon#36371 in 2,241
Oklahoma#39371 in 2,486
Minnesota#56051 in 5,520
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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 1988

girls
#135
2,130 births · 1 in 836 girls
boys
#6,426
6 births · 1 in 319,047 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #135Monique2,130

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #6,426Monique6
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 836 of them was named Monique, which outranked 99.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #132Carrie2,204
  2. #133Ashlee2,154
  3. #134Olivia2,142
  4. #135Monique2,130
  5. #136Jordan2,127
  6. #137Gabrielle2,097
  7. #138Britney2,084
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 319,047 of them was named Monique, which outranked 24.4% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Monique
  1. #5,751Zaine7
  2. #5,751Zander7
  3. #5,751Ziyad7
  4. #6,426Monique6
  5. #6,426Abdon6
  6. #6,426Abdrew6
  7. #6,426Abed6
  8. #7,270Aadam5
  9. #7,270Aarin5
  10. #7,270Aarion5

Tied with 843 names at #6,426; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →