Monica

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Monica is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 251,883 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 250,900 as girls and 983 as boys. Monica gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1979 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 388
2023 386
2022 389
2021 415
2020 404
2019 459
2018 498
2017 472
2016 522
2015 557
2014 577
2013 597
2012 724
2011 779
2010 887
2009 972
2008 1,064
2007 1,192
2006 1,363
2005 1,409
2004 1,521
2003 1,613
2002 1,778
2001 1,802
2000 1,992
1999 2,134
1998 3,242
1997 4,232
1996 4,343
1995 3,981
1994 3,933
1993 3,925
1992 4,614
1991 4,182
1990 4,472
1989 4,538
1988 4,489
1987 4,842
1986 5,051
1985 5,017
1984 5,158
1983 5,440
1982 5,773
1981 5,813
1980 6,078
1979 6,619
1978 5,898
1977 6,398
1976 6,013
1975 5,509
1974 6,311
1973 6,421
1972 6,159
1971 6,457
1970 6,221
1969 6,060
1968 5,227
1967 4,974
1966 4,734
1965 5,128
1964 4,669
1963 4,006
1962 4,018
1961 3,404
1960 3,096
1959 2,600
1958 2,422
1957 2,491
1956 2,162
1955 1,817
1954 1,824
1953 1,600
1952 1,464
1951 1,298
1950 1,058
1949 826
1948 852
1947 615
1946 457
1945 400
1944 342
1943 299
1942 325
1941 261
1940 285
1939 256
1938 269
1937 292
1936 273
1935 332
1934 259
1933 213
1932 215
1931 192
1930 168
1929 182
1928 218
1927 189
1926 190
1925 198
1924 223
1923 199
1922 206
1921 247
1920 215
1919 178
1918 223
1917 252
1916 278
1915 196
1914 156
1913 164
1912 130
1911 83
1910 79
1909 71
1908 62
1907 61
1906 52
1905 53
1904 54
1903 36
1902 33
1901 44
1900 39
1899 30
1898 41
1897 34
1896 36
1895 20
1894 22
1893 25
1892 27
1891 25
1890 17
1889 14
1888 13
1887 13
1886 10
1885 10
1884 8
1883 5
1881 10
1880 6