Girls' name · since 1909
Monique
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 78,783 babies named Monique, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,783
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Monique currently ranks #3346 among girls' names in America, with 78,783 babies recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monique has been recorded 78,783 times among girls since 1909, currently ranked #3346 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,346 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 78,783 born since 1909
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monique ranks #443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,346 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 78,783 born since 1909, peaking in the 1980s.
- #443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,346 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,783
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Monique's 78,783 recorded births place it above 99.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Monique compares
78,783 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Monique's all-time total is 210x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monique | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78,783 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,163 | 21 | 19,840 |
Monique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monique's full recorded timeline at 1973, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 3,163 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monique popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 3,163
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Monique popularity over time - boys
377 total births recorded since 1963 (Monique as boys' name)
Monique by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23,897 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Monique's strongest decade.
23,897 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Monique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 121
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 312
1940s
312 births
- 1950s 1,396
1950s
1,396 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,937 births
- 1970s
1970s
17,468 births
- 1980s
1980s
23,897 births
- 1990s
1990s
16,761 births
- 2000s 5,569
2000s
5,569 births
- 2010s 983
2010s
983 births
- 2020s 279
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23,897 births (30% of all-time use).
How Monique 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 Monique's total volume
Monique by state
Where Monique concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,768 | 23.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 8,309 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,809 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,701 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 2,970 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,949 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,835 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,470 | 3.1% |
18,768 of 78,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Monique appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monique's data
- Monique's decade-level peak was the 1980s (23,897 total births); usage has since declined to 279 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Moniques (18,768 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 Monique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Monique 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.