Girls' name · since 1952
Monet
4,546 babies named Monet in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,726 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,546
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monet currently ranks #3726 among girls' names in America, with 4,546 babies recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monet has been recorded 4,546 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #3726 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #2,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,726 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,546 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monet ranks #2,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,726 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,546 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,726 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,546
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monet's 4,546 recorded births place it above 96.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Monet compares
4,546 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Monet's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,546 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 175 | 21 | 19,840 |
Monet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monet splits its recorded history at 1991: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monet popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Monet popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Monet as boys' name)
Monet by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,483 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Monet's strongest decade.
1,483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Monet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 138
1960s
138 births
- 1970s 301
1970s
301 births
- 1980s
1980s
775 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,483 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,162 births
- 2010s 420
2010s
420 births
- 2020s 242
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,483 births (33% of all-time use).
How Monet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Monet's total volume
Monet by state
Where Monet concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 851 | 18.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 401 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 161 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 154 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 131 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 118 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 106 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 93 | 2.0% |
851 of 4,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Monet appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monet's data
- Monet's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,483 total births); usage has since declined to 242 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Monets (851 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Monet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.